Americano Blue's musher/mushing chat thread

[RezChamp]

;( You were so close to being able to keep him. Maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Maybe now you can get a dog that's trained already and you still have Nala.

Me too.

 

[SternRose]

OK so today I'm a whole lot better than yesterday. Seeing as we aren't even dating band I don't know it was true, I desired its really not my problem.
So I'm not upset about that anymore. I really don't want to end our friend ship over something that's none of my business,
I think he's still confused cover what set me off.... I don't plan to share with him, the full thing.

Hadley went tonner new him last night. XD
And when our Mini Winner dog comes in heat, we might breed her. Well that's my sisters plan,

 

[charnic44]

LOL.
RedLantern. Never know! Maybe.Maybe worse. Maybe better.

Oh yes one open class of course. The biggest purses would be for the pure breeds of sledding dogs though, Sibe, Mal, Sam, all the seperate strains of Laika would be one entry class as will the Eastern and Western and Greenland strains of Qimmiq.
It may sound like I'm being a bit a favoritist but the open class is essentially Alaskan Husky, a breed of dog that is bred as a speedster. There are many races these dogs dominate for that reason. I want to the pure breeds to have a chance as well.
Going through the route would be very hard as there are very few if any people alive that remember. It would also be so very hard to traverse it other than the dead of winter since much of it is over large bodies of water, thick forest and bog, essentially Boreal landscape. There are many settlements en-route as the purpose of the original run was to service the northern communities, mail, news, food and other supplies.

Ready.... Young people have better circulation than us old guys. Yeah we're tougher....to an extent. But your youth and exuberance coupled with experience and knowledge of older people and mushers,..... If I ever get this race to the way I want it you will be ready to enter..... ..and finish in good standing.
I can't comprehend how one would go crazy being by themself. I find being around too may people for too long is what makes me crazy. The RatRace and all its trappings is insanity mapped.
My friend was teased about his Grampa talking to himself,"your Grampa is crazy" and other mean things were often said by many. The boy was hurt and confused since his Grampa was his prime caregiver and always acted kindly and wise. Everette finally couldn't take the teasing and harass no longer and asked his Grampa why he talked to himself. The old man smiled gently and said, "Your granny is gone now for 4 years". Everette said,"What do you mean by that?"
"Grandson, I'm old. No-one is old as me. No-one can comprehend where I'm coming from. Your granny did." Everette says to him" I still don't know what you mean." His Grampa smiled again and againgently said, "the mind is like a river. It needs to flow."
Everette told me it took him another 7or8 years to understand. Grampa had since died.
I've thought about that story for 30+ years.
Others make much noise that is of little to no importance/consequence to my life space. If I am surrounded by the noise of others I can't hear the quiet of me. No-one can understand me the way I can. If I am afraid of my company how will I ever comprehend me?

That's a good point, about the pure breds. That's good that there are settlements. Just I case you have to run it yourself, you can always stop and rest your dogs and yourself. I think I'd be a little freaked out because of the silence, it's loud in my house and when it's quiet, its a little scary. Kinda the same with working, my family is always doing something, and when I'm not, I get restless. I feel like I have to be doing something. That's a good story, and I see the point.

 

[SternRose]

My friends dog just had 9 GSD\Lab\Chow crosses,him gunna see about getting a few of them.
She wants about $10 a pup, so 2 if I can

 

[charnic44]

My friends dog just had 9 GSD\Lab\Chow crosses,him gunna see about getting a few of them.
She wants about $10 a pup, so 2 if I can

That would be a good idea. That's kinda cheap, but okay.

 

[Americano Blue]

what are we talking about?

 

[RezChamp]

OK so today I'm a whole lot better than yesterday. Seeing as we aren't even dating band I don't know it was true, I desired its really not my problem.
So I'm not upset about that anymore. I really don't want to end our friend ship over something that's none of my business,
I think he's still confused cover what set me off.... I don't plan to share with him, the full thing.

