Zoey the tiny Chihuahua saves baby from rattlesnake

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_chihuahua_rattlesnake;_ylt=AniSwHPtXff35my1syyt9_vq188F

Jake a lab who search for World Trade Center survivors dies

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070726/ap_on_re_us/attacks_rescue_dog_3;_ylt=AiwFHN1ftyxkQMCXMKpYlGtsaMYA

Painting Dog

Sammy, a foxhound mix, using a paintbrush attached to a rubber bone, paints a canvas Tuesday,June 12,2007, at a gallery at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md.Mary Stadelbacher, owner of Shore Service Dogs has a collection of abstract paintings daubed by her three service dogs in training. The creations are rudimentary, to be sure, but the pictures of bright strokes across white canvasses are winning fans because of their tail-wagging creators.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/lf/062107paintingdog;_ylt=Ahx95r4SAOGmSlza5nzsV6dsaMYA

California debates pet-sterilization law

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070627/ap_on_re_us/pet_sterilization_bill

World's Uglest Dog Contest

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/lf/062507ugliestdog;_ylt=AnLVxJboW1dArLV5LWF3KPVsaMYA&auto=yes


N.J dog crowned world's uglest
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_ugly_dog_contest;_ylt=Ar0XtTB6xcOKKSqeCOyLePDq188F

A place to connect & share with others who do more for their dogs

I love Dressing up



http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/dogzone/index.html

This is a wonderful slide show of Dogs At Work & Play

Check out my Doggles

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/lf/082503dogs;_ylt=AqneuF.6S_7EybvmohssAlWaK8MA&auto=yes

Japan plans nursing home for dogs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070614/od_afp/lifestylejapananimals;_ylt=AlDfX5X_oZG74TlHtglPZp7q188F

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_on_fe_st/japan_aging_pets;_ylt=AgTFg.5zenNXuw2bfaMc7ccZ.3QA

Pet-food scandal ignites blogosphere

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20070605/tc_usatoday/petfoodscandalignitesblogosphere

Saying "I DO" Guiness record for the largest mass dog wedding

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/lf/052407dogweddings;_ylt=AuO1sIFoD72Dom1Q6anquEVyWscF&auto=yes

Love of a different kind

A cat licks a puppy near the town of Mamurras, 31 miles from Tirana, The cat which had lost her kitten, started caring for the puppies after their mother was killed by a car.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/lf/052507catnursespups/im:/070524/photos_us_rank_afp/b7537a87b95bec717b63399a46788b13;_ylt=Ajw2WfjV0IRi4QD2QKlVNaCaK8MA

Hero travels from Iraq to help tie family to slain soldier

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_re_us/iraq_puppy

Do Dogs Dream?

http://pets.yahoo.com/dogs/behavior-and-training/324/do-dogs-dream/

Huani nurses rejected Tiger cubs

Dog nurses Tiger triplets at China Zoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_fe_st/odd_china_dog_nurses_tigers_4

Costco dog food recalled

Costco dog food recalled
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_051407_news_pet_food_costco.6bd24166.html

George, Jack Russell gets Purple Heart

George gets metal for saving kids

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070508/od_afp/nzealandanimalsoffbeat;_ylt=AibEvk2dWFJF5B0cJz.rHBsDW7oF

Wag Hotel San Francisco

Charlie jumps in the new 5,600-gallon swimming pool at the new "Wag Hotel" in San Francisco, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The soon to be opened 35,000 square feet hi-tech hotel for dogs and cats includes more than 200 rooms, a grooming center and a large pet store. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/search.hosted.ap.org/wireCoreTool/Search?type=Photo&output_format=PARA&query=wag+hotel&SITE=FLMYR&SECTION=HOME

Melamine? Wheat gluten? Wheat flour?

