On a moonlit winter night, a team of dogs pulls a sled, taking the narrator and readers on a wondrous ride through the snow, into and out of the woods.

It is a ride you'll wish would never end.

Through this exquisite prose poem, Gary Paulsen shares the joy, the beauty and the grandeur of the outdoors.

With his joyous text and Ruth Wright Paulsen's exuberant and expressive illustrations, Dogteam is a celebration of nature, a dance that invites everyone to join in.

Reading level: ages 4-8

This is a realistic story set in the far north, both in an Eskimo village, and in the wild tundra.

The story is about an Eskimo boy who has a vague sense of discontent. His father recommends that he go visit with an old Eskimo man, who is steeped in the "old" ways.

Russel, the boy, ends up living with the old Eskimo man, learning the old ways, and dropping out of school. No one seems to mind because he is still learning valuable things.

Reading level: Young adult

In this inspiring true-life story, readers meet a puppy whose boundless energy almost gets the best of him.

But dog musher, Pam Flowers, sees potential in this exuberant youngest, and Douggie's intelligence and persistence ultimately earn him the position of lead dog for a dangerous 325-mile expedition to the Magnetic North Pole.

Douggie faces many challenges along the way, but even Pam doesn't know how Douggie will react to the biggest test of all: a run-in with a polar bear!

Reading level: ages 4-8

The competitors in one of the world's toughest endurance contests, the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, must be resourceful, rugged, and resilient. Often they must make life and death choices.

These are the stories in their own words of the men and women who challenge the elements.

Includes first-person accounts from Dick Mackey, Libby Riddles, Rick Swenson, Susan Butcher, Rick Mackey, Martin Buser, Norman Vaughan, Joe Redington Sr., Dewey Halverson, Kathy Halverson, Joe Garnie, Mary Shields, Terry Adkins, DeeDee Jonrowe, Tim Osmar, Jerry Austin, Joe Runyan, Rudy Demoski, Jon Van Zyle, Jacque and Claire Philip, and Lavon Barve.

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed...to choose an idyllic site, fell trees, and build a log cabin...to be a self-sufficient craftsman...to be content with your own thoughts and company...Thousands have such dreams.

Few realise them.

This is the inspiring true tale of one man's journey to leave the rat race and live a simpler life in the wilderness.

Using journals, photographs, and a first-hand knowledge of his subject, Sam Keith has woven a tribute to a man who carved his dreams out of the Alaskan wilderness.

Libby Riddles wanted an adventure. At the age of 16, she left home for the snowy frontiers of Alaska, the Last Frontier.There her love of animals drew her to the sport of sled dog racing.

When she entered the Iditarod, the famous marathon from Anchorage to Nome, she was just another Iditarod Nobody. Twelve hundred miles later, having conquered blizzards, extreme cold, and exhaustion, she and her dogs crossed the final stretch of sea ice, miles ahead of the nearest competitor...and suddenly she realised: I will be the first woman to win the Iditarod.

This is the story of a courageous woman and her heroic dogs. This is the story of Libby Riddles's adventure.

A dog is man's best friend, right?

He is when it comes to Cookie, and Gary Paulsen reflects on the wonderful friendship they shared. Cookie is the lead dog on Gary's team of sled dogs and has been for a very long time. Gary and Cookie have traveled a lot of trails together. They have even competed in the Iditarod. Cookie has given birth to many puppies but always goes back to work. You might call Cookie a working mother.

In PUPPIES, DOGS, AND BLUE NORTHERS, Gary Paulsen tells his own story of love and friendship with his canine friend. If the strength and endurance of sled dogs interests you, you will love this book.

The road they have traveled is not always smooth sledding there are plenty of bumps along the way.

Children ages ten and up will love to learn more about these amazing dogs and the training that goes into being a successful musher.

This is an action-packed adventure and love story of a man and his one very special dog.

Mary Shields' best-selling book about her adventures on the winter trails with her sled dogs.

A book that captures all the beauty of Alaska. Sled Dog Trails is essentially her diary, taking her from a 20-year-old Camp Fire Girls counselor in Alaska to a true sourdough.

Mary went north in 1965 and fell in love with the greatness that is Alaska. She became one of the state's premier sled dog racers, and along the way came to epitomize that sense of spirit that may only be left in this country on Alaska's Last Frontier.

With a black part-Labrador lead dog named Cabbage, Mary became the first woman to complete the 1049 mile Iditarod sled dog race. Now each time she takes her team across the frozen North in competition or as her favourite mode of transportation, Mary Shields makes a simple statement.

Sled Dog Trails is her story of discovering nature and herself.

