QRILL PAWS - A Historic Moment for Dog Mushing
Sunday 26th of January was a historic day for all fans of dog mushing. The very first live coverage in full broadcast quality, was launched with the start in Duluth, with the John Beargrease Sled Dog Race. QRILL Pet Arctic World Series is brought to life, and will consist of four different races for 2020.
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CEO of Aker Biomarine and dog musher Matts Johansen was the very first guest in the studio in Oslo.
“When I see the broadcast, the fantastic crowd in the Beargrease race, and the amazing studio set here in Oslo, I get really proud and I am so looking forward to all the races”, says Johansen.
Dallas Seavey is a well know Musher, this year he will be the studio expert, together with Nina Skramstad. Together they will cover the upcoming races.
“I am very excited about the whole concept. There has been talks of this since I was young, but now it´s finally becoming a reality. I am very confident that this will be a success. I love seing the dog sled sports on a bigger stage and being brought out to more people”, says Dallas.
“We know that it will take years to build this sport. But we have patience and we will build it over time”, says Johansen.
The broadcast in Duluth, Minnesota will continue for the next two days, after that we will fly over to. Norway for the Femund Race.
Several thousands people witnessed the start of this years Beargrease. Ryan Redington was the first to arrive at the first checkpoint, ahead of Keith Aili and Blake Freking. Blake is last years winner, if you wonder if he can do it again - be sure to watch the live coverage 24/7.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022, Ryan Anderson and his dogs crossed the finish-line first in Grand Portage, making him the John Beargrease Sled Dogs champion.
Redingtons bold move backfired - he’s out of the race!
We can finally say it once again - QRILL PAWS 2022 IS READY TO ROLL! That’s despite another difficult year for race organizers and everyone involved in sled dog events.
Aker BioMarine, the Norwegian biotech company behind QRILL PAWS, launches QPaws - The Dog Activity App to help track and improve the health of active dogs across the globe.
We think knowing the basics in nutrition is important for anyone. That’s why we decided to write a series of articles on basic dog nutrition. First topic up - water and energy sources.
Summer is here, and it’s time for long, relaxing walks in the nature with your furry little friend. Unfortunately, it’s also time for ticks to start crawling around in the bushes. Take your precautions to make sure that the bug doesn’t ruin your summer!
The name “canicross” is a combination of the words “canine” and “cross-country”, which is actually a great description of the sport. Canicross is simply cross-country running with your dog!
Over the past weeks, Norway’s Toughest Dog has been crowned amongst the dogs who were signed up for Femundløpet 2021. Furry rocket Ronja took the title home, together with a ton of dog food for herself and her kennel. With the amount of requests and questions about a competition for all dog owner, we weren’t in doubt - #mintøffing2021 became a reality!
After three years, Dallas Seavey is returning to the Iditarod, after the 2017 helter skelter incident that shocked his life and mushing career.
The mushers have to relive their own nightmares on the way back over the trail's most demanding sections between Nikolai and Finger Lake.
After three years, Dallas Seavey is returning to the Iditarod, after the 2017 helter skelter incident that shocked his life and mushing career.
At age 10 she harnessed her border collie Bear and a goat to pull hay to the horses. Now, for the 19th time, Jessie Royer (44) has harnessed her 16 most competitive dogs to win Iditarod.
Growing up with sailing and surrounded by golden beaches on the East Coast, Susannah Tuminelli has travelled a long way, when she now starts on the trail.
In March last year, Iditarod mushers were chased down the trail by a pandemic. Now, 12 months later, the world is still in the midst of the disease.
The Swiss born Martin Buser (62) lines up for his 38th Iditarod race this year. The Wayne Gretzky of dog sledding, has been inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame.
In the aftermath of cancelling this year’s edition of Femundløpet, organisers and sponsors put together the alternative online competition – Norway’s Toughest Dog. And what a support from the community!
Even though this year’s race had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions, there will be winners. And the prize is no less than 1000 kg dog food. The famous Norwegian dog trainer Maren T. Rørvik leads the jury.
As a fantastic way of thanking the everlasting effort from the organisers of Beargrease 2021, the mushers put on the most thrilling final sprint in the history of the race. In the end, only 7 seconds separated 1st and 2nd.