Adventures in Cynanthropy

Maryland Sled Dog Adventures

This is where my adventures in cynanthropy will lead me next. I actually had not known of this group, and had never expected a dog sledding team to exist in Maryland! Dog sledding is something that has always fascinated me as a child, and no real surprise. Many people who claim canine connections have been strongly influenced by the works of Jack London. For cynanthropes especially on the North American continent, the settings of London's tales in the Far North have excited the imaginations of many. Now that I've gotten up close and personal with the wolves of Wolf Park in Indiana just last spring, I look forward to getting up close and personal with a real, live dog sledding team. I'm quite thrilled that they offer hands-on opportunities for actually learning the intricacies of dog sledding, and not just being pulled around by dogs (as fun as that would be regardless!).

I believe that one's own personal therianthropy is something to be explored on all levels possible. As a cynanthrope, I am blessed that I only need to look as far as a neighbor's yard to catch even a small glimpse of that world. However, it does frustrate me that so many people who claim canine connections don't look in the right places...or otherwise won't. I can read, research and write on my therianthropy to my heart's content (and I have, too!), but I feel that sticking one's nose in a book or staring at a softly-glowing computer screen only takes one so far. My fascination with and connection to canines has taken me on many amazing adventures in my life, and a big goal of this website is to archive my thoughts and musings as I continue on my exploration, and maybe connect with others who have their own stories to share.

While we're on the topic of adventuring, on the weekend of June 12th to June 15th I will be at Four Quarters Farm attending Walking the Thresholds, a yearly gathering of otherkin and therianthropes. I've been attending WtT for some years now, and it is a neat experience to meet and connect with other like-minded people and drum up some interesting conversation and fellowship.

This place has been a bit silent lately, but I'm hoping to change that. I have other writing projects, adventures and other things in the making, so this place should see some more action.