The Cruellest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic. A tale of astonishing bravery.

When gold rush fever hit, the Alaskan town of Nome sprang from being a far flung outpost to a thriving frontier town. When the winter deep freeze descends, the Bering Sea is frozen. Before aeroplanes could cope with the extreme conditions, dog sleds were the only means of delivery from the outside world. As a result, Nome was cut off for months.

Imagine the terror, therefore, in the winter of 1925, when diphtheria was diagnosed and Nome's solitary doctor had to inform the town council that his fresh supply of vaccine had not been delivered on the last boat. The only chance to save the community from being wiped out was for dog sleds to deliver the vital serum from the nearest drop off point seven hundred miles to the south.

The Cruellest Miles tells the story of the heroic dog-sled drivers and their teams who made the journey through raging blizzards at temperatures of 60 below zero. It was a race against time that held all of America spellbound.

This book also presents the reader with a great deal of fascinating information about Alaska, Arctic life, the Eskimos, the history of dog sledding and the development of one of the world's final frontiers, enriched with authentic period photographs, detailed notes and fascinating appendices.

How do dogs perceive the world about them? How do they see, hear, learn, relate to their owners? How large are their brains, what is their emotional makeup? Why do they suffer from stress and how can it be coped with?

Over the last few years, a substantial body of knowledge has been built up about the psychology of dog behavior.

Combining more than twenty years of practical experience as a veterinary clinician with a personal knowledge and understanding of the latest international research, Dr. Bruce Fogle has written the most inclusive and relevant book on how the canine mind works.

A unique adventure into the lives of wolves seen from the inside of the pack through the eyes of 'Wolfman' Shaun Ellis.

This compelling story will both educate and enthrall the reader as Shaun shares his experiences living, eating and sleeping with the wolves.

He tells how he integrates himself into the pack and relates the trauma of losing pack members. Daisy, Zeva, Dakota, Zarnesti, Reuben, Zac will become as dear to you as they are to Shaun.

Experience the 'howlin' described in such intricate detail that you will feel you are there.

This book is a must for dog lovers and trainers, wolf enthusiasts, captive wolf keepers and lovers of nature and the countryside.

Full colour cover, soft back, 198 pages, many mono illustrations of Shaun's wolves.

by Lee Fishback.

Concentrates on the positive relationship between the driver and the team.

It is one of the best training texts available for experienced or beginning musher.

By Victor Rowell.

New revised version of the first book on weight pulling.

Emphasizes obedience and motivations.

Weight Pulling for dogs is a growing sport that offers healthy, entertaining competition for all kinds of dogs. Their owners find enjoyment and companionship as they develop better rapport and understanding which brings about an enhanced bond between dog and owner.

The author has enjoyed working not only with his Malamutes and mixed breed dogs, but is active in obedience training for all kinds of dogs.

Mel Fishback Riley. Full of useful information for the beginning musher. Topics include dog selection, temperament, basic training, getting started, equipment, puppy selection, lead training, kenneling, weight pulling, packing, feeding, breeding and more

The Speed Mushing Manual: How to Train Racing Sled Dogs (Paperback) by Jim Welch (Author)

Come along on a year long adventure with Pam Flowers and her eight sled dogs as they make an ambitious journey across North America's arctic coast.

The first woman to make that trip solo, Pam encounters intense blizzards, melting pack ice, and a polar bear.

Yet, in the midst of such danger, Pam also relishes the time alone with her beloved team.

Their survival - her survival - hinges on that mutual trust and love.

Balto's life as a sled dog is quiet - until tragedy strikes.

Dozens of children in the far off town of Nome become sick with Diphtheria. Without an antitoxin serum, they'll die - and the closest supply is 650 miles away!

The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled. But can the sled dogs deliver the serum in time?

Heading bravely into a blizzard, Balto leads the race for life.

Becky has always lived with her family in a log cabin in the Yukon, but when the fur market dwindled away, her father, a dog musher and trapper, had to quit trapping and she and her family moved into town.

Now her father is depressed: he doesn't laugh or talk to anyone. He tires easily and can't stand any noise or stress. Worse, he has lost interest in sled racing — a love that he and Becky once shared.

When spring comes, the family decides to go back to their cabin for the summer. Becky's mother hopes that going back to the mountains will cheer up Dad, but Becky has another plan. She's going to train her own dog team to race in the Junior Quest, a challenging five-day dog race across Alaska, in hopes of making her father happy.

The journey to the cabin will be a test for both Becky and her dogs. Will they make it to the cabin before the ice breaks? Will her mother give up on her father if he doesn't get better soon? And will her parents discover the secret that she has been keeping from them?

