About MeMush Academy

Musher, journalist, ethologist, breeder and competitive distance musher. These are just a few things that describes who Marlene is. 

Having spent over a decade organizing educations, she's a total nerd when it comes to gaining and sharing knowledge. Especially when it comes to sleddogs, dog health and dog behaviour.

Over the past 20 years that has passed since she started her journey with sleddogs, she's educated herself in animal massage, Ttouch, breeding, shaping, dog anatomy, nutrition and much more.

Marlene is currently a masters student of Clinical Animal Behaviour at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh.

She is also the current Chief Manager of the Swedish National Sleddog Team and the IFSS Mid-distance World Champion of 2022. Merits that have furthered her growth as a coach, instructor and – of course – as a musher.

Damo hails from the UK, a country not initially associated with mushing, but with a large, and very active, sled dog community. 

He bought his first dog at a young age, an Alaskan Malamute named Tagluk. To this day, he still has a huge emotional attachment to his first sleddog.

Damo has owned and raced malamutes, (although he will never use that word, he’s not competitive at all), in the UK as a dry land musher, and ran a kennel in Sweden in 2018.

Having learnt much from his first mentor, breeder and musher Janet Kempsell, Damo continues to expand his knowledge, recently undertaking a diploma in veterinary science. He is known for his views on responsibility towards our companions and has dedicated his life towards their care and enrichment.

Damo came to MeMush after coming across the webpage and reaching out to see how he could fit into this exciting and caring community. He wishes to share his knowledge, and help to inspire those around him.