Libby here!
“When do the dogs get fed?” asked Ms. Thompson’s students.
I’m glad Zuma sent me that question to answer.
Sled dogs get fed when they are hungry!
Sled dogs eat and they eat nutritious meals and snacks so that they have the energy to run the race. Eating nutritious meals also helps the dogs stay healthy.
Not only do the dogs get fed a hearty breakfast and other larger meals, but when they are training and racing, they get fed snacks in between the meal. Snacks help provide the dogs with the energy they need between their meals, to be the best athlete ever!
To do this, during training and racing, the mushers stop along the trail or while they are in checkpoints to feed their dogs. During the race, if you see on the Internet that a musher doesn’t stay long at a checkpoint, you know that the musher either stopped the team to feed and rest before they got to the checkpoint, or that they will stop somewhere after leaving a checkpoint. The dogs need healthy meals and snacks to maintain their weight and to be healthy. They need water to drink, too!
It is the same with you, boys and girls. You have to have healthy meals in order to have your energy. You snack between meals, too, and I hope that your snacks are healthy snacks.
I love my meals and I love the snacks my human gives me. Yum, yum, yummy!
Think about this, when you are busy with activities, do you work up a good case of the ‘hunger -ies?” Do you think the canine athletes get hungry after they’ve been running? What kind of snack gives you energy and power to keep staying active? Are there snacks that aren’t very good for you to eat? These are good things for you to write about in a journal! You could also make a list of your favorite snacks or your classmate’s favorite snacks. Make charts and graphs to show what information you learned about popular or healthy snacks.
All this talk about food has made my tummy growl! I’m off to find my human. I think I will sit, stay, and roll over to see if I can get a delicious healthy snack!
Just spinning some de’tails’!
Libby
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We love grapes, apples, and chocolate chip cookies for snacks. What do sled dogs eat for snacks? Do they like chocolate chip cookies too? Ms. Stock’s Class
Hello Boys and Girls,
Sled dogs snack on chunks of fish and meat. Yummy, yummy, yummy… Libby
hi libby,
i think you r the cutist thing i ever saw!
i have a question for u, have u ever raced in any iditarod races before?
ttyl,
ur biggest fan,
mace h
Hello Mace… THANKS, I love being told how cute I am! No, I am not a racing dog, I am a little house dog… although I do love to ‘race from room to room and jump on all the furniture in my human’s home.’ Libby
libby…how old our u? who is your owner? i think u are very cute. from, Izaya
Hello Izaya,
I am only 3 years old. I was born on the Fourth of July. My first human called me Dawn of Liberty. My human family lives in South Dakota and they called me Libby Littles. I am cute…. Thanks for reminding me about that!
Libby
Hi, Libby!
This is me Kendra. I like learning from you. I think you are the greatest dog in the world! How fast can the sled dogs run?
Sincerely,
Kendra
Hello Kendra,
Some dogs run faster than other dogs. A team of dogs runs only as fast as the slowest dog on the team. I am a very fast little dog, but I don’t pull a sled. I like to run in circles and get dizzy.
Libby
Dear Libby,
I use too have a dog named Libby.She was the best pet ever.I just wanted to know have you ever raced.Love Helga
Hello,
I don’t race, Helga, unless it is a quick race across the room to get a snack from my human.
Libby
What kind of snacks do dogs eat?
Do they eat stuff from the food pyramid: Bread, Fruits, Vegetables, Meat Poultry, and Dairy?
This would be kind of funny - do dogs have their own food pyramid of servings?
That is funny! A food pyramid for dogs. I’ll tell Zuma to ask the vets.
Libby
Hey Libby, Im Hannah.
I am in the 7th grade in Maryland and my whole entire grade is following the iditarod races and learning about them. We are having a great time learning about the mushers and dogs and our anxious to see who will win. we our all competittive and have all picked a musher to root for.
My question for you is Do you have a musher/dogteam that you are rootin for to win.
Hannah- Im Rootin for Ryan redington
Thanks for the comments. I am cheering all the teams on as they race to Nome.
Libby
HI LIBBY,
I LUV U!
LOVE, ADRIA
hey,what do the dogs do do when the iditarods over.Do they sit around, chase birds, and eat?? Meghan
When the race is over, Meghan, the dogs go back to their kennel homes and continue to enjoy their days. Before long, the next training season begins.
Lots of Tail Wags,
Zuma
Hey,what do the dogs do do when the Iditarods over.Do they sit around, chase birds, and eat??
Meghan
Thanks for your comment, Meghan. K-9 athletes are a lot like human athletes. When a race is over, athletes continue their healthy life, stay physically fit, and training. Of course, they also take time to eat, play, and rest, too.
Lots of Tail Wags,
Zuma