John Baker lives in Kotzebue, Alaska which is located on the shores of Alaska’s western coast thirty miles above the Arctic Circle. Baker chooses to live and train his dog team in Arctic Alaska, where the winters are long and the location is remote, perfect for putting that extra competitive edge on him as the dog driver and the dogs he runs with.
John Quniaq Baker is proud of his Inupiat heritage and has acquired a tremendous amount of knowledge from traditional elders about the land, weather patterns, ice and snow conditions, and sled dogs. Throughout the long winter months he applies this wisdom to guide him through extreme conditions in which he and his dogs train.
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While Baker is keenly aware of and regularly taps into the traditional knowledge of his ancestors who have had relations with dogs for generations, he also enjoys bringing new innovations to those with whom he shares a love for the art of sled dog racing.
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