Dog of the Week

Covy

21 February 2012

Age: 6, born in March 2005
Birthplace: Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge; Ely, MN
Parents: Lufa and Jens
Favorite position: Swing
Favorite quote: "A mother's paws* are made of tenderness and pups sleep soundly in them."--Victor Hugo

Covy is actually a nickname. It is short for Lady Covington of Wintergreen. I am a mama dog. I have two nine-week old puppies. When my puppies were just three weeks old, there was a blizzard here at Wintergreen. My puppies and I had been staying in the dog yard in a pen separate from all the other dogs. Well, this blizzard got me pretty worried for the wellbeing of my puppies. I broke down the door of our pen and carried the puppies one by one up to the lodge. We set up a very pleasant home under the lodge.

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Orion

12 February 2012

Age: 12, born in July 1999
Birthplace: Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge; Ely, MN
Parents: Ruby and Iggy
Favorite position: Lead
Favorite quote: "You have brains in your head. You have claws on your paws*. You can steer your sled to gees or to haws. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the dog* who'll decide where to go."--Dr. Seus.

I am a lead dog. I am a good dog. I listen...

Ramona

05 February 2012

Age: 4, born in March 2007
Birthplace: Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge; Ely, MN
Parents: Patches and Steve
Favorite position: Lead
Favorite quote: "The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid."--Claudia Lady Byrd Johnson

I don't know about this. Do I know you? I don't think I know you. You are a stranger. I will hide in my house until you go...

Buster

29 January 2012

Age: 11, born in June 2000
Birthplace: Tor Dixon's kennel, Quaanaq, Greenland
Parents: unknown
Favorite position: Lead
Favorite quote: "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."--Will Rogers

I was born in Quaanaq (ka-nok), Greenland. Tor Dixon, my previous owner was the curator of the Peter Freuchen Museum (a famous Danish explorer and writer). I came to...

Suma

23 January 2012

Age: 10, born in March 2002
Birthplace: Crockett Lake, near Ely, MN
Parents: Thule and Goofy
Favorite position: Swing
Favorite quote: "We should eat all of our provisions now so that we have less to carry."--Christopher Robbins, Winnie the Pooh
My full name is actually Suma Padme Ohm. I am white with very faint black freckles. I am doing this dogsledding thing for now, but really I would prefer...

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