The Ivakkak dog team racers departed at 9am yesterday for Umiujaq from Qitgirivik. It was a beautiful sunny morning with very light wind. At 10 a.m., 8 km after the start, Willie Cain’s dogs got hooked to an ice block, which…
The 2015 Ivakkak dog team race began today at 10am in Kuujjuaraapik. The Ivakkak dog team racers travelled 83.5 KM today. Peter Itukallak arrived first after 7 hours and 19 minutes of racing. Novalinga Novalinga came in 2nd and Harry Okpik came in…
If you’ve never been to the start of a sled dog race, it’s an experience to live once in your life. Generally mushers arrive at least an hour before departure to adequately prepare their gear and dog team. You’ll notice…
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Harry’s picking a number, no 6 !!
Here’s the Starting line up
A possible future lead dog for partner Richard Sirusilak, as he zooms around town with friends.
This week, over a hundred dogs were brought to Kuujjuarapik by plane and are now resting on the ice. A first round of examinations where accomplished on Saturday and the rest will be completed today. Up to now, the dog…
will be riding his snowmobile in minus 40 weather without fear of frozen fingers !
The last three dog teams were flown in today, aboard the specially adapted Air Inuit Dash 8
Deworming sled dogs months before the Ivakkak race is a standard of care. The presence of internal parasite in dogs is not only a reality in Nordic sled dogs but also in our domestic dogs down south. However, dogs in…
Lunch on trail, no matter the cold , the wind ! thank you
The floor of the airport celebrate the respect for the sled dogs with an artistic rendering by Peter Boy Ittukalak.
they will backtrack the trail from Puvirnituq to Kuujjuarapik this week
along the Manitounuk Islands and up to the Narrows at Richmond Gulf.
Tough decision for a musher and theveterinary, not to allow a dog to race;
For the past five years, I had the chance to monitor the health of dogs participating in Ivakkak, the annual traditional sled dog race held in Nunavik. Through this blog, I will talk about the ups and downs of a…
On our first night north of Kuujjuarapik, in Qitjirivik, was bathed in stars and moon lights
just a little ear cut can spill a lot of red on a white coat !!
they still had to cross the Payne River; I still had to rush myself to the finish line
to wear my action cam for a few miles after leaving Tasiujaq
