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Dog Of The Week: Tamere

May 18, 2015 by Sarah

Whenever I picture Tamere, I picture here in a ballerina costume. She’s a tough feisty female. She’s a very girly dog and she owns every bit of it. Tamere is a female in charge and she is 100% ok with letting you know that.

I should know. You see,  Tamere and I have a very long drawn out and overly dramatic history together. For a long time, I was the other-woman to Tamere. Travis was her man.  Travis got Tamere when she was young from another musher — “too young,” he’ll say sometimes looking back now — and so he raised her inside and took her everywhere with him. As a puppy she spent many nights curled up next to him in bed (I am sure she loved every minute of it) and bonded fiercely with him.

Then, of course, one day  I entered the picture and everything changed.

Tamere tolerated me — at first. You see, she’s the type of dog that can’t help but be friendly. But, like a  teenage girl, she soon came to see me as an enemy. As the other woman. As the thing she had to fight for Travis’ attention.

Of course, she utterly despised me.

She was very subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle in how she showed it. One one particularly memorable occasion in the fall of 2012 when Travis started training for Iditarod, he choose to camp the team right outside our house. He came inside and got a sleeping bag and curled up with the dogs. It was a beautiful night so I followed suit. I went to lay my sleeping bag down next to Travis who was curled up with Tamere, but she would have none of it. She put her hackles up started barking at me.

This is my turf. She said.

Travis laughed. “Well, the lead dog has spoken. Sorry, inside for you tonight honey!”

You can imagine how put out I was by that.

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She would often act friendly to me when Travis was around but as soon as he’d leave she would bark at me as if to say go away you’re not welcome here.

And once, by my own ignorance and sheer stupidity, Tamere got me completely tangled in the gangline. I was the evil-step-mother and it seemed like she would do anything to chase me off.

It didn’t work.

And then, with time, she softened.

Tamere is one of the spunkiest dogs in our kennel and has one of the biggest personalities. When I think of Tamere, I always think of her in a ballerina costume. How this idea first sprang into my head I could not tell you, but I can tell you that I think it is fitting. She is a very graceful and determined dog. Although she doesn’t always believe in herself, with encouragement she has done some pretty amazing things. She is another small dog with a big heart.

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Zema and Tamere at the start of the 2013 Iditarod.

 

We love you Tamere! Thank you for all your hard work over the last few years. Tamere has two young pups in our kennel, Coda and Bensen. They share their mom’s incredible zest for life and over-the-top personalities.

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A lot of the time, we are running teams of 8+ dogs A lot of the time, we are running teams of 8+ dogs. It’s more practical with a lot of dogs in training. That being said, there is something magical about breaking things down and working with the dogs one on one in smaller teams. This is especially true for our youngest teammates!

In this video, 16-month-olds Keister and Tucker are working as a lone pair. With no one else to guide them, the pups get their first experience taking commands without the pressure of having other dogs “chase” them. They also get to practice lining out and staying forward oriented.

Working at night with young leaders, a headlamp also becomes a great tool as we can easily show the trail we want the dogs to take. 

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Under the pine boughs we go. Fresh snow makes fo Under the pine boughs we go. 

Fresh snow makes for fun runs and acrobatic mushing as you dip and dive to dodge the low hanging branches. On occasion, we use our axes to cut out trees too low to safely pass under. These momentary stops are an opportunity for the dogs to cool off and for us to stop and enjoy a warm thermos of tea.
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Sunshine, mountains, and snow in the not so distan Sunshine, mountains, and snow in the not so distant future.🤞🏻

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In the early days of fall, sometimes the cool morn In the early days of fall, sometimes the cool morning air gives way to a lingering sun-kissed warmth. When that happens, the dogs are all too eager to mush down the many little stream beds near our home.

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Hobie, with a salmon snack.⁠ ⁠ Our dogs eat fi Hobie, with a salmon snack.⁠
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Our dogs eat fish as part of their diet. Did you know that at the height of training and racing, sled dogs consume a whooping 13,000 calories a day? These dogs can pack away the food!⁠
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Calysta and Goblin demonstrate some of the gear we Calysta and Goblin demonstrate some of the gear we use to protect our dogs out on the trail.⁠
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PHASMA. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Or as we lovingly call her " PHASMA. ⁠
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Goodbyes are the hardest part of mushing but an in Goodbyes are the hardest part of mushing but an inevitable part of owning a kennel. It never gets easy.

Today we said “see you later” to 8 dogs: Lizzie, Wrestler, Vrabel, & Mouse who left for Delta Junction and Schooner, Zema, Breck, & Check who headed off to Nome.

Dogs leave our kennel for various reasons but  generally it can be summed up by that they will have more and better opportunities elsewhere or to provide talent in their new home that is needed.
Just because they leave our yard, doesn’t mean they leave our heart. 💕💕💕

(And yes, I still cry every time )
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Delta. This spitfire finished the 2019 Iditarod w Delta.

This spitfire finished the 2019 Iditarod with Sarah and the 2020 Kuskokwim 300 with Travis.

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These incredible scientific tools are an important part of the pre-race dog care that goes into competing in a 1,000 mile long race.

Many incredible volunteers put in countless hours to help mushers ensure that dogs heading out on the trail don’t have any unseen medical conditions.

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Movin & groomin! . . . Trail work never ends. Keep Movin & groomin!
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