The Inuit Sled Dog International (ISDI) is a consortium of enthusiasts whose goal the preservation of this ancient arctic breed in its purest form as a working dog. The ISDI's efforts are concentrated on restoring the pure Inuit Dog to its native habitat. The ISDI's coordinators welcome to your comments and questions.

ISDI Coordinator Canada
Geneviève Montcombroux, Box 206, Inwood, MB R0C 1P0; toadhall@mts.net

ISDI Coordinator USA
Sue Hamilton, 55 Town Line Road, Harwinton, CT 06791, qimmiq@snet.net

Editor-in-Chief: Sue Hamilton
Webmaster: Mark Hamilton
Print Version Publisher: Geneviève Montcombroux for Whippoorwill Press

The Fan Hitch, journal of the Inuit Sled Dog International, is published four times a year. It is available free online at: http://homepage.mac.com/puggiq. Print subscriptions as follows: in Canada $18.00 Cdn, in USA $16.00 US, elsewhere $22.00 Cdn per year, postage included.  Send requests, with checks payable to "ISDI", to Whippoorwill Press, Geneviève Montcombroux, P.O.Box 206, Inwood, Manitoba, R0C 1P0, Canada or info@whippoorwillpress.com. Single copy issues and back issues (if not sold out) are available. Contact Whippoorwill Press for details.

The Fan Hitch welcomes your letters, stories, comments and suggestions. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit submissions used for publication.

Contents of The Fan Hitch are protected by international copyright laws. No photo, drawing or text may be reproduced in any form without written consent. Webmasters please note: written consent is necessary before linking this site to yours! Please forward requests to Sue Hamilton, 55 Town Line Rd., Harwinton, Connecticut  06791, USA or qimmiq@snet.net

Behavior
N2: Playing Deputy
N3: Life in the Pack
N4: The Human Role

Editorials
N1: New Faces, Old Passions
N2: Sirius Patrol, Canadian Style
N3: Coming Together; ISDI Web Site Announcement; Correction
N4: Building Bridges

Fan Mail
N2: Comments on Pregnancy, Whelping and Pup Development; Greetings from Poland
N3: Comments on Fan Hitch article and ISDI's mission; more on ISDI's mission
N4: Comments from a former Nunavik resident

FIDO:
N1: Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen
N2: Allen Gordon
N3: Ken Beattie
N4: Marit Holm

General
N1: A Conversation with Palle Norit (Sirius Patrol)
N4: Difference Between Mushing in Greenland and Canada

Health and Science
N1: DNA Analysis of the Greenland Dog and the Canadian Inuit Dog
       Pregnancy, Whelping and Pup Development in the ISD, Part 1
N2: Pregnancy, Whelping and Pup Development in the ISD, Part 2
N4: Greenland Dog / Inuit Dog…it makes no difference

History
N2: Nunavik Dog Slaughters Part 1
N3: Nunavik Dog Slaughters Part 2
N4: Nunavik Dog Slaughters Part 3

In My Humble Opinion
N1: Training or Interference
N2: Change
N3: Tough Dogs, Tough Owners
N4: The System

In the News
N1: Reason to follow the Iditarod; ISD DNA samples sought; Poor hunting in Qaanaaq; Fan  Hitch story receives Dog Writers' nomination
N2: Dog slaughter inquiry; ISD owner "wins" the Iditarod; Inuit Dog thesis donation 
N3: Dog slaughter inquiry update; Isuma Igloolik Production's  Journals of Knud Rasmussen

Janice Howls
N1: At the Heart of Greatness
N2: Transition to Primitive
N3: Preserving Nature's Standard

Media Review:
N3: Soldiers and Sled Dogs: A History of Military Mushing by Charles L. Dean (book)
N4: Frozen Horizons: The World’s Largest National Park by Ivars Silis (book)

Product Review:
N1: Herculiner®
N4: Howling Dog Wheel Dog Harness

Tip for the Trail
N1: Anti-fatigue mats
N2: Building a Dog Ramp
N4: Pack a Pruning Saw