Blair Braverman
@BlairBraverman
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Dogsledder. Adventurer. Author, most recently, of novel SMALL GAME and nonfiction DOGS ON THE TRAIL. Instagram: @blair_braverman
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I have too many thoughts for a tweet, so I wrote a letter about what this community means to me. These past years with you have been the adventure of a lifetime.
Twitter might not make it, but these dogs aren't going anywhere. ❤️
xo,
Blair
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I have, um, just learned that my husband ate the cinnamon roll while I was asleep and he gave Flame the packaging
Flame has not adjusted back to house life yet. She stole a cinnamon roll from the kitchen and ate it.
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Flame has not adjusted back to house life yet. She stole a cinnamon roll from the kitchen and ate it.
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Every now and then I hear discussion about whether dogs smile, at least in the way we humans do.
As my contribution to the debate, here are some of my favorite photos of sled dogs smiling.
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Leap jumped a fence to flirt with boys and now she’s grounded.
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help she jumped into the kayak with so much force that it launched off from shore and now she’s floating there waiting for me
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Y’all, having sled dogs has been so good for my body image. And not because mushing is a joy-filled, physical outdoor activity, although that’s true. It’s actually something much simpler than that.
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Auntie Flame takes her babysitting duties very seriously.
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Because of increasing coronavirus precautions, the Iditarod is closing checkpoints early and has withdrawn Q from the race. They are flying his healthy team of 14 dogs back to Anchorage. It’s heartbreaking. Q told the dogs they did so well that they won Iditarod early.
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Here is Jenga waiting for me to play with her in the snow.
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Raise your hand if you are ready to meet the BraverMountain 2019 Iditarod team
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I don’t know how to explain to Clem that it’s creepy when he sneaks up behind and licks the back of my knees.
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Right now, we have 20 dogs in training for the Iditarod—and 14 pups will enter the actual race. Allow me to introduce you to the BraverMountain Varsity Team.
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As you may remember, we're chicken-training one of our sled dogs, Flame.
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It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. And also the most beautiful. The dogs and I took care of each other the whole way. Stories to come, but for now we plan to nap (and eat) for days. All dogs and humans are doing great. xoxo
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I heard the softest little snore and looked over and
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Ann, you're thinking of Anders Breivik, who murdered 77 people because he was angry about Muslim immigrants. Also you spelled Bjørn wrong.
Loony left NYPD spokesman refuses to reveal terrorist's name or nationality. I'm guessing a blonde guy named Bjorn from Norway.
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Friends, Leap has something she’s been waiting to share with you.
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A friend has been helping run the dogs and she pointed out that I haven’t conveyed on twitter the extent of how large, strong, polite, cuddly, and well-adjusted Spike is. It’s probably time to start fixing that, so here are 30 seconds of Cuddle Spike.
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this was Colbert’s face after he snuck into my sled bag and ate 15 pounds of chicken skin
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Here is Jenga laughing after sneaking into the ATV.
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Here is Hari running with his friends in the sunshine.
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Today is Hari’s birthday and the first warm day of spring. Hari likes gentle company, music, and familiarity, so I serenaded him in the garden.
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Hi y’all! It has come to my attention that a lot of people don’t like winter because they don’t like being cold.
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Looks like I’m stuck here too, and Flame has accomplished her true goal of getting us trapped in a kayak together.
We’ll walk out when the lake freezes.
See y’all then.
The end.
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you’ve heard of elf on a shelf, now get ready for
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a few years ago our taxidermist friend Owen gave us a ride to the hospital for something and the doctor asked “who’s that?” and we were like “he’s a taxidermist” and without batting an eye the doctor nodded gravely and said “it’s good to be prepared”
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I brought the puppies outside to watch the sunrise, and they were grunting and making their puppy sounds. Not five minutes later, I heard barking and ran out to find Flame chasing off a HUGE coyote, who had presumably come for breakfast. Nanny of the year.
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Clem is here with a high five for whatever you’re proud of today.
He’s proud of you, too.
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There’s just a lot happening on the porch right now
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I bought a box of huge strawberries yesterday at the grocery store and then I had a dream that I was trying to eat one but it was moldy and covered in gross fuzz and then I woke up and Flame had put her foot in my mouth.
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The point is, THEIR BODIES ARE SO DIFFERENT. But the differences aren’t good or bad. They just are. We don’t love Talese more or less because he’s skinny, or Colbert because he’s a chonkster. The idea makes no sense. It’s absurd.
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Tired after a big journey across the floor. Time to take a nap.
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I see a lot of people talking about staying home to practice social distancing, but here’s your reminder that you can go out, too—walking, hiking, camping, kayaking, whatever you’ve been meaning to try. It doesn’t have to be big. Nature can keep your spirit healthy, too.
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The dogs’ bodies aren’t up to them, just like ours aren’t. There’s no value judgment. They are what they are.
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This week our little Lima learned an important lesson.
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Update: made my way to her in a second kayak. She is unbothered.
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I went to the library in the next town to send emails and I met a 7-week-old corgi named Pudgy and I think you should meet her too
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Here is Willow feeling proud and exhilarated after completing a speedy dryland race.
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A few hundred miles into the race, teachers started hugging me in villages. “We haven’t been able to buy new glue sticks in six months, but now my classroom will have a garden and a project to get girls into engineering!” one woman told me. I happy cried all the way up the Yukon.
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Blair we got bored while you were gone.. so ugly dogs funded like 80 grand worth of school fundraisers primarily in Alaska it's been fun. And we all had a panic attack on Wednesday but that's normal for us. You know just the regular old things.
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Here is Flame wearing fashion, and also sitting in a feelings box.
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I too would like to be a puppy and sleep in a pile with my friends.
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Good afternoon! I’d like to introduce a friend of mine.
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Congratulations, Leap and Tenzing, on your beautiful puppies!
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Some of them were born with bodies that make everything harder for them, and they need extra care and understanding to really shine.
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Testing my theory that Boo has the most expressive dog face on the planet. These photos were all taken on burst mode within a single 8-second span.
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Grinch is standing in the rain (by choice) and whining about being wet and I relate very much because I, too, like to complain about the situations I put myself in.
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tfw you and all your friends get your annual booster vaccinations so the whole team can stay healthy
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This article is beautiful and I’m so proud! Remember that when you hear about the first trans person to do something, it means the first *publicly* trans person. Trans folks are doing amazing things everywhere, regardless of what they choose to disclose.
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And that's the story of how Flame became a chicken mama.
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Friends, they did.
Happy tears at the thought that if we make it to
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, these tiny berry paws might run across Alaska.
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