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Dogs

     Dogs are still part of life in rural Alaska. Small and large teams are used for in and out of town transportation to haul wood, water and run trap lines and hunt. They are raised and trained for racing in order to prove their abilities for sale and win races. Every non musher fish camp has at least one for companionship and bears.

     Years back an informal survey done by members at a Tanana Dog Mushers meeting counted 47 dog teams in the village of Tanana in 1977. Counted were teams as small 3 dogs and family yards consisting of 70 or more. One fall back then, which is the season of highest numbers because of summer pups, another survey counted 1500 dogs in Tanana and about 450 people. Today there are about a dozen teams and a couple of family yards of 50 or so (and 300 persons). Tanana is one of the places still holding on to the use of dogs. Times are changing but the low salmon runs of the past 10 years has had alot to do with this decline which also has affected all areas of subsistence. With the runs hopefully rebounding now some more teams may return.

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Dog Photos from this area

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Few milies to go

Few milies to go

Dog Trail

Dog Trail

2007 Tanana Dog Mushers

2007 Tanana Dog Mushers

07 Serum Run Tanana7

07 Serum Run Tanana7

John Erhart 07

John Erhart 07

07 Serum Run Tanana6

07 Serum Run Tanana6

Eddie Streeper 07

Eddie Streeper 07

Big Mouth 07

Big Mouth 07

Greg Taylor 07

Greg Taylor 07

Lester Erhart 07

Lester Erhart 07

Dogs on flats

Dogs on flats

Early trail break, no snow

Early trail break, no snow

First trail to Tozitna trap camp

First trail to Tozitna trap camp

Joe dogs fixed

Joe dogs fixed

Pups on beach

Pups on beach

Rock island kennels

Rock island kennels

Christine Erhart 07

Christine Erhart 07

Time to move to Tanana

Time to move to Tanana

Trail Break Dec 04

Trail Break Dec 04

Trapline trail break

Trapline trail break

14 mile wind storm Alaska

14 mile wind storm Alaska

35 miles out of Tanana

35 miles out of Tanana

Another incredible sunset

Another incredible sunset

Camp kids and pups

Camp kids and pups

Chumper Flats

Chumper Flats

Dog Salmon camp

Dog Salmon camp

Dog flats no snow

Dog flats no snow

Dog lazy days

Dog lazy days

Dog race

Dog race

Dog racing

Dog racing

Dog travel food

Dog travel food

Dogs to fish camp

Dogs to fish camp

Harnesses and fur

Harnesses and fur

Kath race

Kath race

Kids To Kilo springs

Kids To Kilo springs

Pups on beach

Pups on beach

Race on home stretch

Race on home stretch

Raised with dogs

Raised with dogs

Ray Mountains

Ray Mountains

Rock island kennels

Rock island kennels

Split fish chum

Split fish chum

Stan dogfood

Stan dogfood

Summer dog

Summer dog

Dogs, wind, flats

Dogs, wind, flats

Tanana Top Dogs

Tanana Top Dogs

Trapline dogs strung out

Trapline dogs strung out

Dogs,back of 14 mile redone

Dogs,back of 14 mile redone

beach fish rack

beach fish rack

07 Serum Run Tanana1

07 Serum Run Tanana1

07 Serum Run Tanana2

07 Serum Run Tanana2

07 Serum Run Tanana3

07 Serum Run Tanana3

07 Serum Run Tanana4

07 Serum Run Tanana4

07 Serum Run Tanana5

07 Serum Run Tanana5

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