Americano Blue's musher/mushing chat thread

[RezChamp]

I miss Rosie and Char too. Actually, everyone I've "met" on here.
Weird eh. Never met any of you but miss yous when I don't hear from yous.

Anyways .....cold here. -27 @night and a very good mushing weather -15 to -20 during the day.
Good for my dogs anyhow. Not so great for the Racers though.
My dogs have been losing weight because of the cold so I went to a butcher shop yesterday and bought about 700lbs of 50% fat, 20% meat(flesh,liver,kidney,heart,lungs,gut&stomach),30%bone(85%soft type)
I really needed to add to the rice,eggs,kibble&fish I've been feeding. I even tried adding some bread but that only gave them soft stools. Geez, almost as much came out the opposite end it went in. So I guess it's like feeding straw to cows. All fill and no substance.
There it is again......unquestionably...dogs are carnivores.
Well, TTFN. It's already 9:43 and I have t been outside yet

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hey KDOG
I was just thinking bout you yesterday as I was goin out for a ride(dog team.)
Was wondering if you were still around.
Nice to hear from you

Aw really!? That's so sweet! I haven't really been on BYC for a while, maybe a month I guess according to the dates on some posts, not really sure why. I love the site and you guys but I just didnt go on for a little bit then I got too lazy to check all my subscriptions lol i subscribe to too many threads. But now I'm back

 

[ShrekDawg]

I miss Rosie and Char too. Actually, everyone I've "met" on here.
Weird eh. Never met any of you but miss yous when I don't hear from yous.

Anyways .....cold here. -27 @night and a very good mushing weather -15 to -20 during the day.
Good for my dogs anyhow. Not so great for the Racers though.
My dogs have been losing weight because of the cold so I went to a butcher shop yesterday and bought about 700lbs of 50% fat, 20% meat(flesh,liver,kidney,heart,lungs,gut&stomach),30%bone(85%soft type)
I really needed to add to the rice,eggs,kibble&fish I've been feeding. I even tried adding some bread but that only gave them soft stools. Geez, almost as much came out the opposite end it went in. So I guess it's like feeding straw to cows. All fill and no substance.
There it is again......unquestionably...dogs are carnivores.
Well, TTFN. It's already 9:43 and I have t been outside yet

Aw no, it's not weird! It's sweet! And I think it's especially sweet considering how busy you are that you even thought about us at all, let alone missed us! Missed you too.

And oh wow, the dogs will just love that i bet! That is a LOT of meat though, where do you store it all!?

 

[RezChamp]

Aw really!? That's so sweet! I haven't really been on BYC for a while, maybe a month I guess according to the dates on some posts, not really sure why. I love the site and you guys but I just didnt go on for a little bit then I got too lazy to check all my subscriptions lol i subscribe to too many threads. But now I'm back

Ya. It's good to keep busy. Keeps one relatively sane.
Glad you're back

 

[ShrekDawg]

Ya. It's good to keep busy. Keeps one relatively sane.
Glad you're back

Very true! Lol i have the opposite problem - not busy enough! I think I'm pretty sane though

But aw thank you!

 

[RezChamp]

Aw no, it's not weird! It's sweet! And I think it's especially sweet considering how busy you are that you even thought about us at all, let alone missed us! Missed you too.

And oh wow, the dogs will just love that i bet! That is a LOT of meat though, where do you store it all!?

You know...... for a man that considers himself really forward thinking I still get shy when someone says stuff like"sweet".
I actually kinda blushed ....even though no-one was around.
My fam went to the city (2&1/2hr drive) to take my baby daughter(the "as of Dec31"9 yr old), 3 of her nieces, her 3 sisters, her 2 brothers and Mama to celebrate her B-day along side 3 of her cousins that live in the city. A hotel wit a swimming pool, a decent resteraunt, and "shop till you drop". All her siblings and her aunties and Mama are chipping in. I just gave a fist full of 10's($) and opted to stay home and make sure the house didn't freeze. Ou electric heat doesn't work so I gota keep the fire going. Plus my dogs and birds and rabbits need to be looked after. It's almost impossible to find any pone to look after animals nowadays much less someone that knows how to keep a home fire going properly. It's kinda sad actually. I have lots of concern for my young people. Very few are able to handle responsibility and respect of others property.
Yes the dogs love the added raw fat and meat. I was considering going for a ride today but they all looked stuffed still. I guess I kind over did it last night when I fed them. Didn't hear them complain tho'. LOL gee, they didn't even howl till about 1AM as opposed to 15-20mins after feeding time. I guess they were all to busy gnawing on bones. Or just too full to sing. LOL
I have sheds out back where I store feed stuffs. They're actually about 75 ft from the wood burning cook stove. I just leave it all in boxes till cooking and/or feeding time. I don't have the luxury of cold storage in summer though. Another big plus of winter.
Oh ya, I ain't really that busy. If I got time to be on here for " 15mins here and 1/2 hr there" or to let my tummy settle for almost an hr, then I ain't that busy. Gee, I usta just wolf down my food and get back outside in 10or15 mins of coming to th table. Getting older now tho' and my tummy ain't as tuff as it usta be.
We had 8hrs & 6mins of sun yesterday. That's according to the weather app on my phone. Sounds about right too. So 8 hrs outside is nothing for me.
Or at least usta be nothing. Little different now.
Missing y'all....... You guys are my other family. I stay home lots now. I'm getting too old to show up the teenagers at social events every weekend. I can still do it. It just takes me longer to limber up and the healing process is a couple of days now not overnight. And plus it's a nuisance when I'm all stiff and tryna work with the dogs and/or cutting/hauling wood.
Oh my...... so I write a novel.
TTFN

 

[RezChamp]

Very true! Lol i have the opposite problem - not busy enough! I think I'm pretty sane though

But aw thank you!

From what little I can tell, yes, I think you're safe from the mental facility guards.
How's Gator doin?

 

[RezChamp]

Yo Blue
Been out?
How's the dogs?
Is your weather conducive to mushing?
Mine is wonderful for my type of dog. The Racers aren't particularly fond of it though. They stay in their houses pretty much all the time they ain't hooked up.
I sure would like you to take them before they get too old for breeding.
I ain't into breeding Racers. Mind you, if I was I could certainly do a lot worse than to start with these 2.

 

[RezChamp]

Rosie girl, what you up to. How's Nala.been working your dogs?

 

[SternRose]

OMG!!! So Friday I hooked them up bravely together for their first team run. THEY DID AMAZING! Listened for the most part. Nala, kept her line out and rearing to go. Hank got distracted and held his line. But wouldn't move for long and didn't start right away. Pulling me!! 110 female lol
Then they gave my nephew a joy ride with me. ( 140 together)
Then Nala did a single pull with my nephew. 30lbs.
Then tonight Hank & Nala pulled me tonight (dark pictures!) for 1/2 mile!! Sprinting!! They put their all into it! Can't be happier than I am right now! Doing the single runs on the bike was the smartest thing I've done. SO PROUD!