9 Comments

1. 
   briany · 2019-12-01 17:53

   Those are such gorgeous and healthy-looking huskies! :)

2. 
   awa-awa · 2019-12-02 13:14

   @briany
   Dear BRIANY
   Thank you for your opinion and evaluation.
   In these photos, two very young cables of an interesting breed Alaskan Malamute Sid and Gai. This is in a sense husky squared. They are not so fast, but very powerful.

3. 
   briany · 2019-12-02 15:51

   Ahhhh...... i am a bit surprised to learn that there are Alaskan Malamutes in Siberia. :) I used to breed and run Eskimo huskies in Canada's Arctic and those dogs were also built for strength rather than speed but were not quite as big as Malamites. Are Sid and Gai used for pulling sleds at all?
   Cheers,
   Brian

4. 
   awa-awa · 2019-12-02 16:43

   @briany
   Dear Brian.
   No. Their owner, when he took them, dreamed about it. In our region people sledding rides only at competitions. But he did not reach the sports level. He rolled children at home. And rides bicycles with them winter and summer.
   But for me, sports riding on dogs (skijoring races) means a lot more. I have been photographing local competitions for many years. Here is a link to one of these events.
   vk.com/snowdogfest2020
   You can watch. There are not many Malamute dogs there. There are many huskies, Yakut's and other laikes (dogs). There are samoyeds and Norwegian sports mestizo.
   Regards
   aWa.

5. 
   briany · 2019-12-02 18:48

   Hi again aWa,
   Thanks so much for the clarification and the website link. Interesting to hear that people in your area only go sledding in competitions. I was not into the racing side of things but enjoyed taking my dogs out sledding for pleasure and to give them exercise. I also had 3 or 4 dogs pull me on skis but it was more like sledding as I did not actually ski but left all the work for the dogs to do.
   That is great to hear that you have been photographing competitions for some time.... what got you into doing this?
   And where in Siberia are you located? I know Russia is so huge and I am wondering whether you live closer to Scandinavia or far to the east of Moscow.
   Regards,
   Brian

6. 
   awa-awa · 2019-12-03 01:56

   @briany
   Brian.
   Good evening.
   Thanks for the questions. Russia is really big. Russia is cold enough. Pole of cold Earth - Oymyakon in Yakutia. Or the three coldest cities with a population of more than one million inhabitants - this is also with us. And the fourth is already with you - in Canada. I am reporting from Western Siberia. Moscow is far from us - 3,000 kilometers. Today our time zone is +4 hours from the capital of Russia or +7 hours from the capital of England. Perhaps we live opposite you. You have a night - we have a day.
   To the second question a little later.
   Good night.

7. 
   awa-awa · 2019-12-03 12:27

   @briany
   Brian.
   Good morning.
   Continuation.
   For several years now I have been photographing skijoring competitions and others competitions with sled dogs. For what? - in first, for big pleasure. Perhaps you are just the person who understands me and my friends well, we from participating in these competitions, from communicating with the participants (dogs and their owners) and working with them we get a huge charge of positive energy. There are sensations of overflow and a possible explosion. I have something to compare. There is no such special energy in any ather competitions. Love - fills and overfills the hearts of all participants and owners and their dogs. They all shine with this love. And she is open, she is not covered by a leaf of fig tree. Perhaps this love is a perpetual motion machine that fills people with energy for many thousands of years and will fill the same amount. Everyone who feels and knows this is looking forward to these competitions of this holiday for the soul.
   Have a good day.
   aWa

8. 
   briany · 2019-12-03 19:15

   Good morning aWa,
   That is great to hear you live in Western Siberia so far from Moscow. And Oymyakon sounds like such a beautiful place. When I lived in the Arctic of Canada I was actually in a community further north but it sounds like Oymyakon is even colder. But I like the cold and do miss my time there. I am now living on the west coast of Canada near Vancouver so I think you are correct that our time zones are about 12 hours offset.
   As for your comments about the wonderful positive energy involved with the participants and dogs during competitions, I completely understand. For me, it was definitely the energy from the dogs that gave me so much pleasure and I always remember how quiet and relaxing it was when they pulled my sled and all I could hear was the runners and the dog paws on the snow. And certainly the flow of love and positive energy that you refer to is such a tangible and special phenomenon.
   Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences!
   Many regards,
   Brian

9. 
   awa-awa · 2019-12-04 01:32

   @briany
   Brian.
   Thank you for your questions.