Mush!
Revised: A Beginner's Manual of Sled Dog Training
by Charlene G. LaBelle
Paperback from Barkleigh Productions
ISBN: 097906760X
The complete book of Sled Dog Racing, MUSH! is more thorough and reliable
than any other source of mushing wisdom. MUSH! is indispensable to anyone
who is thinking about this exciting sport. Starting with basic considerations
such as buying dogs and equipment, MUSH! leads the reader through every
consideration. Training, riding, traveling, race strategy, and more are
discussed and illustrated. The reader is presented with step-by-step assistance
and clearly drawn plans. MUSH! is tailored to sled doggers of all levels
of interest and experience. The beginner will appreciate the clear cut
instructions for assembling his own equipment. The old pros will find its
encyclopedic format of great and lasting value. MUSH! will help you understand
what it takes to be successful in sled dogging, and is designed to give
the reader a book for quick reference. Mistakes will be avoided and success
will come sooner. MUSH! could be that necessary link between the desire
and the trophy. MUSH! is the result of years of hard work by generations
of people devoted to sled dog sports. The SIERRA NEVADA DOG DRIVERS Inc.,
a group of California mushers, first published some of this material in
booklet form as an aid to beginners. The demand for this first effort prompted
them to produce a book that would answer all questions. SNDD lifetime member,
Bella Levorsen, worked with club members and mushing greats to produce
the first three editions of MUSH! Recently, Charlene G. LaBelle, also a
lifetime member of SNDD, worked with club members to update MUSH! to this
current volume. SNDD members, the Internet and her own personal experiences
as a dog driver, plus her love for this sport, all went into this latest
effort. |
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Be
the Lead Dog - 7 Life-Changing Lessons Taught By Sled Dogs
by Liz Parrish, Barbara Schaefer
Paperback from Life…Through
Dogs
ISBN: 0984125418
Brought to you be renowned mushers, speakers and entrepreneurs Liz
Parrish and Barb Schaefer, Be the Lead Dog lays out the foundational lessons
you need to be your best. Use these strategies and tips to achieve your
full potential...in leadership, teambuilding, communications and life!
Decades of training, racing and being guided by their champion dogs have
given Liz and Barb a wealth of experience from which to draw their insider
secrets of the relationship of sled dogs and their people, and how those
can be applied to everyday life. This knowledge and insight is crucial
to understand and implement what it takes to accomplish your goals in every
facet of your professional and personal spheres. Through their stories,
explanations and action tips, they lay out a powerful and inspiring case
for utilizing the empowering life lessons taught by their sled dogs. This
easily digested yet profound book also references additional educational
and practical materials on the website included as part of the book. This
bonus material helps the reader engage with the lessons and apply them
immediately to their own lives and situations. |
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Dogteam
by Gary Paulsen
Paperback from Dragonfly Books
Media Published: 1995-
ISBN: 0440411300
On a moonlit winter night, a team of dogs pulls a sled, taking the
narrator and readers on a wondrous ride through the snow, into and out
of the woods. It is a ride you'll wish would never end.
Through this exquisite prose poem, Gary Paulsen shares the joy, the
beauty, and the grandeur of the outdoors. With his joyous text and Ruth
Wright Paulsen's exuberant and expressive illustrations, Dogteam
is a celebration of nature, a dance that invites everyone to join in. |
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Snow
Dogs! Racers of the North (DK READERS)
by Ian Whitelaw
Paperback from DK CHILDREN
ISBN: 0756640814
Photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate
stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture
children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.
Snow Dogs! Racers of the North takes readers into the exciting
world of dogsled racing, revealing what it takes to be the leader of the
pack. |
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Winterdance:
The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
by Gary Paulsen
Paperback from Mariner Books
ISBN: 0156001454
Paulsen and his team of dogs
endured snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness,
and hallucinations in the relentless push to go on. Map and color photographs.Fueled
by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod--the 1150-mile
winter sled-dog race between Anchorage and Nome-- in dangerous ignorance
and with a fierce determination. Winterdance is his account of this
seventeen-day battle against Nature's worst elements and his own frailty. |
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Mush:
A Beginner's Manual of Sled Dog Training
by Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers Inc
Paperback from Barkleigh Productions
ISBN: 0914124064
The Complete Book of Sled Dog Racing! More thorough and reliable than
any other source of mushing wisdom. MUSH! is indispensable to anyone who
is thinking of becoming active in this exciting sport! · Dog Selection
· Equipment · Commands · Where to Run · When
to Run · Housing · Driver Training · Puppy Training
· Racing Obedience and more! |
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Lure
of the Quest: One Man's Story of the 1025-mile Dog-sled Race Across North
America's Frozen Wastes
by John Balzar
Paperback from Headline Book Publishing
ISBN: 0747271453
Every year, equipped with specialist equipment and a team of huskies,
an intrepid group of highly-skilled competitors penetrates a porcelain
world. It is winter in the sub-Arctic, a season of extreme cold, storms
and 17-hour nights, where the snow underfoot is so crystalline that it
chafes like sandpaper. This is the Yukon Territory, the start of the annual
Yukon Quest, a 1025-mile dog-sled race which ends in the heart of Alaska.
