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Article: If you want to get ahead . . . get a husky!
- Article from:
- The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England)
- Article date:
- February 20, 2006
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MUSH! Mush!
South Yorkshire might not have too much in common with Siberia...
But Martin Peat and wife Dawn are making sure there's at least one link - husky dog racing!
A chance decision to buy a Siberian husky dog rather than a border collie 12 years ago led the Rotherham couple into a whole new world - and they haven't looked back since.
The couple have just returned from Scotland where Martin competed in the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain Aviemore Sled Dog Rally.
The world famous race saw 47-year-old Martin pulled along a four-and-a-half mile course around Loch Morlich in the shadow of the Cairngorms by four of his ...