The Iditarod . . . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

A great adventure?

Animal cruelty?

http://www.iditarod.com/race/






I love dogs. I know dogs love to work. Dogs who run and run (work) to the edge of endurance are . . . . ?

[pinboy3niner]

1. Which sled is Palin pulling?

I hear they have no chance this year. She is expected to quit halfway through...

[PBS Poll-435]

5. You must be thinking of the idiotorod

Her and Bachmann are expected to be competitive for a 3rd straight year.

[pinboy3niner]

6. HA!

:rofl:

[Lastactiongyro]

2. Its is one of the last great adventures.

I can think of only the Baja 500 as the only other race that is it's equal.


The arguments of dog cruelty don't wash. The dogs are bred expressedly for it, they live to pull. Dog fighting on the other hand is cruel. This isn't in my opinion.

Idtarod is a throwback to the way things used to be with man vs. nature. Likely may be that way again with the constant ignoring of climate change the weather engine is shifting gears, who knows what will happen.

Course my opinion is the future we are looking is a weird hybrid version of the movie "The Road" and "V for Vendetta"

[catnhatnh]

11. If it's "man vs. nature"...

...why use dogs?

[yesphan]

3. It's not the race itself

It's how the dogs are treated by their humans. Seems to me that the dogs really
love to do this. They are hard wired for it.

[Rabblevox]

4. I've had working ranch dogs. Idiattrod needs to be monitored, but...

not stopped.
Working dogs love to work, and the bond between a working dog and human partner is incredibly strong. Has anyone ever seen a dog happier than when they were running or chasing or working in concert with their human partner?

That being said, I would gladly eliminate every ornamental leg-fucking lap-dog on the planet without a qualm.

[Stinky The Clown]

7. We have a Shih-tzu. They were bred as "companions"

Little, fluffy, frufru, pointless animals.

Until you get one. She is every bit as worthy as our Border Collie and German Shepherd Dog.

And she's not a leg fucker.

[Rabblevox]

8. as long as she's not a leg-fucker, she is safe from my wrath. ;) /nt

[FLPanhandle]

9. There are instances of cruelty and over breeding

However, anyone who has been around Huskies knows the worst thing you can do to them is leave them behind.

[Rabblevox]

10. completely true /nt