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Runember Recreational Racing A recreational/semi-competitive New England dog team

It’s so strange how relative hot and cold become. After 10 days of temps between 8° and 25°F with sustained winds of 20m...
14/01/2025

It’s so strange how relative hot and cold become. After 10 days of temps between 8° and 25°F with sustained winds of 20mph gusting up to 40mph, it finally stilled and we’ve been hitting 40° during the day. Today it jumped from 17° to 27°F as the sun rose over our run. The frost beards melted off the dogs and I was shedding layers to keep from sweating on the way back

Finished 4 miles on snow on the rig still banging to sprint

1 year ago I was glued to my phone as puppy updates slowly rolled in over the course of the afternoon. Happy first birth...
10/01/2025

1 year ago I was glued to my phone as puppy updates slowly rolled in over the course of the afternoon. Happy first birthday Bronn, I cannot believe it’s been a year already

What are they saying?
09/01/2025

What are they saying?

You can make him tired but you can’t make him serious 😂
06/01/2025

You can make him tired but you can’t make him serious 😂

Happy to be on this trail! There’s water alongside most of it and it’s so pretty. But it’s a rail trail - New England is...
06/01/2025

Happy to be on this trail! There’s water alongside most of it and it’s so pretty. But it’s a rail trail - New England is full of sharp, steep hills, and to get trains through it was necessary to cut paths with much gentler grade. That’s all well and good but in this case the “hill” is 3 miles long. Due to the set up roads and trailheads, we go in downhill then back up. For 4 dogs that mostly sprint, on a training rig, that’s mentally very difficult. I’ll bike it earlier but I like to have quite a bit of training on them before we tackle this trail on rig. They crushed it today!

When you can't decide whose face looks best in each shot and which is your favorite so you decide to just support art an...
04/01/2025

When you can't decide whose face looks best in each shot and which is your favorite so you decide to just support art and get them all. I still can't decide, what do you think?

Thank you Suddenly Still Photography! This race, as a race, was a wash for us due to the heat that day. But it was a good experience for the dogs and these photos are special because this is how we run the vast majority of the time. Racing is only a very small part of owning a dog team. Any given day we can usually be found exactly like this, on this big heavy training rig, and I don't usually get to have photos of that

First run of 2025Going into the new year with 100 miles on us, which isn’t as much as I’d like but I’m used to that now....
03/01/2025

First run of 2025

Going into the new year with 100 miles on us, which isn’t as much as I’d like but I’m used to that now. Not bad considering our weather and that we’ve only really been able to train since mid October. Pushed some extra milage in today since it’s been more consistently cold

I love the way these girls work together ❤️
02/01/2025

I love the way these girls work together ❤️

Remember when you’re shopping for harnesses, it is 100% about measuring the dog and nothing else. Weight can serve as a ...
27/12/2024

Remember when you’re shopping for harnesses, it is 100% about measuring the dog and nothing else. Weight can serve as a general guide or a starting place - a harness recommended for a 35lb dog is not going to fit a 60lb dog - but ultimately weight does not dictate neck size, chest shape, or back length. Sizes are not standardized and each brand will have a different size chart and harness build

Gale 42lb - SL ZeroDC or M Mountain Ridge
Ember 44lb - S ZeroDC or M ManMat Standard
Rune 49lb - S ZeroDC or L Mountain Ridge
Raven 53lb - M ZeroDC or L/XL Mountain Ridge
Bronn 53lb - L ZeroDC or XL/XXL Mountain Ridge

To think it all started with Raven refusing to even look at him…
23/12/2024

To think it all started with Raven refusing to even look at him…

PSA: COLLARS ARE DANGEROUS That doesn’t mean they are not also necessary and even provide security. We must be constantl...
19/12/2024

PSA: COLLARS ARE DANGEROUS

That doesn’t mean they are not also necessary and even provide security. We must be constantly aware of reward vs risk and working to mitigate the risks

I was going out with Bronn just now, he jumped up in excitement as I opened the door, his collar caught exactly as pictured while he was wearing it. I was able to quickly release him since I was standing right there. Might he have been able to slip back off the latch on his own? Maybe. Maybe not

I have lost count of the number of dogs I know who have been injured or even killed by collars. Take it seriously

Back at Coast to Coast Cardiology, a Veterinary Service for an early familial ARVC recheck and to start the 24 hr holter...
18/12/2024

Back at Coast to Coast Cardiology, a Veterinary Service for an early familial ARVC recheck and to start the 24 hr holter we had decided to postpone last time. Given new information coming out I need all the data possible. Bronn will go in Feb to start evaluations since despite being largely outcrossed and his sire cleared prior to breeding, the dog who now appears the common denominator is still behind him

