Americano Blue's musher/mushing chat thread

[charnic44]

Hey, these are the dogs I might be getting.

Sprite:

(In lead) Deluxe (closer with the black booties) Sprite (far dog)

Sprite (closer dog in lead)

 

[Malibu99]

A total of 3 feet of snow with drifts up to 6.

 

[charnic44]

ud it's been in the 50*F range here for like a week!! Almost no snow left!! ;(

 

[RezChamp]

A total of 3 feet of snow with drifts up to 6.

phew! thats alot in such a short time. you goin mushin? or snowshoein?
How long do you think it would last?

 

[RezChamp]

ud it's been in the 50*F range here for like a week!! Almost no snow left!! ;(

Ya? yuck! I had the sae problem here. Snow was down lots. I could see most of my lawn. But this AM changed that. we got 7inches of nice powder. 2 problems now. I'm still sick so I wont go mushin Bkuz I don't wana get sicker longer. and the wind is blowing the snow into drifts across my road and nowit's gona get cold again so eveything is gona freeze hard before I can get out with my snowblower to clear my road AND I can't get to pack and drag my trails with snomo B4 it all freezes. <the drifts I mean.

Them dogs look good. At first glance I would take Sprite. Legs, coat, feet, bones and ear.(1 stands up)lol.
wWhere from? How much $$? ...if you don"t mind my asking.

 

[RezChamp]

For a sled dog??

Black tipped tail...not common in domestic K9"s but always in wolves and coyotes. Or it may be from a German Shepherd. the way the tail is carried seems to suggest wolf or coyote.

 

[Americano Blue]

Black tipped tail...not common in domestic K9"s but always in wolves and coyotes. Or it may be from a German Shepherd. the way the tail is carried seems to suggest wolf or coyote.

That make me want him more.

 

[Malibu99]

phew! thats alot in such a short time. you goin mushin? or snowshoein?
How long do you think it would last?

I wish... I don't have a sled We're getting some snow and rain tomorrow so not sure whether it'll last...

 

[charnic44]

Ya? yuck! I had the sae problem here. Snow was down lots. I could see most of my lawn. But this AM changed that. we got 7inches of nice powder. 2 problems now. I'm still sick so I wont go mushin Bkuz I don't wana get sicker longer. and the wind is blowing the snow into drifts across my road and nowit's gona get cold again so eveything is gona freeze hard before I can get out with my snowblower to clear my road AND I can't get to pack and drag my trails with snomo B4 it all freezes. QUOTE] Yeah it's muddy here. It freezes at night but in the day it's sunny. Really cheap, probably just a small refining fee. 2 hours south from me (Victor, MT). Sprite is 11 and Deluxe is 9. Deluxe has some feet issues so I'd have to spend a little more on booties but Sprite is older which means I'd probably have to supplement her diet and she'd have to be retired soon. Oh, the lady also has a 4 month old female pup (don't have any pictures yet) that I could train but I'm guessing mom will say only 2 dogs. So, Deluxe & pup, Deluxe & Sprite, or Sprite & pup? Which 2 should I get if I can?

 

[charnic44]

What do you all use for houses? I've seen regular wood houses and plastic barrel houses but I've read that barrels are cold in winter and hot in the summer and that typical wood houses are too hot in the summer. What should I make/buy?