Reading level: ages 9-12

A story about Libby Riddles' cat, Danger.

Libby was the first woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Danger was rescued from the Nome dog pound and moved in with 57 huskies.

In rhyme and illustrations by Shannon Cartwright, the book tells of how Danger becomes a lead cat for the team.

Reading level: ages 4-8

Part husky / part wolf, Balto doesn;t know where he belongs. He's an outcast in Alaska, except to his true friends: Boris, the Russian snow goose, polar bear cubs Muk and Luk, and the beautiful husky, Jenna.

One day, a serious diphtheria epidemic spreads fast among the children of Nome. When a fierce blizzard closes off all routes of transport, there's no way to obtain life-saving medicine...unless a team of sled dogs can race 600 miles through the blinding Arctic storm and bring back antitoxin. But the dogs are lost in the frozen wilderness. Now, only Balto can rescue the team and save the children.

Balto is based on the remarkable true story of a hero who inspired a nation and became a legend.

In a journey of challenge and courage, three mushers run the long distance Iditarod sled dog race across the Alaskan wilderness.

For over a thousand miles, Mike Williams, a Yup'ik Eskimo and the "Sobriety Musher", Lynda Plettner, a 48 year-old grandmother, and Mike Nosko, a man determined to place "in the money", brave arctic temperatures, exhaustion, and difficult terrain to find purpose and self-knowledge in The Last Great Race On Earth.

86 minutes, narrated by Susan Sarandon.

At its core, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a test of wills; the will to take whatever you confront and find a way to overcome it.

On March 1st 2008, the world's greatest athletes on four legs led the way on a 1000 mile trail filled with every challenge Mother Nature could conjure up.

Epic blizzards and temperatures that turned snow pack into slush. Throw in hairpin free falls on glare ice, and winds tossing a combination of glacial dust and snow right at you, and you have just a glimpse of Iditarod 2008.

A record field of mushers started "The Last Great Race of Earth". And through the journey, a mushing legend was born, accomplishing something that has never been done before for the second year in a row.

Iditarod 2008: Deja Vu is the story of wills overcoming adversity. Iditarod Insider captures it all, along with the most breathtaking scenery ever documented on the Iditarod Trail.

Running Time: 90 mins

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race pits man and dog against the fierce winter elements on a 1,000 mile trek across the rugged Alaska wilderness.

Learn how humans and dogs develop a unique bond through hard work and companionship as they train and compete in "The Last Great Race on Earth".

Listen to Iditarod Trail veterans as they tell of their relationships with this special breed of canine and how that deep bond allows both individual and dog to reach an inner strength that goes Beyound Courage.

Dog Gone Addiction: Women of the Yukon Quest.

Hang onto your dog team and join three women tackling the grueling Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race.

Michelle Phillips, a young Canadian mother, Agata Franczak, a 48-year old Polish adventurer and Kelley Griffin, Alaskan veteran, test their limits racing their huskies 1000 miles through the Yukon and into Alaska’s frigid Interior.

Get an insider's view and find out why they continue to race despite seemingly insurmountable odds; treacherous icy and unmarked trails, steep descents down mountain passes, record cold temperatures and mental exhaustion.

Feel their pain as they question their abilities, and celebrate their triumphs when they overcome obstacles small and large.

This entertaining film will reveal why the lesser-known Yukon Quest is considered by many to be the toughest sled dog race on the planet.

Dog Gone Addiction is a spirited and uplifting account of what can be achieved when you face your fears.

Running time: 67 mins, plus additional bonus footage of 55 mins.

This 45 minute DVD gives you an insider's look at dogs and dog mushing from champion musher, Lance Mackey.

Lance Mackey is the preeminent long distance sled dog racer in the world! In 2007, and again in 2008, he made racing history when he won two 1,000 mile races back-to-back, the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, an incredible feat of endurance long considered almost impossible.

In February 2008, Lance won an unprecedented fourth Yukon Quest title, also winning the Veterinarian's Choice Award for excellence in dog care throughout that grueling race.

Lance Mackey comes from a family of sled dog racing champions. His father, Dick Mackey, helped create the famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1973 and then won that race in a famous photo finish in 1978. Lance's brother won the race in 1983. Lance, his wife Tonya, and their family make their home at Comeback Kennels near Fairbanks, Alaska.

In this video, Lance talks about his dogs, his races, his family legacy and his dreams for the future of sled dog racing!

Join Iditarod Grand Champion Martin Buser for a behind the scenes adventure as remarkable as the "Last Great Race" itself.

Exhilarating, unexpected, enchating, Martin Buser: For The Love of Dogs, explores what it takes to build a winning team.

