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Drahthaardogs

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99. NO, not at all

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 05:50 PM

Mar 2012

It happens. It gets reported. Mushers get punished.

http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/05/18/iditarod-musher-suspended-for-hitting-dog/

Mr. Brooks was suspended two years for his infraction, and if another, occurs, he is done for life.

However, what is more intriguing, is why would Mr. Stevens NOT report this? I mean, the mushers wear numbers on their front and back. If Mr. Stevens truly loved dogs, why would he stand idly by and not even take a PICTURE???????

Hmmmmmm........

I suspect Mr. Stevens from Australia has an agenda. I bet he "liberates" minks out of their cages on moonless nights too. Otherwise, he is a huge douchebag because I train dogs as a part time living, and if I saw someone bloodying up a dog, I would have intervened. Why did Mr. Stevens not do something? At least take a fucking picture? or better yet, a short video on his cell phone?

I also like the photo of the chained dogs. All mushers chain their dogs. Of course, they are out running or swimming for hours upon hours a day. It is not like they are chained to a pole and rot there until March rolls around and then they unchain them and let them run.

As a pro trainer, let me tell you something. It can be an e-collar, a choke chain, or even a flat leash. In the hands of an idiot, it is a weapon. In the hands of someone who knows what they are doing, it is a tool. An idiot is an idiot.

Mr. Stevens did not see shit. I bet he is not even a real person writing a "letter to the editor".

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Agreed. geardaddy Mar 2012 #2

The knee is doing well, and thanks for asking! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #3

Good to hear that. Rex Mar 2012 #28

Grantland Rice sportswritter nykym Mar 2012 #4

Ah, thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #6

I do not approve of the Iditarod. RebelOne Mar 2012 #5

Ditto. sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #7

It is abuse, and this clearly shows it... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #8

Agreed - I think we've come to the point with that event jsmirman Mar 2012 #9

Have you ever even seen a real Alaskan husky? Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #13

no one outside who hates it gets ir or ever saw it. They don't know about the dogs and roguevalley Mar 2012 #22

I had a Malamute that would sooner die than not run. VenusRising Mar 2012 #24

Thank you, Drahthaardogs. Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #26

Have I ever seen it live? No. Have I followed it since Susan Butcher started dominating? jsmirman Mar 2012 #27

Well, you don't have to buy it. Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #30

You are cheechako Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #34

Oh, I see you've used your charming insult twice jsmirman Mar 2012 #37

Yeah John Baker is sponsored. Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #65

If you really want to bash Alaskan basketball KamaAina Mar 2012 #95

Hey, I saw Shannon Bobbitt (UT Nat'l Champion) jsmirman Mar 2012 #97

Bull-phucking-shit... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #42

Again, four did not die last year, Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #61

And the whole bred to do this thing - ever been around an Iberian bull? jsmirman Mar 2012 #29

You are not even cheechako. Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #35

Ok, whatever jsmirman Mar 2012 #36

Clueless pot calling the kettle clueless joeybee12 Mar 2012 #43

Yes, I am clueless. Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #62

Ermm... ananda Mar 2012 #38

Oh for God's sake, Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #78

. . . janx Mar 2012 #81

Four animals that we know of died in last year's Itiod-atrod... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #41

Prove your claim. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #47

Prove me wrong... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #53

Prove yourself right. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #55

There are so many impossibly jsmirman Mar 2012 #57

Yes, because everyone knows the LA Time is just a local rag. Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #80

And - far wide of the point... once again jsmirman Mar 2012 #84

I didn't cite anything. Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #85

Whaaa??? jsmirman Mar 2012 #86

If you have time for a compact vacation visit, janx Mar 2012 #87

I'm open to jsmirman Mar 2012 #89

What happened at Whistler was horrifying, but it has nothing to do with janx Mar 2012 #91

Well, please see post #90 below jsmirman Mar 2012 #93

NO, not at all Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #99

There is no "Mr" Stevens (it's a female) - Honestly jsmirman Mar 2012 #101

No, I grew up on a real working ranch Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #111

You put something in your head that has not been said jsmirman Mar 2012 #121

I was the one who posted the abuse link in 2008 by Brooks Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #125

The Huff Po article *I* posted covered three instances of abuse jsmirman Mar 2012 #126

