Sled dogs have plenty of encounters with each other and their human companions but they’ve also have occasional encounters with wild animals. Wintergreen mushers were stopped by a moose on the trail several years back. He hoofed the snow and cast a few threatening glances but eventually sauntered off without incident. Other mushers have not [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Eskimo Dog’
Adventure Story – Pyta Boy’s Long Walk Home
Posted by brucegs13 on June 1st, 2010
Can dogs really find their way home over long distances a la “The Incredible Journey” and “Old Yeller”? Migrating birds & butterflies certainly can — over thousands of miles. But according to the database in the book “Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home, and Other Unexplained Powers of Animals” (1999), most accounts [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, The Adventures, The Dogs, The Tales 
Tags: Eskimo Dog, Incredible Journey, Old Dogs 
No Comments »Dogsled Dogs In The Summer?
Posted by brucegs13 on May 24th, 2010
While the Wintergreen sled dogs take a well-deserved rest break this spring, we’re busy prepping the kennel for their summer health and comfort. There are several steps to the process. First we ‘roto-till’ the sand to improve drainage and help keep it dry. Then we apply a topping of fresh, clean sand around their kennel [...]
Sir David Attenborough’s Visit to Wintergreen
Posted by brucegs13 on May 24th, 2010
Today’s headlines includes news that among the “Top Ten New Species” discovered last year is the world’s largest carnivorous plant, the “Attenborough Pitcher.” Hmmm…that rang a bell for us. When Sir David Attenborough filmed his “Life of Mammals” series for Planet Earth (2002), he came here to Ely to film timber wolves at Ely’s International [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, The Dogs, The Lodge Tags: Canadian Inuit Dogs, dogs, dogsledding, Eskimo Dog, pitcher plant, Planet Earth, Sir David Attenborough 1 Comment »
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