Pet food probe: Who was watching suppliers
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-05-10-pet-food-cover-usat_N.htm
China Zeroes in on Food and Drug Safety
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-China-Pet-Food-Recall.html
Report: Chinese exec has been detained for 2 weeks
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-05-10-pet-food-side-usat_N.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/10/thursday/index.html
Investigation into contaminated fish feed grows
(CNN) -- Federal officials said Thursday that the industrial compound melamine, which is suspected of causing the deaths of thousands of pets nationwide, has been found in fish feed at a hatchery in Oregon and may have been sent to nearly 200 other companies.
The feed, found at Marion Forks Hatchery in Idanha, Ore., was used as a "starter diet" for juvenile salmon and trout, said Dr. David Acheson, assistant commissioner for food protection at the Food and Drug Administration.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it contacted the manufacturer, Skettring Co., and found that the same lot of feed was shipped to hatcheries in Willamette, Gnat Creek, Cole Rivers, Butte Falls and Leaburg, Ore.
"Hatchery managers immediately discontinued using any remaining fish feed from the lot in question and notified the FDA," the department said in a news release.
In all, Acheson said, Skettring has 198 domestic customers "that may or may not have received feed that contained the suspect lot." (Posted 5:29 p.m.)

Now it's in our Farmed Fish !!!!

Farmed fish fed contaminated material
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_he_me/food_contamination
FDA: Farmed fish fed meal contaminated with melamine
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2007-05-08-fda-melamine-fish_N.htm
Fish meant for humans fed tainted food
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/08/fish.food/index.html
China Says Firms Exported Tainted Protein to U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-china-petfood.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
New Food Agency Best for U.S. Food Safety: Lawmaker
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-food-agency.html

IT'S SAFE ??? TO EAT ???

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns speaks at the Food Marketing Institute comference in Chicago on Monday, May 7, 2007. Johanns said it's safe to eat pork and chicken from animals whoes feed was mixed with contaminated pet food that sickened or killed cats and dogs.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/hl/032107petfoodrecall/im:/070507/480/c3388c8d0ff04ce085c7ea47e30784bf;_ylt=Ajw2WfjV0IRi4QD2QKlVNaBsaMYA

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/07/food.contamination.ap/index.html

FDA: Contaminated feed poses very low risk to humans [RISK!!!!]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-05-07-feed-risk-to-humans_N.htm?csp=34

Mislabeled Products

The Glycerine Factory & Mr. Wang
From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisoned Medicine [Human]
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/world/06poison.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp
Pet food ingredient mislabeled, U.S. government says
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-05-04-petfood_N.htm?csp=34

How Much Is Your Dog's Life Worth?

Write to Sara Schaefer Muñoz at sara.schaefer@wsj.com
Flurry of Pet-Food Suits Spurs Effort to Boost Legal Value of Animal Companions
http://biz.yahoo.com/weekend/doglife_1.html

Pet Food Recall:Dog & Cat Owners Urged to Use US Sourced Food Only
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272613137.shtml
Officials order 20 million chickens held from market
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/05/petfood.recall.ap/index.html

FDA is overwhelmed and understaffed

Our view protecting pets and people:Food scares reveal FDA is overwhelmed, understaffed
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/05/post_6.html?csp=34
Most recent recalls issued by the six goverment regulatory agencies participating in recalls
http://www.recalls.gov/recent.html
China Makes Arrest in Pet Food Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/business/worldbusiness/04food.html
Pet food recall widens amid cross-contamination
About 8,500 complaint of related pet deaths,but!only 16 death confirmed!
LITTLE RISK FOR HUMANS!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070504/hl_nm/petfood_dc_2
Human food eyed in pet food recall probe
Pets that became sickened or died ingested larger dose of melamine because pet food makes up their entier diet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In addition, pork and poultry make up only a part of the human diet so the amount anyone might eat would be very small!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/ap_on_he_me/pet_food_recall_23
Report:Gluten exporter avoided reviews
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070504/ap_on_re_as/china_pet_food_recall_2
China Now Testing Food for Chemicals
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/world/asia/04cnd-petfood.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Opposing view:We're on the case
FDA is taking steps to protect food supply, adapt to global economy
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/05/post_7.html?csp=34

Gene males racing dogs fast

Gene makes racing dogs fast, study finds
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/sc_nm/genes_dogs_dc_1

