In This Issue....
From the Editor:
Who Will Share Our Vision?
ISDI Launches
New Partnership in Nunavik
Qimmiit Utirtut's
First Litter
A Real Inuk
Update: Sledge
Dog Memorial Fund
Recollections
of the Doggy Man
Sledge Dogs of The
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1947-50
Fan Mail
In the News
Video Reviews:
Secrets of Antarctica
Wolf Dog
Return of the Qimutsiit
Dogs That Changed the World
Product
Review: Leather Mittens by Sterling Glove
Tip for the Trail:
It's in the Bag
IMHO: One Brick
at a Time
Editor's/Publisher's
Statement
Editor-in-Chief:
Sue Hamilton
Webmaster:
Mark
Hamilton
Print
Edition: Imaged and distributed
by the IPL students of the Ulluriaq School,
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Nunavik
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is a consortium of enthusiasts whose goal is the
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Tip for the Trail....
This well-stocked first aid kit measures:
13in. (33cm) l. x 8in. (20cm) w. x 8in. (20cm) h.
photo: Hamilton
It's in the Bag
by Mark Hamilton
Sue and I have multiple dog first aid kits. Our preference is to have
one on each sled when we're running. We have one in our house in addition
to our well-stocked first aid cabinet in the "dog pantry". Having an easily
portable first aid kit in the house allows us to quickly take supplies
out to a dog in the kennel rather than having to bring the dog into the
house.
Our first aid kits are not commercially pre-assembled products. We make
them up ourselves, so they contain exactly the things we want to have immediately
available. One of the hardest things about putting together a first aid
kit is getting something suitable to serve as a case. We've found that
a medium sized camera bag works well for us. These soft-sided and multi-pocketed
bags are made so that the main compartment can be divided into sections.
They have a number of additional smaller zippered pouches around the outside
of the main compartment. They're padded, have convenient carry handles,
are water resistant and often made of durable cordura nylon. These days
they often show up reasonably priced at close-out stores.
POCKETS. Left outside: gauze; right outside: wide bandage
and tape;
front outside: terry towel and nail clipper; top inside:
scissors, flushing syringes, phone numbers;
3 main inside: staples and remover; assorted topicals;
oral meds photo: Hamilton
Got a tip you'd like to share?
Email it to mail@thefanhitch.org or snail-mail it to Mark Hamilton, 55 Town
Line Road, Harwinton, CT 06791, USA.
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