This is an absolutely tour de force update on the current situation of the cosmic struggle between humanity and gig economy apps

Hey y’all #UglyDogs, a friend who has been kicked out of their housing & is living in a car with their pit bull. They live in Appalachia & are queer and trans, so kind &community oriented, &were our main contact for hurricane Helene aid relief. Their cash app is $wampuskitt, help if you can please.

A blonde lab in the snow. The dog is chained to a squareish doghouse that has the Straw for Dogs logo on it. The ground is snow covered and the doghouse has straw around it, probably rejected by the dog. Dog looks muscular and healthy.

Yall know that we funded a doghouse for Straw for Dogs for my birthday. As #UglyDogs I know we have funded 6, I suspect it's more like 10.

Ive decided we funded this dog, because today's was in honor of @saschasasha.bsky.social
Marigold, a lovely service dog that looks like this but smaller.

My fingers are SO crossed for you as well!

I believe so, but I’ll share this link with her just in case! Thank you!!

#UglyDogs Doggies in need.

#uglydogs Are any of you hiring a bioinformatics pro, or know of remote opportunities for one? A dear friend of mine got laid off and I’ve said, “I am tapped into a wildly helpful community of dog people, let’s see if that helps.”

#UglyDogs Toni and fam could use some ugludogs love.

Donate to Keep Jasper's Home Safe and Secure, organized by Rue S Hello internet friends, mostly of the Bluesky Dogs variety! We're Rue, Brady and Jasper t… Rue S needs your support for Keep Jasper's Home Safe and Secure

Been slow to promote this bc dog race and all.

But my bday is a week from Wednesday and I am asking for donations for Rue.

I was going for Straw for Dogs but ya know, Jasper is a dog and his housing is important.

www.gofundme.com/f/keep-jaspe...

This may have been said by somebody else already, but just in case it hasn't, it looks like the #igivearod raised over $52,000 in 12 days this year!! Just over $22,000 went to Donors Choose to support Alaskan classrooms and the other $30,000 went to some outstanding Alaskan charities. 1/

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As I wrap up these posts, we’ve got @ataokennel.bsky.social dogs repping the IRL sport, and a book excerpt starring my fave fictional dog. CC #MusherSky & #Uglydogs: www.instagram.com/p/DWKwv4gESo...

Classroom Supplies for Curious Little Minds, a project from Ms. Sheena Jamin Help me give my students engaging tools and other classroom materials that support meaningful learning experiences This project's goal is to create a warm, safe, and engaging classroom where my...

Here’s a valuable Donors Choose project— supplies for a K-2 classroom of low income rural AK kids. #UglyDogs we can make this happen. Don’t forget to log your donation on the #IGiveARod spreadsheet or use the Google form linked on it, to trigger the THREE matching donations!

@blairbraverman.bsky.social Thank you for bringing readers on this run and countless others, and for all the stories that have let us get to know the team—and to learn from the dogs along with you.

But here's the thing about the #UglyDogs:
We celebrate the winning team, but we look out for the Red Lantern. The race isn't over until everybody is home.

The Red Lantern stays lit until the last team crosses the finish line. Nobody gets left outside alone in the cold. We wait. We show up. We stay.

Lots of good Pepe content, which I always appreciate. #MusherSky

Screen shot of the current Top Ten from https://iditarod.com/race/2026/standings/

Giving a yuuuuge shout out to four women currently rocking the Top Ten! #Mille #Paige #Michelle #Hanna #MusherSky #Iditarod2026

Screen shot from Anchorage Daily News of Jessie Holmes shoving straw under his napping dogs at the Unalakleet checkpoint.

Jessie Holmes tucking his dogs in for their nap at Unalakleet (from Anchorage Daily News). #MusherSky

Clear sky with rising sun over snow-covered ground. A musher with 13 dogs is passing through

From Snowmachine 1, Paige on her way to Unalakleet. #uglydogs #Iditarod54

Jessie Holmes reaches the coast Reitter's Block focuses on the sport of dog mushing, centered mainly in Alaska.

The race is on... #Iditarod54 #MusherSky #DogSports #SledDogs #Alaska #Iditarod

tonichelle.blogspot.com/2026/03/jess...

Snacks Sustain Students, a project from Mrs. West Help me give my students super snacks for their awesome academic adventure . My students show up every single day with a kind of courage and resilience you would like to see in every child. They fa...

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#IGivearod
🥹 everything is so hard right now. This class needs snacks for their field trip 🙂 2 hours outside of their community. Just kids having a fantastic day.

Turning Paper and Ink into Learning Magic, a project from Ms. Coritana Help me give my students a wireless color printer. A printer provides tangible materials like printed worksheets, diagrams, articles, and organizers that give students something physical to write o...

Here’s a good rural AK Donors Choose project—they just need a color printer! #UglyDogs can we help them out? #IGiveARod

Healthy Bites, Bright Minds, a project from Ms. Mary Myra Help me give my students healthy snacks that keep them energized, focused, and ready to learn. Your support provides simple, nutritious food that strengthens their well-being and directly boosts th...

Another project to give healthy snacks to rural AK school kids? We can fund this, #UglyDogs! #IGiveARod

Hey, it's the time of year where us #UglyDogs donate money. Rue is a spreadsheet wizard, watching our money go to so many good causes.

She also could use a hand. By my birthday- April 1- I'd be ticketed to see this reach $4000. Can we!?

Haven’t really been following Iditarod much this year, but saw these pictures. Look at the gorgeous beaded-blankets some of Jody Potts-Joseph’s dogs were wearing while coming into McGrath!
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Jody was raised in the basket of a dogsled, according to her bio. In a community where every family tended a dog team, these ceremonial coats were used when families mushed to holiday gatherings or sp... TikTok video by Glacier Musher

My friend Em just showed me this TikTok about Jodie Potts-Joseph's dog blankets and i think you should hear them if you haven't.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZThvKhtfc/

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"When word got out that Potts-Joseph was running the race back in December, it did not take long for her community to rally around her and craft special outfits for her and her dogs for the occasion."

This is how it's done people - what a way to represent! #MusherSky #Iditarod2026

Inside the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, an Alaska Native Tradition With Cultural Flair

Found a great article in Vogue that talks about Jody, the Iditarod, and the blankets. www.vogue.com/article/idit... #Iditarod54 #MusherSky

I am fairly certain that ATAO has hats!

I explained the nickname yesterday at the end of a job interview—a potential future colleague saw the sticker on my water bottle and had questions. 😂