Doesn't any one care

FDA limits Chinese food additive imports
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-04-30-chinese-imports-usat_N.htm
Feds: Millions have eaten chickens fed tainted pet food
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/02/pet.food.poultry/index.html

Fiesta Pooch Parade

Doggles protect my eyes when I ride in the car and stick my head out the window so the wind blows in my mouth.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/lf/050107fiestapooch;_ylt=Atw6gKtbFhxbH9O1XQaqY1xyWscF

Lilly to Market Antidepressant to Dogs

Eli Lilly Gets OK to Market Antidepressant to Dogs Who Act Up When Separated From Owners
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070425/eli_lilly_dog_antidepressant.html

Pet food to peanut butter

Q&A on melamine contamination of food
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_on_go_ot/food_contamination_q_a_2
U.S.examines if pet food contaminat in human food
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070424/hl_nm/petfood_testing_dc_4
Lawmakers upbraid FDA for food safety failings
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070425/hl_nm/petfood_congress_dc_1
China bans melamine in food products
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_on_bi_ge/china_pet_food_recall_4
N.C hog farm quarantined after melamine discovery
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-25-hog-farm-quarantine_N.htm?csp=34
Cnina:U.S. invited to help on food inspections
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-04-26-china-inspections_N.htm?csp=34

HUMAN FOODS TO BE TESTED FOR MELAMINE

Human foods to be tested for melamine
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-04-24-fda-pet-food-probe_N.htm
Hogs Ate Pet Food Tainted With Chemical
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Pet-Food-Recall.html
F.D.A.Says Livestock Were Fed Pet Food With Suspect Chemical
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/us/25petfood.html
U.S examines if pet food contaminant in human food
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWBT00687920070424?feedType=RSS
Victims'familis:Strengthen food oversight
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/24/food.safety.ap/index.html
Pet food scare prompts FDA to check imported human food
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/24/food.melamine/index.html

It' in his tail

If You Want to Know if Spot Loves You So, It's in His Tail
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/science/24wag.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Most Beautiful Bulldog

Rigss named the' Most Beautiful Bulldog'


Do you like my Doggles?

Do you like my outfits?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/interactives/_national/beautiful_bulldogs/index.html?SITE=YAHOO&SECTION=HOME

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_on_fe_st/beautiful_bulldog

U.S. Food Safety Strained by Imports

U.S. Food Safety Strained by Imports
"You don't have to be a Ph.D. to figure out that ...if someone were to put some type of a toxic chemical into a product that's trusted, that could do a lot of damage before it's detected"
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Imported-Ingredients.html
AP:U.S. food safety strained by imports
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-23-food-safety_N.htm

Car Sick Dogs

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-02-28-carsick-dogs_x.htm?POE=click-refer

Scientists:Genes determine dog's size

Scientists:Genes determine dog's sizes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070405/ap_on_sc/mini_mutts_6;_ylt=AhQRIL56V4k73bp.ZbZx5pRsaMYA

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN0520459920070405?feedType=RSS

Pet food recall keeps going

FDA U.S Food And Drug Adminisstration
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html
Sunshine Mills Voluntary recall certian brands dog biscuits
http://www.sunshinemills.com/press_release.html
Pet food scare:Details on recall
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/02/recall.links/

Maker of Tainted Pet Food Is Sued

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/us/05brfs-MAKEROFTAINT_BRF.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fM%2fMenu%20Foods
Pet deaths not easy to solve
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-04-05-petfood-probe-usat_N.htm
One possibility:Pet food adulterated on purpose
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/2007-04-05-petfood-probe-usat_N.htm
China Looks into pet-food links
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/china.petfood.ap/index.html

