Comments on: Sled Dog Criteria By Sanka W. Dog http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/ Official Canine Reporter for the Iditarod Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:54:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Anonymous http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-2268 Anonymous Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:04:45 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-2268 Cool Pictures Cool Pictures

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-788 Zuma Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:26:44 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-788 Is it a real dog typing the letters? Annie Mary, Kuspuk School District Hello Annie, Zuma here. I am a REAL dog and so are the other K-9 reporters! Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma Is it a real dog typing the letters? Annie Mary, Kuspuk School District

Hello Annie,
Zuma here. I am a REAL dog and so are the other K-9 reporters!
Lots of Tail Wags,
Zuma

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-781 Zuma Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:49:02 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-781 We are third grade students in Mr. Long’s and Mrs. MacMartin’s classes in Centennial, Colorado. We are learning a lot about the Iditarod and we are having fun with our own version of the race in our classrooms. We look forward to your race updates! We are third grade students in Mr. Long’s and Mrs. MacMartin’s classes in Centennial, Colorado. We are learning a lot about the Iditarod and we are having fun with our own version of the race in our classrooms. We look forward to your race updates!

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-754 Zuma Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:23:55 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-754 Yup. Togo ran his heart out for Seppala on the Serum Run and wound up injured because he just wouldn’t quit. To add insult to injury, when the statue of Balto was unveiled in New York’s Central Park, reporters at the time mistakenly attributed Togo’s race record to Balto! Media at the time was the problem. The last team into Nome was Gunnar Kaasen’s led by Balto, so he got to hand the package of medicine over to Dr. Welch. Pics of this event were recreated sometime after the fact with Kaasen posing with Welch in Nome (and again with Balto) and once these photos made it to the newspapers Outside there was no turning back: in the public’s mind those pics of Kaasen and Balto in Nome *were* the Serum Run. The good part of all this is while the statue in Central Park is of Balto, it really stands as a monument to all the sled dogs who took part in the Serum Run *including* Togo, which is why the inscription reads, “dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs” as opposed to just Balto himself. I’m sure Togo would be proud. :) Andy, Vancouver B.C. Yup. Togo ran his heart out for Seppala on the Serum Run and wound up injured because he just wouldn’t quit. To add insult to injury, when the statue of Balto was unveiled in New York’s Central Park, reporters at the time mistakenly attributed Togo’s race record to Balto!

Media at the time was the problem. The last team into Nome was Gunnar Kaasen’s led by Balto, so he got to hand the package of medicine over to Dr. Welch. Pics of this event were recreated sometime after the fact with Kaasen posing with Welch in Nome (and again with Balto) and once these photos made it to the newspapers Outside there was no turning back: in the public’s mind those pics of Kaasen and Balto in Nome *were* the Serum Run.

The good part of all this is while the statue in Central Park is of Balto, it really stands as a monument to all the sled dogs who took part in the Serum Run *including* Togo, which is why the inscription reads, “dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs” as opposed to just Balto himself. I’m sure Togo would be proud. :)

Andy, Vancouver B.C.

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-715 Zuma Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:56:15 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-715 how do you watch it on t.v on this website? Im tracking Aliy Zurcle. My teacher Ms. Huski We talk about you like every day. Hope you write back. Molly how do you watch it on t.v on this website?
Im tracking Aliy Zurcle. My teacher Ms. Huski We talk about you like every day. Hope you write back. Molly

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-711 Zuma Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:46:25 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-711 Hi Zuma, I am one of Ms. Thompson’s students, while checking the standings we noticed a heading at the top of the page that said “red lantern”. What does this mean? We love reading your articles and learning about the Iditarod. Connor Dear Connor, The 'Red Lantern' is the award given to the last musher to finish the race. Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma Hi Zuma,
I am one of Ms. Thompson’s students, while checking the standings we noticed a heading at the top of the page that said “red lantern”. What does this mean? We love reading your articles and learning about the Iditarod.

Connor

Dear Connor,
The ‘Red Lantern’ is the award given to the last musher to finish the race.
Lots of Tail Wags,
Zuma

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-707 Zuma Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:14:35 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-707 hey well we have a report with some of the mushers in the race. I was assigned melissa owens! she rocks!!!! well how did you first figure out you put on this earth to race. what is like out there just you and your dogs. hey well we have a report with some of the mushers in the race. I was assigned melissa owens! she rocks!!!! well how did you first figure out you put on this earth to race. what is like out there just you and your dogs.

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-705 Zuma Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:10:41 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-705 When did the Iditarod begin? And what kinda dogs are ideal for musher? :D thanks Kay When did the Iditarod begin? And what kinda dogs are ideal for musher? :D thanks
Kay

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-704 Zuma Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:10:09 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-704 Thank you Zuma for sending a note back to me! It was really nice. How did you learn to type,and where did you learn,I think it is really neat. I learned to type at my school in the computer lab. We go to Type To Learn 3,and now I can type really fast,without looking at the keys. We got a lot of snow down here in Grand Rapids Michigan. There’s about two feet and eight inches. I can’t wait to see who wins the Iditarod. You rock. -Grace Hello Grace, Practice! Practice! Practice! That is how we learned to type. Lots of Tail Wags, Zuma Thank you Zuma for sending a note back to me! It was really nice. How did you learn to type,and where did you learn,I think it is really neat. I learned to type at my school in the computer lab. We go to Type To Learn 3,and now I can type really fast,without looking at the keys. We got a lot of snow down here in Grand Rapids Michigan. There’s about two feet and eight inches. I can’t wait to see who wins the Iditarod. You rock.
-Grace

Hello Grace,
Practice! Practice! Practice! That is how we learned to type.
Lots of Tail Wags,
Zuma

]]> By: Zuma http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-700 Zuma Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:01:16 +0000 http://iditarodblogs.com/zuma/2008/02/27/sled-dog-criteria-by-sanka-w-dog/#comment-700 We are a third grade class in Florida and following the Iditarod after reading about Balto and how he saved Nome. Most of us haven’t ever seen snow! Our question is, what does “Iditarod” mean? We are a third grade class in Florida and following the Iditarod after reading about Balto and how he saved Nome. Most of us haven’t ever seen snow! Our question is, what does “Iditarod” mean?

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