Rob

I look back on it now and I wonder what was I thinking.

I look back on it now and I wonder what was I thinking.

I look back on it now and I wonder what was I thinking.

I don't know what you know about moose, but if you travel out to the parks out west, they will tell you the single most dangerous animal you'll see out here isn't a grizzly bear, it isn't a timber wolf, it's a cow moose with a calf. And so in Alaska, it's always a concern because if you run into one with a calf, I've had friends that have had dogs that were stomped and killed.

I don't know what you know about moose, but if you travel out to the parks out west, they will tell you the single most dangerous animal you'll see out here isn't a grizzly bear, it isn't a timber wolf, it's a cow moose with a calf. And so in Alaska, it's always a concern because if you run into one with a calf, I've had friends that have had dogs that were stomped and killed.

I don't know what you know about moose, but if you travel out to the parks out west, they will tell you the single most dangerous animal you'll see out here isn't a grizzly bear, it isn't a timber wolf, it's a cow moose with a calf. And so in Alaska, it's always a concern because if you run into one with a calf, I've had friends that have had dogs that were stomped and killed.

Typical in the winter, a moose eats about 40 pounds of willows a day, which fills a 55 gallon trash can. And on cold winters, of course, the caloric needs are up. So they eat even more. So they tend to be more irritable. and a little more aggressive. So it adds a whole new layer to the word hangry.

Typical in the winter, a moose eats about 40 pounds of willows a day, which fills a 55 gallon trash can. And on cold winters, of course, the caloric needs are up. So they eat even more. So they tend to be more irritable. and a little more aggressive. So it adds a whole new layer to the word hangry.

Typical in the winter, a moose eats about 40 pounds of willows a day, which fills a 55 gallon trash can. And on cold winters, of course, the caloric needs are up. So they eat even more. So they tend to be more irritable. and a little more aggressive. So it adds a whole new layer to the word hangry.

But they don't necessarily want to get out of the way, because they're six foot at the shoulder, and they weigh about 1,400 pounds. Oh!

But they don't necessarily want to get out of the way, because they're six foot at the shoulder, and they weigh about 1,400 pounds. Oh!

But they don't necessarily want to get out of the way, because they're six foot at the shoulder, and they weigh about 1,400 pounds. Oh!

So when I'm out with a sled dog team, you don't have reins on them. So your leaders are your steering wheel, and your lead dogs might be between 40 and 70 feet in front of you, depending on how big a team you're driving. So they don't always see what you see.

So when I'm out with a sled dog team, you don't have reins on them. So your leaders are your steering wheel, and your lead dogs might be between 40 and 70 feet in front of you, depending on how big a team you're driving. So they don't always see what you see.

So when I'm out with a sled dog team, you don't have reins on them. So your leaders are your steering wheel, and your lead dogs might be between 40 and 70 feet in front of you, depending on how big a team you're driving. So they don't always see what you see.

And so on this particular training run, I was out several miles from our cabin and I went to make a right hand turn into the bush to go around a big loop. And as I told them to turn right, the leaders backed off like they saw something. I thought it was a squirrel or a rabbit. And then we turned behind and went around this big looper about 300 yards back in the bush. I come around the bend.

And so on this particular training run, I was out several miles from our cabin and I went to make a right hand turn into the bush to go around a big loop. And as I told them to turn right, the leaders backed off like they saw something. I thought it was a squirrel or a rabbit. And then we turned behind and went around this big looper about 300 yards back in the bush. I come around the bend.

And so on this particular training run, I was out several miles from our cabin and I went to make a right hand turn into the bush to go around a big loop. And as I told them to turn right, the leaders backed off like they saw something. I thought it was a squirrel or a rabbit. And then we turned behind and went around this big looper about 300 yards back in the bush. I come around the bend.

and it wasn't a rabbit or a squirrel, it was a cow moose with a calf. I don't blame the moose, because think about what she's thinking. We went by her once, now we're turning around, she sees it as aggression. So I slam on the brakes, I have to make a split-second decision. I'm a dog lover. I've been in dogs my entire life.

and it wasn't a rabbit or a squirrel, it was a cow moose with a calf. I don't blame the moose, because think about what she's thinking. We went by her once, now we're turning around, she sees it as aggression. So I slam on the brakes, I have to make a split-second decision. I'm a dog lover. I've been in dogs my entire life.