Pet Food Recall Includes Dog Biscuits

Bringing Pet Food Home
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/67861/bringing-pet-food-home
Wal-Mart dog treats join pet food recall
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070406/ap_on_re_us/pet_food_recall_11
China firm denies role in pet deaths food scare
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070406/bs_nm/petfood_china_dc_4
Pet food recall expands, some dog biscuits pulled
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070406/bs_nm/petfood_dc_6
22 Brands of Dog Biscuits Are Added to Pet Food Recall
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/us/06petfood.html?_r=1&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fM%2fMenu%20Foods&oref=slogin
China Says It Had Nothing to Do With Tainted Pet Foods
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/business/worldbusiness/06petfood.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fM%2fMenu%20Foods
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070406/bs_nm/petfood_dc_6

Beacon My Cousin

Hello this is Beacon my cousin. She lives in Florida.The Sunshine State. She loves her stroller. Every night after dinner she tells me there is this gorgeous woman and handsome dude, who walk around the neighborhood. I get to see owls and other birds. Some times I even go into the hardware stores.The people and friends wave and come up to say hello!

Every one tells Beacon how cute and spoiled she is. They don't have to tell her, she knows!

Melamine is used to make plastic,glues,flame retardants, fertilizers

Cats fare worse in food contamingation
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_on_bi_ge/pet_food_recall
Pet food recall expands to new wet brand
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_on_go_ot/pet_food_recall
New York Times/Times Topic:Menu Foods
http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=pet+food+recall&srchst=nyt
List of recalled pet foods grows longer
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/31/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html
Cat may be more sensitive to pet food contaminant
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/31/pet.food.recall.cats.ap/index.html
Nestle'Purina Hills join pet food recall
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-31-pet-food-recall_N.htm?csp=34

Recalls spurs demand for organic pet food

Recalls spurs demand for organic pet food
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070330/ap_on_bi_ge/pet_food_organic
F.D.A. Test Show Chemical in Pet Food
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/30/us/30cnd-pet.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Melamine in pet food, wheat gluten from China:FDA
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWEN594320070330
FDA finds new chemical in recalled pet food,
FDA says chemical used in plastics found in recalled pet food
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/30/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html
Dry pet food producers also received chemical-tainted supply
Neither aminopterin as a rat poison or melamine as a fertilizer is authorized for use in USA,but they are both used in Asia
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-30-pet-food-recall_N.htm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17870750/from/ET/

Pet food maker to pay for vet bills/Some Q&A

For cat and dogs life is a bowl of........Some Q & A
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/weekinreview/25basics.html
Pet food maker to pay for vet bills
http://search.usatoday.com/search/search.aspx?qt=news%2Cyss%2Cweb%2Crel%2Cimg%2Ctop10%2Ckmatch&nr=5&s=sb&kw=rat+poison&goBtn2.x=14&goBtn2.y=12
Probe of tainetd pet food eyes ingredient from China
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/24/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html

Couldn't Sleep

I tossed and turn last night. I kept on thinking of my two friends who's cats had died last month from kidney failure. The vet said they were sickly, the vet gave medicine, steroids, over night for more test. Nothing worked. Now we can only figure, coincident,I think not.
I kept thinking what if it was me feeding my pets "RAT POISON"
We go out of our way to feed them well. Give them a comfortable and warm place to sleep.
Take en for rides, take em on vacation, throw the ball and they chase it.Feed them and they eat knowing we will do them no harm.
I hear the low number of death from the RAT POISON, what about my friends cats?
What about all of the others that just had kidney failure?

OMG RAT POISON IN PET FOOD!!!!

How can this happen to our loved ones. They protect us, we must protect them!
Rat poison found in tainted pet food
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070323/ap_on_re_us/pet_food_recall
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Science/Animals_and_Insects;_ylt=AtAfDYzG8c8sqVFGNMEMtr5xy14A
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/us/23cnd-petfood.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWEN573820070323?feedType=RSS
http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/23/news/companies/pet_food.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

Organic pet food market may beneifit

Organic pet food market may benefit from recall
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/wl_canada_nm/canada_petfood_recall_organic_col_2

More on pet food recal

Chicago woman sues over pet food recall
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_re_us/pet_food_recall
This on has the top Search movers
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/66840/pet-food-recall-scares-searchers
Questions and ideas on making your pet food
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFtMXI2N3ZvBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEX3MDMzk2NTQ1MTAzHNlYwNmcm9udCBwYWdlBHNsawNGUC1Ub2RheUludA--?qid=20061201050240AA5TC2E&fr=hp
A U.S. woman is suing the manufacturer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6475067.stm

