Hi,

I spent some time at Aventures Nord-Bec, a dog sledding company (Stoneham, Quebec, CANADA). They have around 220 dogs of three breeds: siberian huskies, alaskans and alaskan malamutes.

I often use SS4 for various usage and I really like it. I use it to cut various things, remove frozen food, cut cords and woods, etc.

It's a very well made knive, I can't ask more. Small enough to carry it and solid with a very comfortable handle. I abuse it, for example, removing frozed food from metal dog bowl. I first stomp on it around metal bowl and then I stomp harder on one area and then I pry it out. Obvously, I often hit the metal, but I don't care, SS4 is very solid and won't chip:




My friend has a 30$ knive and it's very chipped, it's more like a saw than a knive. He is very impressed with mine. Me either.

The only drawback of SS4: it's very hard to sharpen it on a stone...


Here's my SS4:




Here's the following pictures of Aventures Nord-Bec, a very nice company. One thing I like from there is that they never hit dogs. If they saw someone of us hitting a dog, they will fire him without question whatever the reason is.





slush:


Atchouk:


Afternoon dog sledding:


They never sleep in their dog house (it's Chowi):


Amarok:
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Pascal, owner of Aventures Nord-Bec:
[img]http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...42556106_671981106_3380556_1121174_n.jpg[/img]

This day was hard for dogs, too much snow, they worked hard:
[img]http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...42591106_671981106_3380561_7682076_n.jpg[/img]

Sautern, a retiree:
[img]http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...49101106_671981106_3380603_5678815_n.jpg[/img]

Dog kennel:
[img]http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...49106106_671981106_3380604_6885665_n.jpg[/img]

Café and Noisette:
[img]http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...58356106_671981106_3380799_3526905_n.jpg[/img]

Major and Laska:
[img]http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...79761106_671981106_3380879_7082981_n.jpg[/img]

Max:
[img]http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...79826106_671981106_3380886_2107488_n.jpg[/img]

Minie and Pepsi:
[img]http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...79896106_671981106_3380894_4885336_n.jpg[/img]

Mazouka:
[img]http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...80366106_671981106_3380952_1753314_n.jpg[/img]

Dog sledding:
[img]http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...79916106_671981106_3380898_4740470_n.jpg[/img]

Veronique, Pascal's wife, and Plume:
[img]http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...79966106_671981106_3380905_5382734_n.jpg[/img]

[img]http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...80001106_671981106_3380909_3145405_n.jpg[/img]

Plume:
[img]http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...80031106_671981106_3380914_2213781_n.jpg[/img]

Equinox:
[img]http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...80061106_671981106_3380918_3786452_n.jpg[/img]
[img]http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...180066106_671981106_3380919_709724_n.jpg[/img]

Ferrari with a scar on his nose. Dogs happens to fight between them and when they fight, they do it to kill. We already lost a dog because of it. It's not a 'normal' fighting like other dogs. We have to separate them fast and wisely. It's more like an art than a science to stop the fight. We don't hit them, even during a fight.

[img]http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...80276106_671981106_3380942_5363497_n.jpg[/img]

360lbs of meat and a bag of dog food each day:
[img]http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...180356106_671981106_3380950_620145_n.jpg[/img]


Thanks to Dan for making the SS4, it's one of the best knive I ever owned.

Thanks for sharing those pic's! Enjoy your SS4 !! It's a classic : )
Wish I had one (but luckily I found SYK in time to pick up the S5LE) : )))
JB

The SS4 and the S5LE are great Infi offerings from the Yard...great grips for cold weather use ....

Awesome pictures of the dogs as well.... amazing blue eyes... looking into them you can feel an instinctive awareness that those dogs are not your average "pets" ... "caution" is a word that springs to mind... those eyes look pretty "chilling" to me....

Awesome pics IK. Really beautiful. Please keep them coming. You are very lucky to have an SS4. Nice to see it being used. EVERYONE should have the opportunity to own one (hint...hint...)

very cool.

cool review and pics

SO AWESOME!

nice blade, id love to get my hands on one, congrats on the score!
If you ever have a pup youd like to send to florida let me know , my girlfiends dying for one! lol

Does the company charter tours ? that seems like such an awesome job, though im sure its very tough, especially during harsh winters. Keeping those dogs fed is a hell of a job all on its own

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love the SS4, but those pics are just great....thanks for sharing

Outstanding knife review & pics of the great dogs.
Looks like they are well cared for.
Crazy dogs actually enjoy their work.
Thanks for the pics.

Great pics!