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February 15, 2010
We went out on Valentine's Day and had a great time! It was such an experience and the kids loved it!! Highlight of our weekend for sure!!! We will definately be back for a 4 hour excursion soon!! And thanks for the recommendation to Rocky Mtn Flatbread, Ben. Pizza was fantastic.
Kory and Ange
January 12, 2010
Hi Dawn,
We really enjoyed our tour on Saturday. Chris was fantastic!
Thanks again,
Leigh
January 3, 2010
Hi Dawn,
We have been out all day and I just got connected to wireless now. Thank you so much for a truly wonderful experience. My friends and I were still talking about it this evening. It was a wonderful adventure for all of us. Your guides were awesome and we loved the dogs. Thank you so much.
Thanks,
Mary Appleton
January 2, 2010
Hi Dawn,
I just want to say thanks, we certainly enjoyed our day out. Adam was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable not to mention very patient with all the questions we asked. This is something I really would recommend to many folk as it is well worth the experience.
All the best for the New Years.
Warm Regards,
Vilia
December 29, 2009
Just wanted to say that we all had a great time today. Weather was great and so were the guides and dogs. Quite possibly the most fun we've had over the holidays.
Thank you,
Andrew
December 24, 2009
Please could you Thank the guys for today we all had an awesome time and will hopefully return next year.
Sam Dan Rhys and Fin
December 2, 2009
Hi Dawn Apologies for the mistake - I did mean Russell.... the memory is going! As I said before it's good to see that you're still going - I had a fantastic time when I was posted out in Canada with the Army and spending time out in the mountains was always a bit special. The days we spent dog-sledding I think I'll remember for the rest of my life - being a dog lover and the outdoors it combined the two perfectly! and I still wear my "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" fleece neck warmer! I was trying to remember the names of the dogs in our team earlier - Rosie, Sky, Muffin....and that's as far as I got!! Thanks again
DAZ
November 30, 2009
On behalf of Scotiabank 37th Street branch, thank you for an educational and delightful time. The staff, many of whom are immigrants to Canada, found the evening to be superb. The dinner was absolutely delicious and our thanks to the cooks! We truly appreciate your manner of accommodating us. It was my pleasure to meet you. Happy holidays.
August 26, 2009
Just a quick note now that we are home - THANK YOU and your husband so much for the tour with the puppies and the big dogs! We had a great time and learned a lot. We will be sure to recommend you and we are hoping to get back in the winter to come for a ride. Joel joked that he had a puppy in his pocket once we got back to Canmore. HA!
Thank you again. Enjoy the rest of your summer
Carrie, Stew, Joel and Luke Schmidt
May 28, 2009
Dear Russell,
Re: Fam Tour for Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge Front Office Staff – May 27, 2009
Thank you so much for the enjoyable and informative Kennel Tour. Each of us enjoyed it very much. It is apparent that these dogs are loved and well cared for, which was obvious with their happy and playful demeanour. It was good to see how they live and learn about the various breeds of dogs, the sleds and dog sledding and how they spend their summer vacation. (Lucky Dogs)! As you know, the puppies were a highlight for us. Your jovial attitude and knowledge about the dogs and history surrounding your sport is impressive and make for a fun experience. We wish you all the best for a successful season of kennel tours and also with the development of your interpretive signage along your newly developed trail walk. We will certainly recommend you Russell and the Kennel Tour whenever possible. On behalf of our group, thank you for taking time out to show us around. Regards,
Donna Trautman, CHLA President
General Manager
Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge, Canmore, Alberta
May 14, 2009
Dawn & Russell - thank you for the tour (and dinner!!) Saturday night. The evening was the highlight of everyone's weekend. Grace can't stop talking about your girls and keeps telling everyone she saw a bear who burped! You are a wonderful family - thank you for sharing your company.
Michele
April 8, 2009
Russel thank you so much! Dog sledding with you was such a great experience. You were so knowledgeable and such a great guide. Even though the 2 hour tour was great, I wish we did longer because it was so thrilling. Maybe one day we'll do the iditarod! It was a definite adventure and we will be coming out again for sure. Thank you so much.
Carly & Jan
March 18, 2009
Hi Dawn, I meant to email you a while ago. We went on the 10 km loop with your outfit on March 8th. It was a surprise for our daughter’s birthday. She had the most amazing time and a very memorable 9th birthday. Jody and Ian were amazing and made her feel like she was apart of the team. She was able to help harness the dogs and loved helping look after them at the end of the trip. Ian was very helpful when she was on the back of the sleigh with him and helped her not be sad when they had to turn around a little early because our 2 year old was cold and crying. Thank you once again and we would absolutely recommend Mad Dogs Expeditions to anyone who is looking for a fun and different winter activity.
