Comments on: Count Down to the Race! http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/ Official Canine Reporter for the Iditarod Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:26:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: dylan http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-2153 dylan Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:59:24 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-2153 dear zuma can you come to larson ak love dylan Maybe someday! Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma dear zuma can you come to larson ak love dylan

Maybe someday! Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1647 Zuma Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:47:08 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1647 dear Zuma do you like k 9 school? What is your favorite subject? from Olivia dear Zuma do you like k 9 school? What is your favorite subject? from Olivia

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1637 Zuma Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:35:46 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1637 Hi i am watching the race and Zumas paw prints and it is making the iditarod more interesting for my sister and i. Lily Hi i am watching the race and Zumas paw prints and it is making the iditarod more interesting for my sister and i. Lily

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1633 Zuma Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:31:46 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1633 How has the weather affected the Iditarod race? Mrs. Langlois How has the weather affected the Iditarod race?

Mrs. Langlois

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1524 Zuma Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:20:19 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1524 Zuma, Thanks for the rad tail waging comment. what is it like to be a asome doggie?!?!?!?!?!?! Hailey!! Zuma,
Thanks for the rad tail waging comment.
what is it like to be a asome doggie?!?!?!?!?!?!
Hailey!!

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1418 Zuma Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:31:31 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1418 dear zuma, hey what are you doing? i just stopped by to say hi.i have to say(but don`t want to admit it)you have the most amazing site ever!everyone in my family says hi and these first seven days of the iditarod have been awesome,so a promise is a promise (EVEN THough THEIR WAS NO PROMISE ) HI ZUMA!!!!!!!!!YOU ARE A AWESOME DOG AND I DON`T WANT TO BE NOSY BUT HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WON THE IDITAROD? SPEAKING OF THE IDITAROD, I HAVE A READING PROGECT AND ITS ABOUT THE WOUNDERFUL IDITAROD!!!!! WRITE BACK SOON YOUR FRIEND, MAGGIE (P.S. WHETHER YOUR IN THE IDITAROD OR NOT, YOU ARE ALWAYS A #1 DOG TO ME…) Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you are enjoying the race. I haven't been in the Iditarod before and I am not a racing athlete. I am a K-9 reporter. Enjoy the race. dear zuma,
hey what are you doing? i just stopped by to say hi.i have to say(but don`t want to admit it)you have the most amazing site ever!everyone in my family says hi and these first seven days of the iditarod have been awesome,so a promise is a promise (EVEN THough THEIR WAS NO PROMISE ) HI ZUMA!!!!!!!!!YOU ARE A AWESOME DOG AND I DON`T WANT TO BE NOSY BUT HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WON THE IDITAROD? SPEAKING OF THE IDITAROD, I HAVE A READING PROGECT AND ITS ABOUT THE WOUNDERFUL IDITAROD!!!!!
WRITE BACK SOON
YOUR FRIEND,
MAGGIE
(P.S. WHETHER YOUR IN THE IDITAROD OR NOT, YOU ARE ALWAYS A #1 DOG TO ME…)

Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you are enjoying the race. I haven’t been in the Iditarod before and I am not a racing athlete. I am a K-9 reporter. Enjoy the race.

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1390 Zuma Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:20:10 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1390 Dear Zuma, Where does the word “Iditarod” come from? Also, can you please come to our school when the Iditarod is done? Our school is Larson Elementary in Wasilla. We would be happy to see you. Love, Jacob. <strong>Hello Jacob, here is what our website tells us about the meaning of the word Iditarod: http://www.iditarod.com/learn/trivia.html The following is from an article in the Anchorage Times following the 1973 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, written by Gordon Fowler, Times Sports writer: Iditarod means clear water and was named by the Shageluk Indians for the Iditarod River. The following came from one of the Anchorage papers during the 1983 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: The word comes from the Ingalik Indian word HaIditarod which was the name for the river on which the town was built. It means distant place. And this one comes from James Kari, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Native Language Center in 1979: The name Iditarod came from an Ingalik and Holikachuk word hidedhod for the Iditarod River. This name means distant or distant place. This word is still known by elders in the villages of Shageluk, Anvik, Grayling and Holy Cross.</strong><em> Dear Zuma,
Where does the word “Iditarod” come from? Also, can you please come to our school when the Iditarod is done? Our school is Larson Elementary in Wasilla. We would be happy to see you. Love, Jacob.

Hello Jacob, here is what our website tells us about the meaning of the word Iditarod:
http://www.iditarod.com/learn/trivia.html

The following is from an article in the Anchorage Times following the 1973 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, written by Gordon Fowler, Times Sports writer:

Iditarod means clear water and was named by the Shageluk Indians for the Iditarod River.

The following came from one of the Anchorage papers during the 1983 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race:

The word comes from the Ingalik Indian word HaIditarod which was the name for the river on which the town was built. It means distant place.

And this one comes from James Kari, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Native Language Center in 1979:

The name Iditarod came from an Ingalik and Holikachuk word hidedhod for the Iditarod River. This name means distant or distant place. This word is still known by elders in the villages of Shageluk, Anvik, Grayling and Holy Cross.

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1381 Zuma Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:03:35 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1381 Dear Zuma I was wondering if you have a favorite musher or dog team? Thanks Olivia :) Hello Olivia, I like to cheer on all the mushers and teams. I hope everyone does a great job and has fun getting to Nome. Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma Dear Zuma I was wondering if you have a favorite musher or dog team? Thanks Olivia :)

Hello Olivia, I like to cheer on all the mushers and teams. I hope everyone does a great job and has fun getting to Nome.
Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1307 Zuma Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:15:19 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1307 Dear Zuma, What is it like to win the Iditarod???!! you rock, Hailey washington state <strong><em>Hello Hailey, Winning anything is lots of fun and very exciting. Think about a time when you won something. How did it feel? My fur friends feel the same way when they are on a winning team. But many of the dogs are having so much fun running and pulling that they feel like winners just because they were in the race! Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma Dear Zuma,
What is it like to win the Iditarod???!!
you rock,
Hailey
washington state

Hello Hailey,
Winning anything is lots of fun and very exciting. Think about a time when you won something. How did it feel? My fur friends feel the same way when they are on a winning team. But many of the dogs are having so much fun running and pulling that they feel like winners just because they were in the race!
Lots of Tail Wags,
Zuma

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1306 Zuma Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:11:27 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/14/count-down-to-the-race/#comment-1306 we just learned about Balto in our class we loved the story and we think huskys are so cute! How do the dogs act when the Musher says “MUSH” Karen <strong><em>Hello Karen. Funny thing about the word "mush". You don't usually hear mushers say that word at all. Usually they pull the snow hook and off they go or the mushers make a clicking sound, or say, "Ok, hike!" Every musher has a special way to encourage the team to go. If you are at the start of the race and watching the dogs, it is easy to see that all the dogs know what, "5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1- GO!" means! The dogs are out of there! Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma we just learned about Balto in our class we loved the story and we think huskys are so cute! How do the dogs act when the Musher says “MUSH” Karen

Hello Karen. Funny thing about the word “mush”. You don’t usually hear mushers say that word at all. Usually they pull the snow hook and off they go or the mushers make a clicking sound, or say, “Ok, hike!” Every musher has a special way to encourage the team to go. If you are at the start of the race and watching the dogs, it is easy to see that all the dogs know what, “5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1- GO!” means! The dogs are out of there!
Lots of Tail Wags,
Zuma

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