Duncan da Husky @duncandahusky@redwombat.social
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I'm a pharmaceuticals engineer who herds cats in his spare time. Also at @DuncanDaHusky@twitter.com. Co-Coordinator of Furry Convention Leadership Roundtable (FCLR). He/him.
Joined Aug 2018
Here's a simply lovely story of great customer service. #uglydogs
RT @SusanArendt@twitter.com
Friends who have dogs, I need to tell you about this incredible interaction I just had with @barkbox@twitter.com.
BarkBox is a subscription service for dogs. High-quality toys and treats mailed to you every month. We had a subscription for yeaaaaaars.
This showed up in today’s mail with a wonderfully sweet message inside. Thank you so much, Cheri! #UglyDogs
(And next year we are totally collecting Twitter handles on the UglyDog Holiday Card Exchange form! [optional, of course])
RT @QuinceMountain@twitter.com
Our sled dogs have been enjoying carrying all the holiday #trailmail folks have sent our way this year. Here’s a lovely two minute spot where you can hear them in action—and meet the world’s best postal clerk, Carrie.
Via @KtThor@twitter.com at @WXPR@twitter.com #uglydogs
https://www.wxpr.org/post/trail-mail-northwoods-musher-carries-holiday-cards-sled-dog-local-post-office#stream/0
Today I remembered that I am part of the #Uglydogs Discord. Which I haven't opened since, uh, March or so. Imma mark it all read and go from there.
Hey #Uglydogs! Check your email inboxes if you joined in the Holiday Card Exchange.
Tonight's episode of @themoth@twitter.com (at least in Chicago) included a story from 2014 by Pam Flowers, who in 1993 mushed the entire Arctic coasts of Alaska and Canada, alone, 2,500 miles. It's a delightful story, and I need to find more of her work. https://themoth.org/stories/alone-across-the-arctic #UglyDogs
This is...inauspicious for dog mushing in 2021. (Personally, I think it's a good call, but I'm just some guy.) #UglyDogs
RT @ADNIditarod@twitter.com
The pandemic has taken the Yukon out of the 2021 Yukon Quest sled dog race, leaving behind the "Summit Quest," a 300-mile mid-distance race on the Alaska side of the border: https://www.adn.com/sports/2020/09/04/pandemic-takes-yukon-out-of-the-2021-yukon-quest-sled-dog-race/
I'm watching World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji on Netflix. Looking at it through the lens of the Iditarod, it makes a lot more sense to me now. Scores of teams, only a handful have a shot at winning. The rest are just there to prove they can make it to the end. #UglyDogs
Sometimes you’ve just gotta to commit to the outfit! #UglyDogs
I have officially reached “need a hat” level of quarantine hair. #UglyDogs
Nora and Charlie have been very good this week, so it’s time for a special treat. #UglyDogs
Good morning! Nora and Charlie want you to know that they believe in you (even if Charlie can’t see you). #UglyDogs
RT @igivearod@twitter.com
"A touch over a year ago, Wisconsin musher @BlairBraverman@twitter.com began her rookie run in the Iditarod sled dog race with 14 dogs and a sled full of supplies. With her spiritually was her husband @QuinceMountain@twitter.com and also thousands of supporters — the #UglyDogs — following along...
I want to give a special shoutout to @calen26@twitter.com and @msea1@twitter.com, who were the driving forces behind this year's #igivearod, assisted by @eMJayBuzz@twitter.com and @AK_chick@twitter.com. I helped with the website and threw in a few suggestions, but they were the ones who made it all happen this year! #UglyDogs
This whole series is so great. I love these short audio works because Alex's writing does such a great job of capturing the emotion of the mushers and the dogs. I need to listen back to the beginning, but I love all of the episodes that I've listened to. Thanks Alex! #UglyDogs
RT @coldfootfilms@twitter.com
One last #TalesFromTheTrail story (original fiction & creative nonfiction about dogs, mushing, and sled dog racing). The first one written, but last in this series. #MusherTwitter #UglyDogs
Today: "Not This Year"
Please share if you enjoy this. http://traffic.libsyn.com/tellmewhoyouarepodcast/Not_This_Year_Final.mp3?dest-id=592503
This is money raised for kids in remote Alaskan schools, plus a host of other Alaskan charities. It's not too late to join in! http://igivearod.com
RT @esp1371@twitter.com
Also as of this morning, the #igivearod is over $53,000.00!! #UglyDogs #Qditarod
I’ll say this: I was in the room in Anchorage when this call came in. I was so impressed how the volunteers moved quickly and put together a flight that got Cool Cat back to Anchorage from the middle of the Alaskan interior in just a few hours. https://www.ktva.com/story/41896494/i-thought-she-was-dying-in-my-hands-failor-says-iditarod-vet-saved-his-dogs-life #uglydogs
Iditarod Comms fun: A musher dropped 2 dogs earlier but was confirmed to have 13 dogs later. Speculation on where the extra dog came from:
- they had 15 dogs initially, one smuggled in the sled bag
- found a wolf on the trail, put it into harness
- magic! #Qiditarod #uglydogs
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I'm a pharmaceuticals engineer who herds cats in his spare time. Also at @DuncanDaHusky@twitter.com. Co-Coordinator of Furry Convention Leadership Roundtable (FCLR). He/him.
Joined Aug 2018
