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Article: The making of a marathon mutt
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- Natural History
- Article date:
- March 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright American Museum of Natural History Mar 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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On a warm, overcast August evening in Big Lake, Alaska--a town so small it does not appear in my atlas--Martin Buser looks at me after feeding the last of his eighty huskies and asks, "Do you want to hear me howl with them?" Almost before hearing my answer, he tilts his head back and, starting low, raises his pitch in a long howl. The dogs join in in twos and threes until the entire yard is harmonized. After about a minute, they quit abruptly, a full orchestral stop.
Buser's huskies howl after meals, at dusk, when excited, and whenever barking alone will not suffice. On the trail, Buser--record-setting winner of the 1,159-mile-long Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1994, his second win in ...
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Article: A brief history of mushing.(The Home Forum)
The Christian Science Monitor;
March 6, 2001 ;
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... ... from 12 to 18 dogs) to run the 1,049 miles from Anchorage to Nome. Most sled dogs are at least part Alaskan husky. Alaskan huskies are well suited to run fast over long distances in cold weather. (c) Copyright 2001. The Christian Science ...
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