A review by octavia_cade
Granite by Susan Butcher by Susan Butcher, Susan Butcher

adventurous fast-paced

3.0

This is pretty cool: it's about the lead dog, Granite, in a 1000 mile cross-country race across Alaska. A team of dogs pull a sledge and a human - in this case, the author, Susan Butcher - and there's something very Jack London about the idea of that. It's something of a feel-good story, as Granite was the runt of the litter and never expected to be a good sled dog, but Butcher believed in him and looked after him through an illness, and come the race, and an unexpected blizzard, Granite took care of her in return. 

I can't say that this is a type of sport that I'd particularly want to get involved in, but then again I could say that about many sports. I do like dogs, though, so it's interesting to read about them in a sport like this. My dad used to own a Malamute, and he knew someone who trained them as sled dogs - apparently they thoroughly enjoyed it. Given Sitka's inexhaustible energy levels, I can believe it!