[Trdma-l] FW: PRIDE Guidelines Committee Seeking Input

[pride guidelines committee]

It has been 9 years since the Mush with PRIDE sled dog care guidelines were
last updated.  The Mush with PRIDE guidelines committee is seeking your
input to help us bring the guidelines up to date and ensure they reflect the
best available current knowledge about the appropriate care of working sled
dogs.  

 

During the last decade science has learned more about dog physiology,
psychology and behavior than was known throughout the previous 30,000 years.
Much of that scientific knowledge was acquired partly or wholly through the
study of working sled dogs with the assistance, and sometimes under the
direction of, dog mushers.  Much of those scientific discoveries support
traditional sled dog kennel practices that have been in continuous use for
well over a century, while some of it corrects or refutes misconceptions
that have persisted among dog mushers for many decades.  

 

To help guide the guidelines update effort, we are asking you to first
review the old guidelines, which are available on-line at
http://www.mushwithpride.org/SleddogCareGuidelines.htm.  Then answer the
three questions below.  

 

1.  What changes do you feel should be made to the Mush with P.R.I.D.E. sled
dog care guidelines?

 

2.  Why do you feel these should be changed?

 

3.  Can you provide a professional or scientific citation to support the
changes?

 

Please submit your input to pride at tworiversak.com.  Your input will be
compiled and submitted to the full committee for consideration as we plan
the new updated edition of the guidelines.

 

Thank you for your assistance with this very important project.

 

 

 

 

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