Award-winning journalist John Balzar decides that he too must take part
in this epic event, and this book tells the story of his adventures, dramatically
depicting the wild country, the extreme cold and the solitary ordeal of
the drivers and dogs who commit to the race. |
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Tracks
Across Alaska: A Dog Sled Journey (Traveler)
by Alastair Scott
Paperback from Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 0871134705
The story of Alastair Scott's journey across Alaska, which tested his
self-reliance and endurance. The book also acts as a portrait of the beautiful,
empty, often murderous land and the people who choose to live there. |
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The Alaskan Malamute: Yesterday and Today
by Barbara A. Brooks, Sherry E. Wallis
Listed under Alaskan Malamutes
Back
of the Pack: An Iditarod Rookie Musher's Alaska Pilgrimage to Nome
by Don Bowers
(Paperback -- January 1, )
Adventures
of the Iditarod Air Force: True Stories About the Pilots Who Fly for Alaska's
Famous Sled Dog Race
by Ted Mattson, Sandy Jamieson (Illustrator)
Paperback: Epicenter Press
ISBN: 0945397593;
Father
of the Iditarod: The Joe Redington Story
by Lewis Freedman, Lew Freedman
(Paperback -- October )
Iditarod:
The Great Race to Nome
by Bill Sherwonit, et al
(Paperback -- January )
Race
Across Alaska: First Woman to Win the Iditarod Tells Her Story
by Libby Riddles, Tim Jones
(Paperback -- March 1988)
My
Lead Dog Was a Lesbian: Mushing Across Alaska in the Iditarod-The World's
Most Grueling Race (Vintage Departures)
by Brian Patrick O'Donoghue
(Paperback -- March )
The
Iditarod Fact Book: A Complete Guide to the Last Great Race
by Sue Mattson (Editor)
Book Description: This entertaining and informative guide to
the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race(r) reveals the dramatic history of distance
racing, listing the canine breeds that run from Anchorage to Nome, the
rules refined over many years, the rigorous training regimes of mushers
and dogs, the equipment, and the village checkpoints. Some content is drawn
from IDITAROD SILVER, the best-selling twenty-fifth anniversary book now
out of print. But THE IDITAROD FACT BOOK contains much new and updated
content in a more affordable format with information about the champions,
the dogs, organizers, volunteers, and sponsors who make this great race
possible.
(Paperback -- February )
Winterdance:
The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
by Gary Paulsen
Hardcover: 256 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.95 x
9.27 x 6.09
Harcourt; ISBN: 0151262276; (March 1, )
The
Speed Mushing Manual: How to Train Racing Sled Dogs
by Jim Welch
(Paperback -- October 1989)
Storm
Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race
by Libby Riddles, Shannon Cartwright (Illustrator)
(Paperback -- January 10, )
Fan's
Guide to the Iditarod
by Mary H. Hood, et al
(Hardcover -- November )
Special Order
The
Last Great Race: The Iditarod
by Tim Jones
(Paperback -- August 1988)
Adventure
in Alaska: An Amazing True Story of the World's Longest, Toughest Dog Sled
Race (Read It to Believe It)
by Karen Meyer (Illustrator), Sydelle A. Kramer
(Paperback -- November 1993)
Iditarod
Dreams: A Year in the Life of Alaskan Sled Dog Racer Deedee Jonrowe
by Lew Freedman, et al
(Paperback -- February )
Iditarod Country: Exploring the Route of the Last Great Race
by Tricia Brown, et al
(Hardcover -- February )
Out of Print - Try Used
Books
Lessons
My Sled Dog Taught Me: Humor and Heartwarming Tails from Alaska's Mushers
by Tricia Brown (Editor)
(Hardcover -- September )
Iditarod
Classics: Tales of the Trail from the Men and Women Who Race Across Alaska
by Lew Freedman, et al
(Paperback -- February 1992)
Yukon
Alone : The World's Toughest Adventure Race
by John Balzar
Twelve dogs, a sled, and your wits versus 1,023 miles of danger, snow,
ice, and wilderness. The Yukon Quest is possibly the toughest race on earth.
Held earlier, farther inland, and at a more northerly latitude than its
famous cousin, the Iditarod, mushers on the Yukon Quest routinely experience
temperatures dropping to 40 below zero, with 50 below not uncommon. Winning
isn't everything; just finishing is an achievement in itself. John Balzar
tells the story of the Quest, the dogs, and the mushers in Yukon Alone.
Balzar, a roving correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, volunteered
to act as the press liaison for the 1998 Yukon Quest. As such, he traveled
the length of the trail, sharing cabin floors with resting mushers, shivering
as temperatures dropped to 50 below, and becoming somewhat delirious from
sleep deprivation. Balzar does an excellent job of capturing the frozen
feel of the race:
The visibility worsens and now Bruce cannot see his leaders in the
swirling merger of snowpack and wind. He searches anxiously for a glimpse
of a wooden stake that will tell him that his dogs have not wandered off
the trail, perhaps to the edge of a cliff. Bruce is not conscious of time
or of distance, but only of the wind in his face. The dogs appear to be
moving forward, but there is no way to measure progress.
He also paints warm portraits of the mushers--men and women like Mike
King, a 37-year-old biker with a Harley-Davidson patch on his sled bag
and a tattoo of the Quest trail covering one third of his back; William
Kleedehn, who finished seventh in the 1998 race despite his prosthetic
leg; Aliy Zirkle, a rookie musher who recovered from losing a dog to finish
the race.
Balzar describes the Quest as "a mixture of celebration and ordeal";
Yukon Alone will inspire a mixture of envy, admiration, and relief. Envy
of the free-spirited mushers, admiration of their strength and dedication,
and relief that they're the ones fighting their way up American Summit
in a blizzard with a 70-below wind chill. A gripping read. Mush on! --Sunny
Delaney - Amazon.com
Yukon
Quest : The 1,000-Mile Dog Sled Race Through the Yukon and Alaska
by John Firth, Lost Moose
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