Tongue out Tuesday!! 👅
17/12/2024

Tongue out Tuesday!! 👅

We listen to our dogsI’m super bummed to not be racing today in such great weather. When I started loading up the car, G...
15/12/2024

We listen to our dogs

I’m super bummed to not be racing today in such great weather. When I started loading up the car, Gale disappeared. I found her curled up in bed and offered her working collar. Her eyes widened, she licked her lips and sank further into the bed. Given everything that has happened recently, to be honest my brain said “panic” at that point. I put her collar away and asked her to come outside. She started shaking and flipped over to show me her belly. I cuddled and reassured her for a moment, and finally got her up. Once outside, she dashed up the hill and had a mess of diarrhea

My poor girl. Thankfully, as GI things tend to go, once it was out she quickly started to feel better. Not knowing exactly why she was under the weather I pulled the whole team. I never want to be the one who gave everyone’s dogs diarrhea at a race. Sure enough, about an hour later Bronn had loose stool also (he just doesn’t understand self preservation at this point in his life)

Maybe it’s all for the best, all current things considered. Woodstove and cuddles for today

What do you do when doing what you love most, threatens to destroy what you love most? There are many unknowns and no cl...
14/12/2024

What do you do when doing what you love most, threatens to destroy what you love most?

There are many unknowns and no clear answers right now. It’s become apparent that the cardiac disease we faced early last season was not an isolated case. I’m following up with our cardiologist as soon as possible in regard to my dogs and their lines - but this is bigger than just their lines. We are gathering data and working on a study involving both Alaskan and Siberian Huskies. I will leave some links in the comments, and please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have experience with sudden death or confirmed ARVC in sled dogs

Every time I start to feel silly for not going out in high winds, the next day’s run justifies my fears. Thankfully it’s...
14/12/2024

Every time I start to feel silly for not going out in high winds, the next day’s run justifies my fears. Thankfully it’s almost at the far end of the trail! Dogs super happy it’s 10°F this morning, was going to keep it short and sweet regardless since we’re hoping to race tomorrow!!

Thank you LUIGI MANGIONE for coming out to northeastern New England to help handle dogs on DECEMBER 4th. Most people bac...
13/12/2024

Thank you LUIGI MANGIONE for coming out to northeastern New England to help handle dogs on DECEMBER 4th. Most people back out when they find out you need to be up before sunrise and in the cold all day, but not only did he happily join me from 6AM TO 6PM he said the weather was lovely and insisted on going shirtless part of the run. What a trooper! And the dogs loved him!!

Snow fully gone (that’s good in this case!) and tons of small debris down. Short no neckline weave through the mess
12/12/2024

Snow fully gone (that’s good in this case!) and tons of small debris down. Short no neckline weave through the mess

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Christmas Eve snowstorm run!! Watch the left side in the beginning, there’s an intersecting trail there. When Ember was too old to run with the team anymore, this is where I’d bike her to then let her walk in to explore. Watch both my leaders look over there before they take off. They look every time we pass this particular trail #sleddogs #alaskanhusky #siberianhusky #snowfall #Christmas #runrunrudolph

None of my dogs have ever sung to sirens. They don’t answer wolves, coyotes or foxes either (although they will alert if they’re close by). The only song they’ll join is other sled dogs, especially sled dogs at hook up. They have distinct songs and they know them #siberianhusky #alaskanhusky #sleddogs #huskyhowl #siren

Back in their day… #alaskanhusky #siberianhusky #sleddogs #snowday #howl

Almost time to run! 🐕🐾 #sleddogs #siberianhusky #alaskanhusky #drylandmushing

One of the moments we wait for all year - sunrise in the birch grove #sleddogs #sunrise #birch #siberianhusky #alaskanhusky

Good morning join us for a moment of pine grove zen 🌲 Just a moment though #sleddogs #siberianhusky #alaskanhusky #fall2024

Bronn’s first run I don’t usually start dogs solo, because they learn so well from eachother. But, there are pros and cons to everything and each situation is different. Bronn is fairly soft, he alternately acts impulsively and holds back to contemplate a situation. So I don’t particularly want to throw him in with my existing ultra rowdy crew and take off with the rig right behind him. However he’s also very powerful already, which makes 2 dog bike risky in general, and moreso if your dogs aren’t well in sync with eachother So, we tried it, and you get this really wonderful spread of him going from “oh cool we’re hanging out in the woods” to “oh I’m not being held back!” to “oh I can really move!” peppered with these little checks ins and “are you sure?” moments. He is amazingly calm when stopped, so maybe he’ll teach the rest of the crew something too 🤣

First Season Run
First Season Run

Apparently Facebook and GoPro aren’t communicating well… let’s try this again! This girl is a machine and I absolutely love her 2 miles to start the season and I was holding her back

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