Archive for March, 2008

Iditarod Dog Race Update

Posted in March 17th, 2008

Quite unbelievable, Lance Mackey wins. He is from,
Fairbanks, AK, USA
Bib Number: 6
Final Position: 1
Checkpoint: Nome
Time In: Wed, March 12, 2008 02:46:48
Dogs In: 11
Finishing Time: 9 Days 11 Hours 46 Minutes 48 Seconds
Average Speed: 4.56 MPH
Lance Mackey, 36, was born and raised in Alaska. The 2007 Iditarod champion and three time Yukon Quest champion (and current record […]

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Dog Nurses Pig

Posted in March 6th, 2008

by joede in Dog Fun, Misc, Dogs

Incredible, this mother will nurse little piggy as her own. A family had a sow farrow 12 pigs. One of the pigs appeared pre-mature and was born with its eyes sealed shut. (Pigs are born with their eyes open.) They took it from the sow and put it with their dog that just had puppies. […]

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Iditarod Race Is On For 2008

Posted in March 5th, 2008

by joede in Dog Fun, Dogs

It’s unlike any other event in the world. A race over 1,150 miles of the most extreme and beautiful terrain known to man: across mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and windswept coastline.
Standings on Day 5
1 Lance Mackey IN TO Takotna 03/05 01:57
2 Jeff King IN TO Takotna 03/05 02:21
3 Kjetil Backen IN […]

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