Everyone with a dream and a dog should own this film.

Martin Buser: For The Love of Dogs, takes you from the puppy pens at famed Happy Trails Kennels to the renowned Iditarod Sled Dog race finish line, in Nome.

If you love dogs, you'll love this film.

An hour of fun for the whole family.

Jack London's immortal tale comes to glorious life amid the breathtaking beauty of the great Alaskan frontier.

Ethan Hawke stars as a young man trying to find gold in the treacherous Yukon valley to fulfill his father's dying wish.

Along his incredible journey, he meets a friend who will change his life forever...a magnificant wolf-dog named White Fang.

From the taming of a wolf, to the taming of the wild, he must find the courage to conquer his fears and become a man.

Terrific family entertainment, WHITE FANG is a spectacular outdoor adventure.

Cute husky puppy cover, approx 60 pages, spiral bound notebook

Cute plush husky bookmark.

Holographic Bookmark showing images from the Iditarod.

Turn them side to side to flip between the two pictures (both pictures shown).

Husky Puppy sitting in harness

These wonderful Mouse Mats are made by Gary Rolfe, Arctic Explorer. Dedicated and highly motivated, Gary is driven by his pure passion and love of adventure with his dogs. 25,000 purebred Greenland dogs live above Greenland's Arctic Circle. Gary has 18.

Mikkey - is a Greenland Dog and is trained and conditioned to carry his own pack. He’s capable of carrying a third of his own body weight. He lives with Gary in Greenland's Ittoqqortoormiit, the remotest inhabited place in the western world.

A beautiful Mouse Mat made by Gary Rolfe, Arctic Explorer. Dedicated and highly motivated, Gary is driven by his pure passion and love of adventure with his dogs. 25,000 purebred Greenland dogs live above Greenland's Arctic Circle. Gary has 18.

Girly - is a Greenland Dog she lives with Gary in Greenland's Ittoqqortoormiit, the remotest inhabited place in the western world. Girly is the only female in the pack of 18.

These wonderful mouse mats are made by Gary Rolfe, Arctic Explorer. Dedicated and highly motivated, Gary is driven by his pure passion and love of adventure with his dogs. 25,000 purebred Greenland dogs live above Greenland's Arctic Circle. Gary has 18.

Loads - Loads is one of Gary's lead dogs and runs up front as lead dog with Vital

These wonderful mouse mats are made by Gary Rolfe, Arctic Explorer. Dedicated and highly motivated, Gary is driven by his pure passion and love of adventure with his dogs. 25,000 purebred Greenland dogs live above Greenland's Arctic Circle. Gary has 18.

Coming Home - Is a mushers view of the dogs running down the slope to Gary's home in Greenland's Ittoqqortoormiit.

Grey and White 5 inch husky puppy

Kiska is an 11 Inch stuffed Siberian Husky puppy toy.

Kobuck is an 11 Inch stuffed Siberian Husky puppy toy.

Child's Beaker with Straw.

New design and chunky shape.

Plastic with large handle, lid and straw to avoid spills.

Silky soft pillow with plush husky applique and waggy tail. Approx. 12" square

Mittens are perfect for working in extreme cold, as they can be quickly removed and put on to allow for hands to operate on important tasks.  Mittens allow hands to quickly re-warm after exposure to the cold as the whole hand apart from the thumb is kept together.  Mushers and other dog runners such as skijorers use mittens ahead of gloves as when work needs to be done, clipping and unclipping lines and leads etc, as hands can quickly be removed and re-inserted.

Together with any fleece gloves underneath, these mittens will give protection even in -25°C.

Smooth layer inside helps easy hand removal and with additional clips for attachment to sled or other equipment.

Available in Medium or Large.
 

This childs T-Shirt is great as a gift for budding young mushers or young husky enthusiasts. Featuring a husky scene with wording shown below.

Printed with "Sleds & Trails & Puppy Dog Tails, that's what little mushers are made of! Alaska"
Sizes available: XS (2-4 years), S (6-8 years), M (10-12 years), L (14-16 years).

Available in Pink or Blue.

50% Cotton/50%Polyester.

Gee-Haw T-Shirt.

Available in Black only.

100% cotton.

Sizes available: Medium, Large and Extra-Large.

Hang (nearly)anything around the house from this cute little hook.

Mild steel coated in tough ,high density polyethylene.

6x6 Trivet/Tile/Coaster

Available as Siberian Husky or Alaskan Malamute.

Thick Alaska Socks in adult sizes.

Blue and Brown with Husky Dog Team motif on.

Sizes available: 8 years - Adult