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Article: VIDEO: Racing huskies are part of the family.
- Article from:
- Grantham Journal & Citizen (Grantham, England)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2008
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Tuesday, 11am - Huskies are more than just pets for one Grantham man, who races them every year at a big meet in Scotland.
Phil Wardell, 56, is a member of the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain, and will join around 300 teams at the Arden Grange Aviemore Sled Dog Rally this weekend with three of his five huskies.
Taybah, Doe and Mishka are trained to pull sleds and three-wheel trikes, but Shai and Kie are not yet fully trained.
Phil said: "We started off with one and thought he was getting a bit lonely, so we bought another dog.
"We liked the look of them but we soon realised that they need a lot of exercise and you can't let them ...