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Oh yeah!! I kept saying 'Mommy can I get a husky????" and whenever I saw a husky I thought of Jenna and Steele.

Now that you mention it, Balto did start my enthusiasm for dog sledding and life in Alaska in general (along with my unlce having some good connections here). Before we moved here only a year ago, I happened to catch Balto on HBO almost by accident after I hadn't seen it in a good 8 years. I saw it a few more times and pretty quickly became interested in dog sledding in General. Now here I am in Fairbanks working at a sled dog kennel with my uncle. Its really hard to believe an animated family movie can have that kind of affect on someone.

Yeah it did. Lol, but I didn't ask my mom to get a husky because I already HAD a husky, a very beautiful one too. Prettiest one I've ever seen and probably will ever see. But I actually didn't want my own dog sled until 2006ish. I asked for one and I got one. =P I must say that dog mushing is VERY fun. For all of you guys that never tried it, I suggest you do. Who the hell cares if you don't own a Siberian husky? You don't need one. There's other, (sometimes)better dog breeds to use!

Oh and before I had a dog sled I used to just tie my husky to a wagan or my old little quad I used to have. It never worked, haha. Dog sleds are the best to use for sure.

I totally did ^^ I'd used to have a beautiful Siberian husky, before she died... So, yeah, I guess I did want to go dog-sledding...XD

YES....yes,yes,yes,yes!!!!I want to lead a dog sled team!!!!!!

Definently. I remembering myself as a seven year old kid sitting in a wagon with my grandmother's Keeshound (a Danish dog that almost looks like a husky) trying to get him to mush.

I wouldn't mind trying it, I think I might see if I can if I ever go to Melbourne, I've seen on some show that you can try it for a day or something for some amount of money. But heck no could I do it as a job or regularly! I hate the cool! I spin out when its below 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) and I have never seen snow! Plus, that's above 6 too many dogs to take care of (assuming there's 8 in a team XD).

Of course! I even began to read a whole bunch of books pertaining to that, and even tried to plan on doing it during the one instance I went to Alaska (not anywhere near Nome, mind you, but in the vicinity of Juneau). Didn't work out due to inclement weather, unfortunately, but I still hope to be able to do it sometime!

OriginalBalto, what does that bring to the topic?

No, it didn't make me think of anything to be honest.