Table of Contents
Editorial:
What's in a Name?
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Fan Mail
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Breaking
Away: The Liberation of Ove Nygaard
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What is the
ISDI and the ISD?
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A Holiday Miracle
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Of
Sheep and Sled Dogs
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News Briefs
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Qamutiit and
How They're Loaded
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The Truth Behind
the Madrid Protocol
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Media Review:
Globe Trekker - Iceland and Greenland
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Product
Review: Ryobi TrimmerPlus®
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Tip for
the Trail: Bitches in Season
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IMHO: Super Cars
and Inuit Dogs
Links
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During our Marguerite Bay Reunion
in Lockerbie, Scotland, we did manage to corner FIDS veteran and Antarctic
dog man Ben Hodges. He offered the following helpful hints, first passed
along in his 1963 Stonington Island Base dog report. - Ed.
Loaded Nansen sledge
J. Noble photo, Stonington 1966/67
Tip for the Trail…
Bitches in Season
by Ben Hodges
If you have a bitch in season, particularly a leader, what you must
do when out in the field is to picket her directly outside the tent entrance.
This is to prevent any amorous escapee males from reaching her before you
can intervene to prevent an unwanted breeding.
When your bitch leader is in heat, put some more weight in the sled
[to help slow down the team dogs in hot pursuit]. But if she stops to pee,
be prepared for trouble!
Got a tip you'd like to share?
Email it to qimmiq@snet.net or snail-mail it to Mark Hamilton, 55 Town
Line Road, Harwinton, CT 06791, USA.
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