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Dear Pride Visitor:
The board of directors of Mush with PRIDE is aware that the Sled Dog Care Guidelines are being misinterpreted & misrepresented by various groups. The guidelines were carefully compiled to educate and inform our fellow mushers. If while reading these guidelines you have questions, please feel free to contact us
Mush with P.R.I.D.E. correspondence may be directed to
P.O. Box 84915, Fairbanks, AK 99708-4915 USA.


 









Publications

Mush with P.R.I.D.E. recommends the following books for more
information on sled dogs and their care
(Mush with P.R.I.D.E. does not necessarily endorse everything in these publications).

  • Alaska K-9 Weight Pulling Association. Weight Pull Training Your Dog. Anchorage, Alaska, 1991.
  • Attla, George. Everything I Know About Training and Racing Sled Dogs. Rome, New York: Arner Publications, 1975.
  • Bush, Wendy. Ascent of Dog: Working Dogs in the West.Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Detselig Enterprises Ltd.,1998.
  • Carlson, Delbert G., DVM, and James M. Giffin, M.D. Dog Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook. New York: Howell Book House, 1992.
  • Cary, Bob. Born to Pull. Duluth, Minn.: Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers, 1998.
  • Collins, Miki, and Julie Collins. Dog Driver: A Guide for the Serious Musher. Loveland,
  • Colorado: Alpine Publications, 1991.
  • Collins, Miki, and Julie Collins. Riding the Wild Side of Denali. Kent, Wash.: Epicenter Press, 1998
  • Fishback, Lee. Training Lead Dogs. Nunica, Michigan: Tundra, 1978.
  • Flanders, Nöel K. The Joy of Running Sled Dogs. Loveland, Colorado: Alpine Publications, 1989.
  • Fogle, Bruce, DVM. The Dog's Mind. New York: Howell Book House, 1990.
  • Hoe-Raitto, Mari, and Carol Kaynor. Skijoring With Your Dog. Fairbanks, Alaska: OK Publishing, 1991.
  • Kaynor, Carol, and Mari Hoe-Raitto. Skijoring: An Introduction to the Sport. Fairbanks, Alaska: Kaynor and Hoe-Raitto, 1988.
  • Krieg, Ken. When Your Pet Dies. Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, 1992.
  • LaBelle, Charlene G. A Guide to Backpacking With Your Dog. Loveland, Colorado: Alpine Publications, 1993.
  • Levorsen, Bella, ed. Mush! A Beginner's Manual of Sled Dog Training. Westmoreland, New York: Arner Publications, 1976.
  • Monks of New Skete. The Art of Puppy Raising. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1991.
  • Mushing. Ester, Alaska: Stellar Communications. (Bimonthly magazine).Mushing Magazine. Best of Mushing: Sled Dog Basics. Ester, Alaska. 1998
  • Runyan, Joe. Winning Strategies for Distance Mushers. Magdalena, New Mex.: Desert Hound Publishing Co., 1997.
  • Rutherford, Clarice, and David H. Neil. How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With. Loveland, Colorado: Alpine Publications, 1992.
  • Shields, Mary. Alaska Happy Dog Trilogy. Fairbanks, Alaska: Pyrola Publishing, 1993. (For preschool through grade 3.)
  • Sternberg, Mike. Teach Your Dog to Pull. Post Falls, Idaho, 1988.
  • Swenson, Rick. The Secrets of Long Distance Training and Racing. Wasilla, Alaska: L&B Color Printing, 1987.
  • Uncle Elmer, Vol. I and II. Center Harbor, New Hampshire: Team and Trail, 1981, 1986.
  • Vaudrin, Bill. Racing Alaskan Sled Dogs. Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Northwest Books, 1976.
  • Welch, Jim. The Speed Mushing Manual. Eagle River, Alaska: Sirius Publications, 1989.


 

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