Americano Blue's musher/mushing chat thread

[charnic44]

(Lead)Burner got bit on the snout when Snowy and Patrick(wheelers) caught-up to him and started chewin-him-up then he turned around to protect himself from the argumentative little curses. An infection set-in after a cpl days. It'll take a bit ofr it to go down. Just the way things work if you don't "rush" it with veterinary "expensive" help. He'll be fine. He has to be. He's the only " GEE" "HAW" leader I have. Ashliegh is a good trail leader but other than "hike" & "straight ahead" she doesn't know the commands.

Oh yeah, oops, I forgot. Too many things on my mind. Lol. He should get better, if there are any open cuts I would say to put some antibiotic on it so it doesn't get infected. That could be partly why it is swollen.

My little girl is OK. A cpl small bruises and kinda sore but no lasting injuries. Xcpt maybe ego/pride. Nothing Daddy can't hug and love away.

+7*F is about -15*C. Oooooooo, perfect mushing weather. Not too too cold where a guy/gal would feeze their feet rightaway, but cool enough the dogs don't too overheated rightaway.
I gota go get firewood today for my 2 wood burning cookstoves. 1 is in the garage for auxiliary heat and cooking(we can even bake bread or roast a turkey in the oven) especially during power outages. Although my garage is a cluttered mess it's way easier to heat than my 3 story house. The other cookstove is in the bushes behind the house. I use it to cook for the dogs.
So today the dogs are gona "sing for their supper" by hauling wood.

The temp isn't bad, too cold to go out without something covering your mouth/nose though. I went out to do chores this morning without anything on my face and it was really hard to breath cause the air is much colder than a person's body. We've got a wood stove, too. Though we only have a basement and ground level floor to heat. And we don't cook in ours, but it would be cool if we could.

Ok so about chaining dogs
This is what another musher I talked to said.

"I don't see chaining as more unfair then other modes of housing dogs. Since sled dogs are on lines when they are running it is imperative that they are able to untangle themselves. Chaining teaches this. Also, I find they dogs are happier when they are chained because they have their own space." 

Helpful, thanks. I'm going to use that when I talk to my parents.

ok  
My labs come inside when is gets below 30*f or when they shiver uncontrollably. Meringue and the border collie stay outside.  

Our lab and collie/heeler cross come in when it's about 15*F and below. But only at night. Other than that, they stay outside. They go hide in the hay or in a pile of horse blankets in the barn if they don't come inside.

 

[Americano Blue]

Oh yeah, oops, I forgot. Too many things on my mind. Lol. He should get better, if there are any open cuts I would say to put some antibiotic on it so it doesn't get infected. That could be partly why it is swollen.
The temp isn't bad, too cold to go out without something covering your mouth/nose though. I went out to do chores this morning without anything on my face and it was really hard to breath cause the air is much colder than a person's body. We've got a wood stove, too. Though we only have a basement and ground level floor to heat. And we don't cook in ours, but it would be cool if we could.
Helpful, thanks. I'm going to use that when I talk to my parents.
Our lab and collie/heeler cross come in when it's about 15*F and below. But only at night. Other than that, they stay outside. They go hide in the hay or in a pile of horse blankets in the barn if they don't come inside.

my labs are wimps

 

[RezChamp]

Oh yeah, oops, I forgot. Too many things on my mind. Lol. He should get better, if there are any open cuts I would say to put some antibiotic on it so it doesn't get infected. That could be partly why it is swollen.

I think actually the bone got a bite. So the bone is damaged, is why the snout is swollen. It ain't bothering his breathing though, and I've seen much much worse.

The temp isn't bad, too cold to go out without something covering your mouth/nose though. I went out to do chores this morning without anything on my face and it was really hard to breath cause the air is much colder than a person's body. We've got a wood stove, too. Though we only have a basement and ground level floor to heat. And we don't cook in ours, but it would be cool if we could.

The temp here is coldly cold. We don't cover up our face, especially when we are working hard. We find ourselves to be ALOT healthier than most people we know. We are kinda like Qimmiqs, Mals, Sibes, etc. Heck the temp yesterday was like -25*C and I had a wool shirt over a turtle neck sweater with a nylon T-shirt under. My dad was wearing a turtle neck T-shirt, a wool shirt and a nylon windbreaker. The wind was very raw but we were working up a sweat. Lucky I had suggested we each take a hooded coat. We probably would've gotten chilled on the way home. That wind was horrid raw. But like I said, we're a hardy breed. Probably the last of our kind in these parts.

Helpful, thanks. I'm going to use that when I talk to my parents.

Do some more research too. Get all the backup you can find.

 

[RezChamp]

my labs are wimps 

Ooh, I don't think they're wimps. Smart maybe. They just "wana" be pampered I think and they know how to "milk it".
Don't get me wrong, huskies are very intelligent too. They just don't really care too much about being pampered that way. Ya, they love being loved up but I think they are a tad more independant than a whole lotta other dog breeds.

 

[Americano Blue]

Ooh, I don't think they're wimps. Smart maybe. They just "wana" be pampered I think and they know how to "milk it".
Don't get me wrong, huskies are very intelligent too. They just don't really care too much about being pampered that way. Ya, they love being loved up but I think they are a tad more independant than a whole lotta other dog breeds.

It works ok for therapy work. Cindy is a love bug.

 

[charnic44]

I think actually the bone got a bite. So the bone is damaged, is why the snout is swollen. It ain't bothering his breathing though, and I've seen much much worse.
The temp here is coldly cold. We don't cover up our face, especially when we are working hard. We find ourselves to be ALOT healthier than most people we know. We are kinda like Qimmiqs, Mals, Sibes, etc. Heck the temp yesterday was like -25*C and I had a wool shirt over a turtle neck sweater with a nylon T-shirt under. My dad was wearing a turtle neck T-shirt, a wool shirt and a nylon windbreaker. The wind was very raw but we were working up a sweat. Lucky I had suggested we each take a hooded coat. We probably would've gotten chilled on the way home. That wind was horrid raw. But like I said, we're a hardy breed. Probably the last of our kind in these parts.
Do some more research too. Get all the backup you can find.

If the bone was bit, it might heal wrong/weird. But if he can breath fine, it will probably be okay. It's not too bad of your sweating but just walking around throwing hay to the horses, it's a bit cold. Ive got quite a few links to websites on information and such.

 

[RezChamp]

It works ok for therapy work. Cindy is a love bug. 

Aw. Love bug. I have a Qimmiq/Sibe male like that, a big suck.

 

[RezChamp]

If the bone was bit, it might heal wrong/weird. But if he can breath fine, it will probably be okay. It's not too bad of your sweating but just walking around throwing hay to the horses, it's a bit cold. Ive got quite a few links to websites on information and such.

K. Please send me them links. It's easier than me spending an hour looking and finding a bunch of stuff that ain't what I need.
Thanks

 

[Americano Blue]

Aw. Love bug. I have a Qimmiq/Sibe male like that, a big suck.

I might get to do a race this winter!!!! So excited!

 

[RezChamp]

Signing off for a bit. Gota feed up.
It's really warm rightnow like only -10*C, so I'm just gona give them a bit of kibble with some fish offel and heads.
Come back on later.