Heritage North Press
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In 1983, we founded Heritage North Press with
the publication of Cross-Strain Breeding of Racing Siberians, a small book on the breed's founding
strains, its derivative racing strains and cross-strain breeding for hybrid vigor. The
book defines the Anadyr, New England and Seppala racing strains and discusses the
significant value of genetic diversity to canine health. [See order
form for this and all our books].
The next year we
launched The Racing Siberian
Husky newsletter, which was read around the world for 15
years. HNP has also published other books including the HNP best seller, The Seppala Siberian by Douglas W. Willett,
and Untold Tales: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Breeding Racing
Siberians by Rick
Petura, RSH Racing Editor. For details on ordering our
books, notecards and all the back issues of RSH, please check here.
Shop for best-selling dog books
here -- thanks!
Rick’s professional background is in electrical and mechanical engineering, and he
holds engineering bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He reads widely in the
biological sciences including genetics, anatomy, sports medicine and physiology, and
attends university seminars in these fields.
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Barb holds a
bachelor's degree in English magna cum laude from Lawrence
University in Appleton, Wisconsin, with emphases in writing and literature. She reads
widely in archaeology and anthropology, loves music, and
leads specialty communication staff for Washington
State University. |
Since
1985, we have lived in Pullman,
Washington, eight miles west of the
Idaho border. Just on the other side of the border is Moscow, Idaho, home of the
University of Idaho where Rick earned his master's degree and Barb got her start in
university communication work in 1970. For many years, Barb has been a member of the Kiwanis Club of Pullman and now is helping with
the Web site.
WorkingDogWeb.com Launched [ Top ]
| WorkingDogWeb.com was created in 1997 as an
in-depth source of information on dog topics of importance to mushers and all others who
breed, train and work their dogs. Not surprisingly, Siberian Husky
and sled dog racing resources are extensive and the sport is
often featured. |
To contact
the editors,
CLICK HERE
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The Racing Siberian Husky, formerly a
paper newsletter, now is a section of WorkingDogWeb.com, with articles added occasionally.
In early 2007, we covered the dog
and cat food crisis in America, the result of tainted food ingredients imported from
China.
| We welcome
submission of racing Siberian Husky profiles and articles, as well as those relevant to
active dogs and dog sports. We were pleased to publish Togo's Final Journey as an example of articles we
will consider. Contact us with ideas using the convenient Contact Us Form. An Order Form
for all Heritage North Press publications, including back issues of RSH, is available
online -- just print it, fill out and mail! |
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Siberian
Huskies
2007 Calendar
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WorkingDogWeb.com
includes an extensive BookStore through Amazon.com.
Two specialty Bookstore sections -- one on Arctic books
including Alaska and Siberia, and a second on wolf books --
opened in June 1998. Since then, we've provided visitors with suggested dog videos, dog DVDs as well as dog magazines and many more dog
products. We thank our visitors for their support when they shop through links on the
site.
| WorkingDogWeb.com
also publishes a BookReview journal. Authors are invited
to submit review copies of new and recent books that are for sale via Amazon.com. Of
particular interest are books about working dogs, books that explore the human to canine
connection, and volumes that explore dog origins, behavior and training. We recently reviewed a remarkable new book,
Merle's
Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog, by Ted Kerasote. This volume covers many
of those topics a very special way. |
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Merle's
Door:
Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
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On occasion we interview dog book authors and post the
interviews online. Examples include a fascinating discussion with authors Ray and Lorna Coppinger about their remarkable book, Dogs: A Startling New
Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolution. This book was at the top of
the best-seller list from our store for many years.
In the fall of 1998, we
added more special features, including the popular Best Dog FREE
STUFF! page as well as Comic Canine Cartoons. We aim
to provide guides to the best in serious information and good fun!
WDW News & Canine Link
of the Week [ Top ]
A popular feature of WorkingDogWeb.com is our
free newsletter, WDW News & Canine Link of the Week, with
features on working dogs and their jobs, dog behavior and training, new free stuff,
featured dog books and more. Click here for a free subscription or read a
sample issue online. It is published several times a
year.
Starting in 1998, Barbara
became involved in several new online dog communication activities. These included:
- serving the founding
editor of the Dogs Section of Newhoo, later purchased
by Netscape and renamed Open Directory Project. Here's
my ODP editor profile from when
I was active.
- serving as an
editor/contributor to the Briefme.com Pets & Domestic Animals Ezine, formerly sent
weekly to hundreds of readers.
- being selected as the
founding "Guru," online name CanisMajor, for Dog-tips.com -- one of 400+ sites in Lifetips.com family. Time prevented me from
continuing this unique project for dog lovers.
Starting in 2003, pages
were added to the site related to Barb's work on her book on the origins of the Siberian
sled dog in its native land. This includes an array of topics including: Paleolithic Background, Chukchi, Chukchi Origins, Eskimos, Siberia, China, Pottery,
Harpoons, Art and Artifacts
and more. An in-depth guide to Northern Dogs including the
various spitz dogs was added as well.
Recently, for fun, we've
added The Dogs of Paris based on our March 2004 travels to
the capital of France, plus an essay on The Pleasures of Paris
with thoughts on art, architecture, food and the beauty of the city.
Our Own Genealogy Too [ Top ]
After many years of researching Siberian
Husky pedigrees and origins, we decided it was time to research our own ancestry. You'll
find our Family Heritage Resources in the A-Z Index.
Barbara has also created Relative Musings, a WordPress blog about
her adventures and advice on genealogy.
To connect
with the HNP & WDW editors you can:
- Send e-mail to us via an easy form at Contact Us. This is your
best way to connect with us.
- Submit dog questions to our TalkDogs Forum please!
- Leave a message in the guestbook
on the WDW main page.
- Send snail mail to 1220 NW State Street, No.
42, Pullman, WA, USA 99165-3040
- Call 509/334-1777 between 6-9 p.m. in the
evening and after 10 a.m. on weekends. We are on USA Pacific Time,
the same as the time in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, so PLEASE calculate accordingly! An answering maching is available. Always
leave your email address on the answering machine so we can contact you.
Again, we do
all business correspondence by email,
so if you leave a voice message, please give your email address. Thanks!.
Thanks
for stopping by. Let us hear from you!
Rick & Barb Petura
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