From the Editor: An Outsider's Perceptions
The Gaze of Animal Life
In the News
Conducting Dog Feeding Trials on the Antarctic Huskies:
a behind the scenes look at how it got done!
Further Experiments on the nutrition of sledge dogs
How Use of the name Inuit became official
An Examination of Traditional Knowledge:
the case of the Inuit Sled Dog, part 4
Chinook Project visits Northern Labrador
Media Review: Qimmit - a Clash of Two Truths
IMHO: In Transition
Index: Volume 12, The Fan Hitch
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The Fan Hitch welcomes your letters, stories, comments and suggestions. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit submissions used for publication.
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Index: Volume 12, The Fan Hitch
Behavior Notebook
N1: Boss dogs and lead dogs: are they born or made?
N2: Some Aspects of Dog Behavior
More on Boss Dogs
Editorials
N1: Untitled
N2: Untitled
N3: Romancing the Bone: Unreasonable notions and unrealistic expectations
N4: An Outsider’s Perceptions
Fan Mail
N1: A BAS veteran reminisces
F.I.D.O.
N1: Igor Dragoslavic
General
N2: Sled Dogs of Russia
For the Love of a Retired Sled Dog
About Previous Issues of The Fan Hitch
N3: The Kevin Walton Memorial Lecture
OP Nunalivut 10
New to the Crew
Qikiqtani Truth Commission Community Consultation Tour
'The Hunt' by Hannah Haworth
Health, Science and Ethology
N1: Evolutionary Changes in Domesticated Dogs: The Broken Covenant Of The Wild, Part 4
An Examination of Traditional Knowledge: The Case of the Inuit Sled Dog, Part 1
N2: An Examination of Traditional Knowledge: The Case of the Inuit Sled Dog, Part 2
The Chinook Project Travels to Northern Labrador!
N3: An Examination of Traditional Knowledge: The Case of the Inuit Sled Dog, Part 3
Canadian Animal Assistance Team Revisits Baker Lake
N4: An Examination of Traditional Knowledge: The Case of the Inuit Sled Dog, Part 4
Further Experiments on the nutrition of sledge dogs
Conducting Dog Feeding Experiments on the Antarctic Huskies:
a behind the scenes look at how it got done!
Chinook Project in Labrador
Hints and Tips
N1: Pack your parka
History
N1: Greenland Dogs of the Eiger Glacier
N2: Recollections: Life on the Land
N4: The Gaze of Animal Life
How use of the Name Inuit Became "Official"
In My Humble Opinion
N1: Two "New" Dogs
N2: Timelessness
N3: Some Things Never Change
N4: In Transition
In the News
N1: The Qikiqtani Truth Commission submits its first Background Report
N2: Makivik final report on dog slaughter investigation; veterinary service for Nunavik;
call for Inuit Dog recognition; world wide media attention for ISD; new theory on ancient
migration; DNA analysis of ancient Inuk
N4: Makivik Corporation’s commissioned final report on the dog slaughter investigation is now
available; the Qikiqtani Truth Commission expects to present its final report in October 2010.
Media Review
N4: Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths (documentary video)