Pet food being recall/deaths

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070316/ap_on_bi_ge/pet_food_r
This is more info from The Columbian news paper
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/03202007news117574.cfmecall
It just keeps on going! This one is from the Las Angles Times
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-petfood20mar20,1,2680377.story

March 13 2007 Iditarod winner

Anchorage Times http://www.adn.com/iditarod/

Live Finish Tonight!
Don't miss history in the making.
Lucky number 13 is proving its power as Lance Mackey could be the first to cross the Burled Arch in dramatic style tonight! Mackey set out to win this race with fierce determination, and maybe a little superstition: both his father and his brother won before him wearing bib #13. Now, Lance could be the third Mackey to win the Iditarod sporting bib #13 himself.
All this is happening on the 13th day of March 2007!
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March 13 2007 Iditarods finish tonight

Alaska / more http://www.examiner.com/State-Alaska.html?cid=gaw-12394150
KOYUKLance Mackey Leads Iditarod Near Finish
14 mins ago - It looks like it's Lance Mackey's race to lose. Mackey was leading the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and closing in on the finish line in Nome, perhaps reaching the end of the Iditarod trail sometime late Tuesday.Mackey arrived at White Mountain in the early morning hours Tuesday, with Paul Gebhardt of Kasilof pulling in about 3 hours later. Both will take a mandatory 8-hour rest before making the final 80-mile push to the finish in Nome
Live Finish Tonight!
Don't miss history in the making.
Lucky number 13 is proving its power as Lance Mackey could be the first to cross the Burled Arch in dramatic style tonight! Mackey set out to win this race with fierce determination, and maybe a little superstition: both his father and his brother won before him wearing bib #13. Now, Lance could be the third Mackey to win the Iditarod sporting bib #13 himself.
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March 12 2007 Iditarod

Images from the Trail
March 11, 2007 Logistics coordinator for Unalakleet, Petie Peterson writes a pilot load on the board at Unalakleet. Keeping track of people, gear and dropped dogs to get them moved up and down the trail is a monumental task during Iditarod. Photo by Jeff Schultz.
Recent Iditarod News and Articles
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Lance Mackey Racing Toward Historic Finish
— Chas St. George
Lance Mackey is on the run in “The Last Great Race to Nome.” Mackey is dashing toward the Burled Arch wearing bib #13. That number has a tremendous amount of significance for Lance.
“My Dad (Dick) and my brother (Rick) won this race in their sixth attempt wearing bib #13. This year marks my sixth Iditarod and I intend to wear bib #13,”
said Mackey. He went on to say,
“I believe I have the team and the ability. This year I am going to put it all together and the Come Back Kennel goal for 2007 is to make sure that there is a third Mackey on the list of Iditarod Champions. This is my year!”
The 36 year-old Mackey has already achieved greatness in the Yukon Quest — winning the last three years in a row.
Right behind Mackey is another musher who has Nome on his mind, Paul Gebhardt. Gebhardt and Mackey are from the same neighborhood — Kasilof, Alaska. Both mushers have great teams and they're stirring up a lot of excitement. Behind Mackey and Gebhardt are Martin Buser, Zack Steer, and Jeff King.
There’s still a lot of race left with a finish that could be one for the history books!!!
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Kim Slade, Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail™
From Trail Tidbits 15, March 11 — "I have had some unique culinary experiences this trip. I had moose stew at several villages in Athabascan country and now that I am on the coast with the Inupiaq, I have had Muktuk, which is raw whale, and beaver bacon. The Muktuk tasted like a chewy, very oily sushi (it would have been better with some wasabi). The beaver bacon had a strong taste and the texture of liver. The moose was similar to a beef boiled with vegetables and broth. All were pretty tasty, but my favorite was the moose stew! " Read more…
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ZUMA, Famous Iditarod K-9 Mushing Reporter
March 11 — "...Just a couple more days and we will see which of the four front teams becomes the 2007 Iditarod Champions. Martin Buser and Jeff King are seasoned champions and know what it takes. Paul Gebhardt and Lance Mackey want to win their first Iditarod very much." Read more…
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March 12, 2007
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Top Rankings 3:24pm (AST)
1
Lance Mackey
2
Paul Gebhardt
3
Martin Buser
4
Zack Steer
5
Jeff King
6
Ken Anderson
7
Ed Iten
8
Mitch Seavey
9
Ramy Brooks
10
John Baker
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Leaders In Motion
Gebhardt Forced To Chase
Mackey Pulls Out
Mackey Relaxed in Koyuk
Mackey Into Koyuk
Sonny Lindner, Welcome To Kaltag
Ray Redington Has Some Thoughts On The Race
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Iditarod March 11 2007

