Woman Shares a Wholesome Thread About How Her Sled Dogs Helped Her Develop a Healthy Body Image

Blair Braverman is an author and professional musher (aka sled dog racer), living and training in Alaska. Blair and her pups are making headlines thanks to a Twitter thread where she shares how having sled dogs has helped her develop a healthier body image. Shout out to that, blair! 

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    Canidae - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Y'all, having sled dogs has been so good for my body image. And not because mushing is a joy-filled, physical outdoor activity, although that's true. It's actually something much simpler than that.
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    Text - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman grew up learning that all bodies are different. Okay, yeah, that's true. Whatever. All bodies are different. I get it. 12:53 pm 13 Jul 2019 107 Retweets 3,438 Likes
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    Dog - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman And then I started caring for sled dogs. @QuinceMountain and I feed and train and massage them, teach them as puppies and ease them into retirement. We get to know each dog so well. And once we started doing this, do you know what became EXTREMELY OBVIOUS?
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    Canidae - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Get this: All bodies are different. 12:59 pm 13 Jul 2019 203 Retweets 5,265 Likes
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    Text - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman But I don't mean this in some flip way. I mean it in a bone-deep, beautiful, complicated way. All of the dogs' bodies are so different. 1:00 pm 13 Jul 2019 112 Retweets 4,143 Likes
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    Dog breed - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Some of them eat thousands of calories a day and are still complete stringbeans. They eat literally three times as much food as everyone else.
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    Canidae - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Some of them can eat, like, a tablespoon of kibble, and the next day they need a bigger harness. They're easy keepers; their bodies naturally want to be bigger. Which is good! Easy keepers make great sled dogs. tsro bc
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    Dog - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Some of them can start training in September and are immediately ready for long runs.
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    Vertebrate - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Some of them need to ease into training slowly. They need gentler workouts-and more training sessions-before they can keep up with the rest of the team.
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    Dog - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Some of them want to run 1000 miles. w.er cA
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    Canidae - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Some of them feel their best during shorter, faster runs. And, occasionally, some of them aren't that into running at all. 1:13 pm 13 Jul 2019 106 Retweets 5,620 Likes
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    German shepherd dog - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Some of them have disabilities 1:13 pm 13 Jul 2019 124 Retweets 5,924 Likes E
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    Dog breed - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman Some of them were born with bodies that make everything harder for them, and they need extra care and understanding to really shine. 1:16 pm 13 Jul 2019 193 Retweets 7,094 Likes
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    Dog breed - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman The point is, THEIR BODIES ARE SO DIFFERENT. But the differences aren't good or bad. They just are. We don't love Talese more or less because he's skinny, or Colbert because he's a chonkster. The idea makes no sense. It's absurd.
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    Dog - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman And, like, my body is like that too. It has its own set points, its own levels. So does yours. 1:21 pm 13 Jul 2019 -
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    Dog - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman The dogs' bodies aren't up to them, just like ours aren't. There's no value judgment. They are what they are
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    Dog breed - Blair Braverman Follow @BlairBraverman And every single one is magnificent. The end. 15 .J 2010
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