DOG DRIVER: A Guide for the Serious Musher, 2nd Edition
Dog Driver is for anyone interested in sled dog training for dog mushing, recreational dog sledding or sled dog races. Based on personal sled dog experience in both dog sled racing and working sled dog teams, Miki and Julie Collins explain everything you need to know to select, raise and care for sled dogs, dog sledding equipment including sled dog harnesses, dog sleds and even clothing. Learn all about sled dog training and sled dog racing. Plus, in Dog Driver, you’ll get all the latest sled dog facts, know what it is really like to own mushing dogs and just what it takes to be among the top Iditarod dogs. Follow Miki and Julie through thousands of wilderness miles as they run their working sled dog teams to check on trap lines and deliver freight during the winter in the heart of Alaska.
THE SLED DOG TEAM FOR SLED DOG RACES AND WILDERNESS MUSHING
• Choose the appropriate gear for every dog sledding job.
• Recognize and correct medical and psychological problems.
• Learn to handle a wide range of trail conditions.
• Make money with your sled dog team.
• Repair sled dog harnesses, dog sleds and other dog sledding equipment while on the trail.
• Prepare for sled dog races and extended wilderness mushing.
Hardcover, 6 x 9, 385 pages, illustrated, glossary, resources, index
AUTHORS MIKI AND JULIE COLLINS
Miki and Julie Collins have been running sled dogs an average of 2,000 miles a year since 1974, hauling freight, traveling an 80-mile trap line, and exploring the wilderness of interior Alaska and Canada. They have competed in several major sled dog races and given dog sled tours in Denali National Park. They’ve written three books and are regular contributors to Mushing Magazine and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner along with numerous articles published in Dog Fancy, Field and Stream and other publications.
DOG DRIVER CONTENTS
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The essential sled dog
Sled dog psychology
Sleds, rigging and gear
Quality food for quality performance
Pay attention to details: maintenance
Musher’s medical manual
No foot, no dog
The next generation: breeding, raising and training pups
Trails and Trail conditions
On the trail
Team training
The dog team traveler
The exhilaration: sprint racing
The challenge: Long-distance racing
The working team |
REVIEWS FOR DOG DRIVER
“. . .very interesting reading for the sled dog enthusiast.”
– Joe Runyan, Iditarod champion
“. . . an excellent book for beginners as well as professional. It is the most detailed and updated book on the market. . . I recommend it to ALL beginner mushers.”
– Reader review
“ . . a book all who ever wanted to drive a team, who are driving a team, or who have drove a team should have. It has something for everyone.”
– Reader review
“Although the title implies that the book is for the 'serious musher’, it should properly read ‘any musher’. Each topic is dealt with in a practical manner.”
– Reader review
“I loved it. I would recommend it to anyone who is an experienced musher or a beginner.”
– Reader review