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Images from the Trail
March 10, 2007 Sebastian Schnuelle and team run up the bank of the Yukon River on Saturday to Anvik. Photo by Jeff Schultz.
Recent Iditarod News and Articles
03/10/2007 Joe Runyan's Update 17: King into Kaltag First
03/10/2007 Joe Runyan's Update 16: Buser First to Eagle Island
03/09/2007 Joe Runyan's Update 15: Buser Pushes thru Greyling
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Kim Slade, Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail™
Trail Tidbits 14, March 10 — "Day 8 of the Iditarod - Sunny, winds 25-35 mph gusting 45 mph, 0°F. After leaving Anvik this morning, we flew to Grayling, the last village until Kaltag. There were several teams resting around the village. Because it was Saturday, many of the school kids were wondering around soaking in the sites. I shared some shells with several students and then made my way to the school where I met the PT (principal/teacher) Maryland Johnson." Read more.
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ZUMA, Famous Iditarod K-9 Mushing Reporter
March 10 — "Jeff King snagged the lead, departing Eagle Island at 12:55 p.m. this afternoon. Martin Buser followed just five minutes later. Both teams are four-time winners of this race and want to make it five to match Rick Swenson's record." Read more...
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March 11, 2007
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Top Rankings 5:06pm (AST)
1
Jeff King
2
Lance Mackey
3
Martin Buser
4
Paul Gebhardt
5
Zack Steer
6
Ed Iten
7
Ken Anderson
8
Mitch Seavey
9
Ramy Brooks
10
John Baker
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Buser Chasing King!
King Wins Award
King First To The Coast
Dave and Tekla Monson Are on a Special Mission for Susan
Mitch Seavey's in Kaltag
Ken Anderson Thinking Aloudin Kaltag
Jeff Leads Martin out of Kaltag
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March 10 2007 Iditarod

Images from the Trail
March 9, 2007 Martin Buser is toasted by Brooke McGrath and chef Mick Hug of the Anchorage Millenium hotel for being the first musher to reach the Yukon river. Photo by Al Grillo.
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03/09/2007 Linwood Fiedler Scratches In Iditarod
03/09/2007 Dave Tresino Scratches In Mcgrath
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Zuma, Famous Iditarod K-9 Mushing Reporter
March 9 — Buser Takes the Lead "Martin Buser was the first musher to the Yukon River checkpoint of Anvik. He was treated to a seven course meal prepared by the Millennium Hotel Executive Chef, Mick Hug....After enjoying this great meal, Buser was presented with the best dessert of 3,500 crisp $1 bills by the Millennium's Food and Beverage manager, Brooke McGrath." Read more...
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March 10, 2007
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Top Rankings 2:52pm (AST)
1
Jeff King
2
Martin Buser
3
Paul Gebhardt
4
Lance Mackey
5
Ramy Brooks
6
Zack Steer
7
Ed Iten
8
Cim Smyth
9
Tollef Monson
10
Robert Sorlie
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Buser In and Out of Grayling
Ed Iten Moving Well!
Moose
Arnold Hamilton of Shageluk
John Baker On The Trail
Joe Runyan Talks to Tollef
Tollef's In the Hunt
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March 09 2007 Iditarod

