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A Look at Australia's Northern Exposure Classic

Aired September 21, 2003 - 07:22   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: So, no snow, no sled dogs. So how do you keep those puppies happy?
Well, Dan Nolan takes us along to Australia's Northern Exposure Classic.

Get a load of this.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAN NOLAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Welcome to the world of sled dog racing Australian style. Here in the subtropics, it's 25 degrees in the middle of winter and about 1,500 kilometers from the nearest snow. But that doesn't stop diehards from around the country gathering for the Northern Exposure Classic.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We just have to get up early and we run during the winter months to accommodate for the dogs, to keep them nice and cool.

NOLAN: The early starts take their toll on some competitors. But once the harness goes on, it's all business.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: If they see an animal then there's no getting your dog back. It's gone.

NOLAN: Some mushers only wish an animal would appear to give their charge some focus.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on, Harley. No, no, no, no.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, get off my dog.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on.

NOLAN: Over the three kilometer course, it can sometimes become a question of who is dragging who. But most of the dogs hang off their master's every word.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Generally, we're use words. gee is left and haw is right, and that's the proper musher terms that they use over in Alaska.

NOLAN: It's unclear what the musher term is for stop leaking.

In Nusur, Australia, Dan Nolan. (END VIDEOTAPE)

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Aired September 21, 2003 - 07:22   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: So, no snow, no sled dogs. So how do you keep those puppies happy?
Well, Dan Nolan takes us along to Australia's Northern Exposure Classic.

Get a load of this.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAN NOLAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Welcome to the world of sled dog racing Australian style. Here in the subtropics, it's 25 degrees in the middle of winter and about 1,500 kilometers from the nearest snow. But that doesn't stop diehards from around the country gathering for the Northern Exposure Classic.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We just have to get up early and we run during the winter months to accommodate for the dogs, to keep them nice and cool.

NOLAN: The early starts take their toll on some competitors. But once the harness goes on, it's all business.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: If they see an animal then there's no getting your dog back. It's gone.

NOLAN: Some mushers only wish an animal would appear to give their charge some focus.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on, Harley. No, no, no, no.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, get off my dog.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on.

NOLAN: Over the three kilometer course, it can sometimes become a question of who is dragging who. But most of the dogs hang off their master's every word.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Generally, we're use words. gee is left and haw is right, and that's the proper musher terms that they use over in Alaska.

NOLAN: It's unclear what the musher term is for stop leaking.

In Nusur, Australia, Dan Nolan. (END VIDEOTAPE)

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com