Hadley went tonner new him last night. XD
And when our Mini Winner dog comes in heat, we might breed her. Well that's my sisters plan,

I'm glad you're feeling better. I see your point. Bin there too. Sometime times I got a tad carried away. That's life. We learn. It's cool

 

[RezChamp]

My friends dog just had 9 GSD\Lab\Chow crosses,him gunna see about getting a few of them.
She wants about $10 a pup, so 2 if I can

Yup cheap enough, but chow aren't known for their willingness to pull.
The reason chows were bred....according to some printed stories... ..
The word chow is a Cantonese word for food. The dogs were kept and fed what people didn't finish. Some lucky ones were actually fed quite well, better than some people of the time period. The dogs were raised as a food source and the hides were used as pelts to make robes for the "royalty" of that area.
The fact they are a breed of spitz as is the Siberian Husky, Laika and Samoyed is merely coincidental and the Chow-chow has little inclination towards sled pulling or herding or hunting or even as a watchdog. Recent development of the breed has seen more friendly dogs and more colours rather than just the predominant red.
Not really working dog material but there is a lot to be said about perseverance in training.
Labs are hunters or more specifically a "retriever" breed. Hence the name Labrador Retriever.
I know GSP is GermanShorthairedPointer, what's GSD?

 

[RezChamp]

LOL.
RedLantern. Never know! Maybe.Maybe worse. Maybe better.

Oh yes one open class of course. The biggest purses would be for the pure breeds of sledding dogs though, Sibe, Mal, Sam, all the seperate strains of Laika would be one entry class as will the Eastern and Western and Greenland strains of Qimmiq.
It may sound like I'm being a bit a favoritist but the open class is essentially Alaskan Husky, a breed of dog that is bred as a speedster. There are many races these dogs dominate for that reason. I want to the pure breeds to have a chance as well.
Going through the route would be very hard as there are very few if any people alive that remember. It would also be so very hard to traverse it other than the dead of winter since much of it is over large bodies of water, thick forest and bog, essentially Boreal landscape. There are many settlements en-route as the purpose of the original run was to service the northern communities, mail, news, food and other supplies.

Ready.... Young people have better circulation than us old guys. Yeah we're tougher....to an extent. But your youth and exuberance coupled with experience and knowledge of older people and mushers,..... If I ever get this race to the way I want it you will be ready to enter..... ..and finish in good standing.
I can't comprehend how one would go crazy being by themself. I find being around too may people for too long is what makes me crazy. The RatRace and all its trappings is insanity mapped.
My friend was teased about his Grampa talking to himself,"your Grampa is crazy" and other mean things were often said by many. The boy was hurt and confused since his Grampa was his prime caregiver and always acted kindly and wise. Everette finally couldn't take the teasing and harass no longer and asked his Grampa why he talked to himself. The old man smiled gently and said, "Your granny is gone now for 4 years". Everette said,"What do you mean by that?"
"Grandson, I'm old. No-one is old as me. No-one can comprehend where I'm coming from. Your granny did." Everette says to him" I still don't know what you mean." His Grampa smiled again and againgently said, "the mind is like a river. It needs to flow."
Everette told me it took him another 7or8 years to understand. Grampa had since died.
I've thought about that story for 30+ years.
Others make much noise that is of little to no importance/consequence to my life space. If I am surrounded by the noise of others I can't hear the quiet of me. No-one can understand me the way I can. If I am afraid of my own company how will I ever comprehend me?

Bold and underlined is a correction. I wanted it to be even more clear?

 

[RezChamp]

That's a good point, about the pure breds. That's good that there are settlements. Just I case you have to run it yourself, you can always stop and rest your dogs and yourself. I think I'd be a little freaked out because of the silence, it's loud in my house and when it's quiet, its a little scary. Kinda the same with working, my family is always doing something, and when I'm not, I get restless. I feel like I have to be doing something. That's a good story, and I see the point.

Ya, me. Too. Gota stay busy. I wish my biological daughters were a bit more like you.

Quiet..... Silence is golden.
Actually there is never silence. Always something is making sound. It's just to quiet my soul enough to hear the good on the wind, in the song of the SnowBunting, the beat of the RuffedGrouse's wings.

So, I digress in regards to "Silence is golden" since there is never silence but only quieter.
It's like going to a rock concert and then later going to the bedroom and playing calm flute music on very low volume.