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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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From Dog of the Midnight Sun
About Previous Issues of The Fan Hitch
by Sue Hamilton
Since the December issue of The Fan Hitch, I have received two inquiries about previously published information. One writer said she was not having any luck contacting Guy Gregory Ormiston, author of the book The New Guide to Breeding Old Fashioned Working Dogs, which was reviewed in issue V5, N3 - June, 2003. She wanted to buy a copy.
I also received an email from Jackie at Summerhill Entertainment in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, asking where I got information about Summerhill being the resource for the purchase of copies of Dog of the Midnight Sun. Apparently neither Jackie, nor the person who very recently sent her a check for the video, took note that the issue of The Fan Hitch in which this media review appeared is over ten-years-old! Jackie informed me that currently Summerhill is not selling this documentary, and I get the impression that they haven't for quite some time.
Stuff happens!
The Fan Hitch will endeavor to make sure the links on our Resources page are live and current. (Please feel free to contact us if you catch a bad link that we've missed.) However, it is impractical for us 1) to assure the viability of all previously published links, and 2) to assure or update, as in the case of the media review of Dog of the Midnight Sun, that items we have written about are still available from described sources. So folks, please check in advance before sending off money for something you see in back issues of The Fan Hitch. Unfortunately, and especially in today's difficult economic conditions it is equally difficult to predict just how long items will remain available or their sources remain in business. So there is no hard and fast rule for just how old a back issue is that would warrant confirmation before purchasing.
Now, as for Dog of the Midnight Sun, the good news is that Jackie has informed us, "Eventually we will be offering viewers to purchase the DVD through a DVD distribution company…Have people email ccaplan@summerhill.tv if they are interested in purchasing the DVD. We will then put them on the list and send an email notification to all when the DVD is ready for purchase through the distributor."
If you are not familiar with the documentary Dog of the Midnight Sun, you can see it for free online at joost.com as well factualtv.com. And you can go to amazon.com to view it online for $1.99 USD. However my recommendation would be to get on Summerhill Entertainment's email notification list and buy a nice, professional copy when it becomes available. We need to thank with our support individuals, organizations and companies who have done good things for the Inuit Sled Dog.