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March 8, 2007 Jeff King and team run on the snowless tundra and tussock trail just prior to the Iditarod checkpoint on Thursday afternoon.
Recent Iditarod News and Articles
03/09/2007 Joe Runyan's Update: Steer Leads Pack
03/09/2007 Buser Reaches The Yukon First
03/09/2007 Deborah Molburg Bicknell Scratches In Rohn
03/08/2007 GB Jones Scratches in Rohn
03/08/2007 Deborah Molberg Bicknell Located in Ptarmigan Pass
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Kim Slade, Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail™
March 8 — "Probably the most exciting thing I did today was hike down the trail with Jeff Shultz to wait for some teams to pass. We had our spotter Danny in the air and when he announced that not one, but two teams were heading our way, we got into position. The first team to pass by was Martin Buser, with Jeff King following close behind! WOW!! What a treat!! " Read more.
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March 9, 2007
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Top Rankings 2:38pm (AST)
1
Martin Buser
2
Jeff King
3
Lance Mackey
4
Paul Gebhardt
5
Zack Steer
6
Ken Anderson
7
Robert Sorlie
8
Jason Barron
9
Aliy Zirkle
10
Aaron Burmeister
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King Is In Anvik and Will Rest 8 Hours
If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It
Paul Pauses in Shageluk
Buser Enjoying Meal
Shageluk Rolls Out The Red Carpet For Lance
Jeff King Blazes Through Shag!
Buser First to the Yukon
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March 08 2007 Iditarod

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March 7, 2007 Tollof Monson runs past old mining buildings in the Ophir District shortly before reaching the Ophir checkpoint. Photo © 2007 by Jeff Schultz.
Recent Iditarod News and Articles
03/08/2007 Ben Stamm Scratches in Nikolai
03/08/2007 Mackey is the First to Reach Iditarod
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March 8, 2007
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Top Rankings 1:58pM (AST)
1
Lance Mackey
2
Paul Gebhardt
3
Ed Iten
4
Mitch Seavey
5
Tollef Monson
6
Cim Smyth
7
Ramey Smyth
8
Zack Steer
9
Jeff King
10
Martin Buser
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GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award Presentation in Iditarod
Lance Mackey is First into Iditarod
Jim Lanier Aerial — On The Trail to Ophir
Joe Runyan in Ophir with his Analysis
Jeff King Will Try To Run to Iditarod
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March 07 2007

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March 6, 2007 A Cim Smyth dog rests as the sun sets at the Nikolai checkpoint on Tuesday evening. Photo © 2007 by Jeff Schultz.
Recent Iditarod News and Articles
03/07/2007 Scott White Scratches in Rainy Pass
03/07/2007 Perry Solmonson Scratches in Rainy Pass
03/07/2007 Millennium Alaskan Hotel's Yukon River Award
03/07/2007 Dan Huttunen Scratches in Rainy Pass
03/07/2007 Tom Roig Scratches in Rainy Pass
03/07/2007 Joe Runyan's Update 10: Takotna
03/06/2007 Buser First To McGrath
03/06/2007 Richard Hum Scratches in Rainy Pass
03/06/2007 Randy Cummins Scratches in Rainy Pass
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New Educational Materials
2007 Curriculum Challenge winners will be announced tomorrow! Teachers, you can look forward to great new teaching tools created by fellow educators currently using the Iditarod in their classrooms. 2007 Curriculum Challenge classroom materials will be listed in the Curriculum Challenge section tomorrow morning! Until then, check out the inspiring material from 2006.
March 7, 2007
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Top Rankings 3:07pM (AST)
1
Lance Mackey
2
Paul Gebhardt
3
Mitch Seavey
4
Ed Iten
5
Zack Steer
6
Jeff King
7
Martin Buser
8
Jim Lanier
9
Robert Sorlie
10
Hans Gatt
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Martin Buser in Takotna
Zach Steer In Takotna
More Runyan Reaction in Takotna
Mackey Into Takotna
Sunset
Martin Buser On the Trail
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