Jennifer Conway
March 2, 2009
Have you ever planned an adventure and in your minds eye you pictured it to happen in a certain way? Well this was one of those times. This was an amazing experience and up until 3 weeks ago I would have never imagined that I would have ever taken the time to do something like this. Am I ever glad that I did and did you guys ever deliver! Thank you Dawn, Russell, Jody and Adam for your gracious hospitality and professionalism. We'll be back.
Chris, Shannon & Emilie
Feb 23, 2009
Just to say thanks so much today's dog sled was one of the best experiences we have had. Great company from our guide, especially as he had to wait two hours for us to arrive. many many thanks,
Andy Smith.
Feb 17, 2009
Dawn, Sorry for the delay in replying and for failing to get Cole over to play with Jaya. The two of them playing together was a highlight of the evening. He really had a blast with her. We all had a terrific time and hope to do it again soon. The dogsledding was the best ever and we look forward to going on greater and more challenging adventures. If we can get back in late March, I'll let you know. Take care and give our best to Russell and the girls.
Nick Thompson
Jan 25, 2009
Hi Dawn, Our whole group had a fantastic week, with all objectives more than met. Our budget managers have just agreed to funding for a similar course next year so I will be in touch with yourselves and TEC shortly to hopefully sort out dates etc. Once again many thanks, Regards to Russell, All the best,
Iain Carneigie, British Army Vet Corp
Jan 25, 2009
hiya Russ and Chris,
just to say thank you for an amazing time over the last week. The memories i have taken away with me will last a life time. You guys made the whole adventure worth while. The idea of getting a team of dogs together and going across a frozen lake was something i had never thought was going to be in my dreams let alone reality. I loved every minute of the experience even the really cold bits, which were off set by the best field curry i have ever tasted. Keep up the good work guys, Emily and i will be seeing you shortly so she can see what i have been non stop talking about. Thanks again guys and take care.
James Slim Scott, Medicine Hat
Jan 23, 2009
Thanks for a great 4 days guys, really enjoyed the course, and Russell's curry!. Take care!
Ken Gerald
Jan 22, 2009
it was a superb tour thanks and Chris was a great guide. He said I'm welcome to come and help if i move to calgary so i may take him up on it. Thanks for everything - it really made the trip for my mum x
Sherri Hinds
Jan 19, 2009
Dawn, We had a great time. Ian was an excellent guide. So polite, really took good care of us. He was also devoted to responsibility as he continued his duties after we finished and let us help. We will be going out again. Thanks again.
Sheryl Edgar
PS. thanks for making it happen so late.
Jan 17, 2009
Russ,
its Dave from 104 mwdsu, just wondering when the pics will be on your website, we had a fantastic time thank you from us all , Regards
Dave Heyhoe
Jan 12, 2009
Thanks so much to everyone for making our first 'Birthday Adventure Trip' such a big success. Everyone on the trip had a fantastic time, going under a full moon is an amazing experience that we will never forget. Your guides were fabulous. They were a lot of fun, personable and full of information. We can't wait to come again.
Tracy Warner
Hi Dawn,
Again we just wanted to tell you what a fantastic time we had. The sky was amazing - so we couldn't have planned it better. We will see you soon (can't wait to do it again, will have to see who has the next birthday, and if nothing else will be back next January!) Thank you again, and please thank our guides as well, they were fantastic.... I think we will see them again in the summer for a cave tour for my birthday LOL.
Tracy Warner
Jan 3, 2009
Hi Dawn,
Wanted to drop you a note and express our thanks for a great trip, Nick was our musher and he along with the others made it an event to remember. I am passing along you email and web address to my niece who may be searching an adventure for some friends a bit later in the season. Take care, and again, my thanks!
Wynne Dobbs
Jan 9, 2009
Hi Dawn!
Our dog sledding trip was really fun! Chris was a great guide and the dogs were really cute. Not what we thought we would see...but cute :0) I guess we thought we would see what is in the movies. Anyways we recommended a family of 5 the day we went dogsledding to call you. Actually you might enjoy this story. My husband and I were in Snowy Owl returning a fuzzy hat I had bought Derek for Christmas. There was two ladies asking the guy if they had room for 5 to go dogsledding that day or the next day. He said no. Then they asked if there was any other Dogsledding companies in the Canmore area. He said no, but there is one in Lake Louise. Then he gave them a Banff Adventure number. We followed the ladies out and gave them your name and number. I let her know you were really nice. Hopefully they called. Then we recommended you to people at the Wild Orchid restaurant. And when we got home we told everyone about you. So hopefully you got some business from our recommendations! Anyways I hope you all had a great New Year! Take Care :0)
Deena
Jan 2, 2009
I must thank you for a very wonderful experience. We have been to the mountains several times a year for at least 30 years. This was a first for us. The crew you had out this afternoon were great and our guide(can't remember His name) was excellent. Anyway thanks again for a wonderful afternoon experience. I will definitely recommend your smaller company to anyone who asks and for those that don't ask I'm sure that we will recommend this adventure.
