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Category Archives: Dogs
Joring System, Mush Dog Booties, Harpoon Leviathan IIPA
Each month we review outdoor gear and local beer. Want us to review something in particular? Send a note to gear@vtsports.com. Gear: RuffWear Omnijore Joring System Mushers, let the fun begin, and sled dogs, start your panting! This is a … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Gear, Gear and Beer
Tagged beer, gear, Granite Gear, Harpoon, Ruffwear
Mush Puppies | 18 & Under April 2012
Imagine hurtling down a snowy trail on a thin metal sled frame being dragged by six energetic dogs. Sound good? Tiffany Gast of Randolph lives for this exhilarating experience. Gast, 17, is a musher. She grew up racing sled dogs, … Continue reading
Lindy | Wagger Athlete April 2012
Breed: Black Lab mix Age: 2 Residence: Jericho Family: Humans, Dan and Chris Smith; cats, Milo and Doubleday Primary Sports: Hiking and fetch For a Georgia-born dog, Lindy Smith has really taken to the Vermont climate, hiking happily on snow-covered … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Reader Athletes
Sled It Ride | East Thetford Vet Wraps Up 20 Years as a Volunteer At the Iditarod
Some Vermonters take a break from winter by vacationing in warmer climates. Not Charlie Berger. For the last 20 years, the 73-year-old East Thetford veterinarian has spent weeks in the frigid climates of Alaska and Canadian Yukon, volunteering his medical … Continue reading
RESULTS: 2011 CVR Mutt Strutt
To Benefit Central Vermont Humane Society Little River State Park | April 17, 2011 The 15th Annual CVR Mutt Strutt to benefit the Central Vermont Humane Society was held on April 17, 2011. As in 2001, the course had to … Continue reading
Deer Tracking Dachshunds
Small Dogs a Huge Help for Hunters Musket, an 11-year-old wirehaired dachshund, might not look like a formidable match for the forests and fields of Vermont, but the 22-pound canine has an extremely high success rate tracking wounded deer. In … Continue reading
From Vermont Sports: Muddy Paws
Each year around this time, I face the impossible task of keeping the mud at bay. We live on a dirt road and have a dirt driveway, which leads around the house to the basement/garage. Our dog door is right … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Dogs, From Vermont Sports
Tagged dogs
Retail Junkie Superstar: Gonzo and Me
By Ryan James Leclerc When I was in fifth grade, after years of pleading and fussing, I finally got my first puppy. And it wasn’t because Pop finally gave in to my impassioned requests for a canine nor was it … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Dogs, Retail Junkie Superstar
Tagged dogs, Retail Junkie Superstar, Ryan James Lecler
Muscles Not Motors April 2011
Whether you’re a snowboarder or snowshoer, mountain hiker or mountain biker, Nordic skier or Nordic walker, you need gear. Each month, I review, right here, three items that I personally feel are especially cool. Here are my picks for this … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, gear, Muscles Not Motors, outdoor gear
Out & About: How Can it Be April Again?
By John Morton April again? Already? I think the annual dog issue is a terrific idea. I love our yellow Lab, Rosie, but I’m afraid I covered most everything in last year’s article. Well, maybe not everything. Rosie’s now 10, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging dogs, dogs, Morton, outdoors
