After an entertaining and educational tour at four-time Iditarod Champion Martin Buser's Happy Trails Kennels at Big Lake, Alaska, we had the chance to go out into the dog yard and visit his canine athletes. I was among the last to leave the area, and it seemed like the dogs hated to see their new human friends and fans go! Their vocalizations sounded so mournful and mesmerizing! (And check out Martin's amazing bio!)

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