Thanks, Dan Tymko
Dec 31, 2008
Thanks so much for the wonderful experience. We had a great day and have recommended your company to several friends. Thanks so much!
Lesley
Dec 29, 2008
Hi Dawn,
I just wanted to write you a quick email to say what a fantastic day we had dogsledding today. A day we will never forget.. and we managed to get some wonderful pictures.. Thanks again for all the help and please let me know if there are any problems with the payment. Have a wonderful time in Costa Rica! Happy New Year.
Becci and Anne
March 11, 2008
Hi Dawn,
Thx again for an absolute great weekend. Accommodations were great and the sledding was like nothing we have experienced before. Everyone loved it and the only disappointment was that we had to go home. Both Brenda and I are will definitely be recommending that more people experience dog sledding and to use Mad Dogs & Englishmen. Things could not of been better.
Thx again!!!,
Ken Rollheiser
March 9, 2008
Dear Dawn,
A quick note to say an enormous thank you for the most wonderful time dog sledding. Ian and Jody could not have been kinder, friendlier or more patient - they gave us an unforgettable time and George remarked that 'it was the best day of my life' - I think that says it all! Please could you pass on our thanks, it was fantastic!
Best wishes,
Victoria Hankinson
March 4, 2008
Hiya Dawn
Yes we all had a fab weekend and were so please to be able to do the dog sledding this year. Many thanks to your guys for doing such a great job, all the feed back we received was very good. Once again many thanks.
Amanda
Prairie Rose Club
Feb. 25, 2008
Dear Dawn, Thanks for re-arranging the dog sledding for us. We are just e-mailing to say what a brilliant time we had yesterday. The food was very good and your guides, Ian and Stefan, were excellent. Please thank them for us.
Margaret and Brian.
Feb. 23, 2008
Hi Dawn,
I just wanted to email to say thank you for the wonderful dog sled trip we went on last weekend. My boyfriend and I had such an excellent day, that we wanted to email to compliment yourself and your team.
Firstly, your help was great in organizing the trip - we emailed two companies about going on a trip and you replied right away (they didn't) and so that is why we chose Mad Dogs in the first place. We are really glad we did because we had a great time - it was cool that Russell came to talk with us before the trip, telling us about the company and the dogs and showing us how to drive the sled (we loved that we were able to drive our own sled!). It was great being part of such a small group. Our guides were awesome --- they were helpful, friendly, told us stories about the dogs and dog sledding and took photos for us too. Btw the lunch (especially the beef stew) was delicious, too.
Just wanted to say 'thanks' for the great experience. We will be recommending your company to our friends, as well as returning sometime in the future.
thanks again,
Nikki
Feb. 9, 2008
Dawn, thanks so much for your assistance, the trip was grand.
Jerry.
Jan 13, 2008
Just a quick note to say thanks to Russ for getting us started on skijoring... I can see where this can be lots of fun. Looking forward to some more snow coming our way...soon I hope! I think we will head further into K-country next weekend.
Mary and Jack
Jan 8, 2008
Russell
Just wanted to thank you for taking Rhonda and I out on Sunday. You went well above and beyond what we were expecting and paid for. I’m sitting in my office right now wishing I had your life. Well maybe not the long hours and dealing with clients. Anyways just want to say thanks.
Rob Fradette
Jan 3, 2008
Dawn
Thanks so much to you and Russell for preparing such a fine experience for the DeBruyn/Morgan family. We had an excellent time from the moment we arrived and had the chance to hitch up all the dogs, to see the dogs file in line and get to work and finally to receive our cupful of hot chocolate that Courtney said was the ‘best hot chocolate she has ever had’. Weather aside, it was a brilliant day and I am most grateful to Mad Dogs for the fantastic experience. Keep up the great work!
Kerri
Jan 3, 2008
Hello Dawn. We had such a good time on the 28 of December , my Family will never forget this day. For some reason the name Dawn Hedge was ringing a bell in my aging brain. Than when we started talking with your Husband about Animals and Horses, he mentioned that your Dad was Rick Hedge. I could not believe it. We had our Horses with Norman O'Neil and so Rick Hedge, Graham Niblett, Ferris they are all in our Photo Archive with our Horses. Your Dad was up on Turks Princess and won the Race in Sept. 1978. Well Dawn it's a small World after all. You and your Family have a wonderful 2008, and I will tell all my friends to try this expedition with their Families and your Company.
Take care, and all the Best.
Gisela Gerlach with her whole Gang.