And again, as to Stevens, you're going to believe jsmirman Mar 2012 #127

I am beginning to understand now. janx Mar 2012 #117

Well, *we* are world's apart jsmirman Mar 2012 #123

I think Brooks is done for life anyway, regardless of the official rules. janx Mar 2012 #113

I have been gone for about five years, so I do not follow it as closely as I did. Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #115

King and his dogs will probably never be out of the running-- janx Mar 2012 #118

Then show some respect for Alaskans Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #88

Why do you keep spreading this lie? Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #63

Their mind is made up, don't confuse it with FACTS. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #69

List the musher, Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #79

You beat me to it. n/t janx Mar 2012 #82

I think Lance started that trend-- janx Mar 2012 #114

+1 obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #12

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I've come around to the thinking that the race is bad for dogs. geardaddy Mar 2012 #11

For some reason this was alerted on. I have no idea where else it would belong. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #14

While I don't like the event he chooses to dedicate his life to jsmirman Mar 2012 #15

Yeah, that's why I wouldn't have locked it even if I didn't like it. Good story though. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #18

I get jsmirman Mar 2012 #19

Generally H&M is the place to talk about SOP issues. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #32

Thanks jsmirman Mar 2012 #33

Gee, maybe being committed to your dog means not making it run 1,000 miles. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #16

+1 jsmirman Mar 2012 #17

Right on!!!! My words echoed. n/t RebelOne Mar 2012 #20

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Same ol', same ol', huh, Rogue... Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #25

Show a picture of the 4 that died last year and then we'll joeybee12 Mar 2012 #44

What 4 that died last year? Quit posting wild claims without evidence. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #51

BS... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #54

Obviously your mind is made up and can't be bothered with facts hobbit709 Mar 2012 #56

You are incorrect. Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #59

I can't show a picture of the four that died last year, Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #66

Tell me how many died...an exactnnumber,...you can't joeybee12 Mar 2012 #70

And you know this how? hobbit709 Mar 2012 #75

Here is the photo of the four dead dogs from last year. Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #100

Why did six die in 2009 jsmirman Mar 2012 #102

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Thank you for the article/I gotta tell you jsmirman Mar 2012 #107

There can be 1,070 + dogs running that race. janx Mar 2012 #110

We've easily got 3 or 4,000 kids playing HS basketball here in NYC jsmirman Mar 2012 #122

2009 was an extreme weather year Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #105

I'm not trying to be difficult jsmirman Mar 2012 #108

Are you taking pics again this year? janx Mar 2012 #50

Yes, I am. Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #60

I hope so! janx Mar 2012 #64

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I love Aliy. Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #68

I love her videos, janx Mar 2012 #73

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YES! janx Mar 2012 #116

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Bull TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #31

Exactly...wish I could rec your post...nt joeybee12 Mar 2012 #45

Actually, your description isn't accurate. janx Mar 2012 #52

Except that does not happen. Drahthaardogs Mar 2012 #98

and you don't know crap. Philly burbs. Come here and see for yourself. Oh wait. That would be roguevalley Mar 2012 #120

How do you think wolves live in the wild? baldguy Mar 2012 #39

It is one thing to take your sled dogs out for a run Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #48

"Battan Death Run" -- janx Mar 2012 #58

The voice of someone who has no experience with working dogs. baldguy Mar 2012 #71

At least spell Bataan right. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #72

Oops I meant Baattaann. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #83

If you've ever had a 'working breed' Cerridwen Mar 2012 #23

Yup. Robb Mar 2012 #40

BS...working is one thing, being pushed beyond it's limits to joeybee12 Mar 2012 #46

Doesn't happen. janx Mar 2012 #49

BS...a dog died in 2009 shortly after a checkpoint where there were vets... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #74

And people die of heart attacks after leaving the Dr.'s office and getting an EKG. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #76

That happened to my uncle. Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #104

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Defenders of the Iditarod - how do you respond jsmirman Mar 2012 #90

See my post #52. n/t janx Mar 2012 #92

Ok, but that's a letter to the editor jsmirman Mar 2012 #94

Of course not. Sick, twisted janx Mar 2012 #109

I don't suspect jsmirman Mar 2012 #124

Also look this article from Huff Po jsmirman Mar 2012 #96

See post #103. n/t janx Mar 2012 #106