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		<title>Attitude and burnout article</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/attitude-and-burnout-article/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to post a link to this article about sled dog psychology, and specifically recognizing burnout and fostering a happy attitude in your kennel. Even if this is nothing new to you, it&#8217;s a good reminder as the fall training grinds on and the miles get longer as we wait for decent snowfall. It&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=655&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Camping&#8217; with sled dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heads up: I have a new article posted on the Momentum dog food web site, \Dr. Tim&#8217;s Pet Food Company &#8211; Champions&#8217; Corner, or short url: http://bit.ly/3SwTsk. There should be more articles coming over the course of the winter. Parts of them may be posted right here as well.
The article is part of a mini [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=653&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More wet dogs</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/more-wet-dogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kasilofmusher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Racing season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fall training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There isn&#8217;t a lot of excitement, usually, during the slog days of fall training, and it has been a fairly typical year so far. We&#8217;re running a little longer than when we started, but the temperatures have remained stubbornly high, so water breaks are a major plus for the dogs. I&#8217;ve started running the team [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=642&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New page, showing (some of) my dogs</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/new-page-showing-some-of-my-dogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve added a page showing some images of the guys and gals I&#8217;m working with this winter. It&#8217;s under the heading of &#8220;The Crew.&#8221; The page is not comprehensive yet. It will include the adults and maybe a few puppy shots.
Also, yes, some of the images are blurry, so I will work on improving some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=594&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Here we go again&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/here-we-go-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kasilofmusher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Racing season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 season is officially under way here, in Kasilof, despite the lingering warm weather we&#8217;ve enjoyed lately.
I&#8217;ve been taking the dogs on runs in the evenings, which wouldn&#8217;t be possible if our trail didn&#8217;t cross a wetland between two lakes.

The trail is submerged under a foot of water for a good 40 yards. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=564&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lease my dog team for Iditarod or Quest</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/lease-my-dog-team-for-iditarod-or-quest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 03:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kasilofmusher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iditarod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yukon Quest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE &#8212; Change of plans. Most of my adult dogs are going to run with other teams in the Iditarod and Quest this year. I&#8217;m focusing my winter on some very promising yearlings, led by three or four older vets. More posts coming soon, since the season is now under way&#8230;
- Jon

I&#8217;m looking for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=558&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A couple of real studs</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/a-couple-of-real-studs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kasilofmusher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off Season]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The headline reads like a joke, but I&#8217;m not kidding. I have two dogs in the kennel that I consider worthy enough to offer out to stud. Click on the thumbnails of these two dogs &#8212; Solomon and Panther &#8212; to see a larger image. You can also see more descriptions and their faces here.

Solomon
One [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=514&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dogs for sale</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/dogs-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kasilofmusher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have four dogs for sale this year, all with real racing experience and some capable of running in lead. I don&#8217;t ask a lot of money for my dogs, generally. E-mail me with any questions. Click on the thumbnail images of these guys to see a full-size photo, and you can find photos of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=510&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>March is the &#8217;sweet spot&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/march-is-the-sweet-spot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kasilofmusher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Racing season]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[breaking trail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenai Peninsula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March in Alaska]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s what a friend of mine called this time of winter in Alaska, when you&#8217;ve got 12 hours of daylight and the snow is hard-packed and the daytime temperatures are warm.

It&#8217;s great to get out and have a little fun, and I haven&#8217;t been here for it since 1998, being tied up either running the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=504&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And the race goes on&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jonlittle.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/and-the-race-goes-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kasilofmusher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iditarod]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to popular belief, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race does not end when the nose of the first dog crosses the finish line. There&#8217;s 35 other teams out there still &#8220;racing&#8221; at that point.

Now that the top 20 is being fleshed out, there&#8217;s still some stories down the trail; some good, some bad. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jonlittle.wordpress.com&blog=3424846&post=501&subd=jonlittle&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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