Re: Sled Dog Race, Iditarod, is less than a week away

It's probably only going to get worse, too, because of movies like
"Eight Below." <

I don't think so. If Snow Dogs didn't cause a problem (mostly because
breed and rescue people were prepared for it), I don't think Eight
Below will. My reactions to Eight Below were primarily 1) where the
heck did they get all that stuff about dogs presenting food to the lead
dog and other silly alpha stuff (but I'm sure lots of people thought it
was really cute and touching), 2) Antarctica is a place where Siberians
would excel as sled dogs, and 3) Siberians are absolutely the smartest,
most incredible dogs in the world and I'm really going to miss them if
we don't replace our oldsters after they're gone. I had other
reactions, too, such as that even though I'm not a lover of cold and am
not capable of participating in sledding now, I can most definitely see
the attraction, and that the northern lights must be absolutely
breathtaking, etc. But even with the Disney goop about pack life, I
don't think the movie portrayed Siberians as a dog everyone wants in
their house. Unfortunately, it made me pretty sure I always want one
in mine.

Mustang Sally

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