Blair Braverman

I hadn’t shared it til now. It was very recent, but when I learned that Fava had just passed, too, it made sense. They are together ❤️

Iditarod 2026 via drone. 🐕🐕🐕

It is indeed possible he ate the bees

Jake Hway is wise!

Their lives were long and beautiful and we are so lucky to have known them and run with them and loved them. What a gift ❤️

Thank you for these words, Espy ❤️

All of the beans are together again. I know that Refried sang Fava and Hari home and they are all young and strong and running together again. We are lucky to have known them and their stories and are blessed to carry them with us always. ❤️💔❤️

I know ❤️

If you missed the Ceremonial start to the 2026 Iditarod, Sasha has a great thread full of pics and information. #mushersky

Screen shot showing the musher pics from iditarod.com

It's #InternationalWomensDay and there are thirteen strong, determined, incredible women getting ready to take on the #Iditarod today - a yuuuuge shout out to allllllll of them! #Iditarod2026 #MusherSky #UglyDogs

Mac's got his Iditarod info thread up and he has some great links in there to help you out if you want to follow along. #mushersky #iditarod54

I miss him very much, but it was his time, and peaceful. What a beautiful long lives these beans have had. We are so lucky to have known them and loved them.

Oh Addison, she is so happy in this photo. You have given her the best life. I am so sorry for your loss; I know you must miss her terribly. Hari, sadly, just passed too. They are running together with Refried once more.

Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.

“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)

The book by Sophie Elmhirst is incredible!

A slim yellow dog leaps up from the snow with her arms out and a smile on her face, ready to give you a hug

(Also I did not sleep well last night, so excuse my rambling/repetition! Here’s Flame, who wants to give you a hug)

…if someone doesn’t answer, because mushers are busy and bad at phones). Like you seem to be thinking “why would a musher share their number; they might hear from someone like me?” But that’s the point! you are part of their community and they want to be connected to that community, including you ❤️

Im not articulating this perfectly but the gist of what I’m trying to say is that people are happy to be connected with their community, and mushers and “fans” aren’t separate communities; we all just love sled dogs and you should never be shy about reaching out (but also don’t take it personally…

(Necessary caveat that some people are just more private in general, and also a lot of mushers are sometimes bad at responding, me included, but that doesn’t mean they don’t care or don’t want to be contacted)

Mushing is a very small world, and if someone loves sled dogs and engages with the sport, they are as much a part of it as the mushers, handlers, vets, race volunteers, etc! In general, if you’re part of the community (which you ARE) and reach out to a musher, they’ll only be happy to hear from you.

Dozens of volunteers still needed for CopperDog races next week A training session for both new and veteran volunteers is being held later this week to get them ready.

Hey #uglydogs, volunteers are needed for the CopperDog races in the Keweenaw next week here in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/02/18/d... #906Life #PureMichigan

a sketch in blue pen on lined paper of a stretch of 1-90. On the median is a bear, drawn like a teddy and waving, with a speech bubble that says "hi". Cars are going by in both directions. One has a speech bubble that says "look! a bear!"

This piece of paper was, I kid you not, once held up to the camera on a television news broadcast as part of a traffic report, as they had been unable to get a cameraperson to the scene of the highway closure.

I think the hardest part for me would be the stage in between discovering that they're there and waiting for them to leave the table, so to speak

Our favorite race is underway! Don't forget to follow the trackers at the race website. canadianchallenge.com

SENDING THIS TO MY EDITOR IMMEDIATELY

How do you get it off?!

I think that film is where my phobia came from!

Right?!

I think so 😂

GIVE THEM A MEDAL