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Dear P.R.I.D.E.
Visitor:
The board of directors of Mush with P.R.I.D.E. 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.
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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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