darkwood-sleddog

[darkwood-sleddog]

truly pains me to see people with a novice understanding (if that) of dog powered sports and even less so an understanding of ethical breeding get a platform. bruuuuuh.

#dogblr #that acquaintance i publically called out for running her dogs on an 80 F day in summer #had had an 'accidental' litter by a 1 year old dog that same year #and i suspected it was NOT accidental #because lo and behold she has puppies again #puppies she does not have set homes for #from un health tested #un titled #non standard #non race tested dogs #so absolutely a joy for me to witness /s #she is well known locally and is very nice to me but i do not believe any of us are above criticism when animals are involved #just because you visit libraries with your dogs does not mean you 1.) know what you are talking about and #2.) have any ethicality to what you are doing #was it worth it to be insta famous locally for a year? time will tell

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our chainsaw has been having issues so we weren't able to take care of the entire tree that fell across the driveway (i clipped it back with my other arbor tools so we could walk/drive under it) but tonight a neighbor came out with their own chainsaw, without even asking, and just....took care of it for us. i love humans

#not dogs #life can be good and so can people #vermonters won't like say hi to you out in public #but we do DO this sort of thing for our neighbors #kind not nice if you know what i mean

[darkwood-sleddog]

how is Sigurd's paw/dewclaw doing? i read your post about his dewclaw being injured

The damaged claw was pulled out that same night at the emergency vet and it has since healed beautifully. he's doing great right now!

#dogblr #faq #sigurd #it was a rough few months with the shoulder injury and then the dewclaw but he's actually moving better than he has in a long time

[darkwood-sleddog]

4 mile pack with the doggies, weather was perfect!

#dogblr #alaskan malamute #dog #canine #sigurd #zombie #slash #working pack dog #40s and sunny? beautiful

[darkwood-sleddog]

The final batch of spitz breeds! 4/4! All done!

#dogblr #art #you were right to include Alaskan huskies #they’re genetically distinct enough to be picked up by embark as their own thing #and many lines of them are the last vestiges of indigneous interior village dogs

[darkwood-sleddog]

All together now! 🐕

[darkwood-sleddog]

this is albusthefakepitbull it won’t let me ask from that blog but anyway 😂 i am toying with the idea of vt as a move and wanted to know how the dog stuff is, i just wanna be able to take my dog to bite people without being hate crimed and try some low key sports nothing wild. i know that’s not really your jam but all my local to there friends are horse people. thanks !

I'm not super well versed in other sports beyond the mushing community here I'm going to be honest with you. I'd assume though if you moved here that you'd likely need to travel out of state for bite sports or a majority of organized sports for that matter. Everything in Vermont is small and our "population centers" do not compare to other states (second lowest population in the country bby) so we have less stuff in general. If you did southern Vermont you could travel into MA and if you did eastern Vermont you could travel into NH no problem, but then it becomes well...living in Vermont is usually a lot more expensive than those places.

My most important piece of advise is please visit before you decide. And not just Burlington or Stowe or any of the tourist traps. and not just in summer or autumn.

#faq #vermont #dog sports #i do love living her but i'm born and bred so that makes things easier in many ways #if you can deal with winter & mud season here you can survive #and there are many things i love about VT but it really depends on what you're looking for #hiking? yeah dude come on in there's plenty of that to go around #but organized sports? idk dude we don't have much

[darkwood-sleddog]

fucking hell. my town just threw away 4.5 million dollars for necessary infrastructure improvements we'd been working on for over 10 years. VOTE in your local elections people.

#not dogs #elections #i'm so. pissed.

[darkwood-sleddog]

April 8, 2024 Total Eclipse.

#not dogs #eclipse 2024 #do you like our okayish iPhone photos lol? impossible to capture what it’s actually like

[darkwood-sleddog]

totality was breathtaking. truly a wild experience.

#eclipse 2024 #literally walked out of my office and on to our town green to meet hubby and friends #had a local hot dog #and watched nature do its thing #crazy to think how humans have experienced totality over the course of our existance

[darkwood-sleddog]

Mud, mud, and more mud.

#dogblr #alaskan malamute #dog #canine #sigurd #zombie #slash #dog photography #working pack dog #and cars driving way too fast on our narrow ass road

[darkwood-sleddog]

Beloved

#dogblr #alaskan malamute #dog #canine #dog photography #slash #a baby boy that turns 5???? in June. I weep

[darkwood-sleddog]

Miss sticky rice.

#dogblr #alaskan malamute #dog #canine #zombie #dog photography #ma’am how am I supposed to do recall work with you if you will not leave my side #it’s bc she’s a little pig and wants treats now

[darkwood-sleddog]

Sigurd, the perfect model as ever.

#dogblr #alaskan malamute #dog #canine #sigurd #dog photography

[darkwood-sleddog]

Perfect little monster.

#dogblr #alaskan malamute #dog #canine #dog photography #slash

[darkwood-sleddog]

After yet ANOTHER wet snowstorm (a foot of snow) in April, and after yet ANOTHER multi day power outage, and after yet ANOTHER tree falling across my driveway during said outage all while prepping for an election on Tuesday let’s just say my patience for out of staters coming for the eclipse on Monday is zero. Zip. Sorry not sorry.

#not dogs #vermont #eclipse #am I happy for small businesses getting an influx of business #yes #am I annoyed that as a rural Vermonter in the path of totality #I can’t just fucking enjoy it without worrying about the massive influx of traffic #yes I am #am I going to laugh at every person trying to go down a dirt road during mud season right after a massive snow storm #also yes #I am tired.

[darkwood-sleddog]

Canicross���

#dogblr #alaskan malamute #dog #canine #sigurd #zombie #slash #dog photography #canicross #I’m…so…tired… #probably Sigurd’s best canicross session ever #again that endgament I’ve been talking about