LOL! Well our little coldsnap is almost over, it was only -20 C yesterday in Calgary, practicly t-shirt weather! LOL! Lethbridge is not exactly what I would...
Well, when it drops below -25C, thats too cold, period, then it is just better to prop the feet up by the stove, and munch popcorn and watch the boob tube(tht...
I know I have been lurking but I too am enjoying the winter here in AZ. I was able to go to the White Mountain Winter Games ( www.whitemountainwintergames.com...
Hi mushers, I am still looking for the possibility of someone transporting a sleddog from Bemidji, MN to Wyoming or near there. There is a race in Hill City,...
How should I be hooking up the team? Here's the situation. I have two dogs that I run recreationally. Occasionally I hook up two of my in-laws with mine....
hi There is a matter of size but there is also the matter of speed AND the matter of side preference. If you are going to run a big/little dog pair in lead and...
Yep, Got to agree with Shannon. There will come times when you will want to run dogs in a way YOU want them to run but while you are sorting it out, let them...
Hey People, While we're on the subject, I was working for a woman this winter and helping her handle her dogs. We actually raced right here in AZ - go...
Hi Luis, The leaders are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the team. They look to the leaders for confidence and moral support, aside from the human...
hi I have tried the other way and done from the wheels forward or the swings first etc and it has never worked for me. It is a pain to grab lines from a limp...
Hello, well, I understand the advantage to having a tight line to hook up but what are the advantages to hooking up any other way...sounds like it's just...
Hi Luis Joe Runyans book, the Collins twins book on mushing, Pam Flowers book on her trek across northern Alaska and into Canada, check the thread on books on...
Hi Luis Bob is dead on, an out of control , crazy team is an embarrassment to themselves and the musher, also a danger, quiet hookups, and the team knowing...
I am putting together a report for a course I took and now I need some pictures of seppalas and show dogs, and racing sibes (for compaqrison, Please send them...
Thanks to those who responded to my last question. My next question is "At what age would you start hooking up your pups as part of a team?". Also, how far...
Bob, Just as a point of reference and personal experience, we have found that the dogs do not calm down in harness at the start until they have about 800 miles...
Hi Rhonda, That is so true for the first few runs, they do get pretty exited, as do I. I guess there are a few times that I let them rule. Good point though...
I myself usually introduce pups to at least a walking harness at 3weeks,.... and move them on to light weight pull at 2 months,.... mine wear harnesses...
... kamidean@h...> ... Dean, the practice here at Seppala Kennels is usually to introduce pups to the concept of the harness at anytime between three and six...
Just a few words on this already well-discussed thread. At Seppala Kennels we like to hook what we call a "wedge-shaped team." By that I mean smaller dogs...
Which is why my husband is driving the Beargrease team and not me!!!! I am the neurotic one and he worries about nothing. What I have gotten into the habit of...
Jeffrey, Despite the fact that our dogs are maniac ready in harness still at mile 800, I would like to think that the training we have put on the team is in...
As I sit on my butt and read many posts over a variety of lists, and forums. It really amazies me to see how many people lose there teams, and have "ill"...
As I sit on my butt and read many posts over a variety of lists, and forums. It really amazies me to see how many people lose there teams, and have "ill"...
How many trap line teams are included in your observation Sarah? Or is this just a racing thing? I have seen a fair number of well mannered teams even lined...
--I was thinking hard about how many trapline teams I have seen and for sure NOT TO MANY.I have seen for sure 7 teams that were for trapline use only. None of...
I would suspect that in order to obtain the desired results, you would need to individually obedience train every dogs in your kennel. As our respective...
I am with you totally Sarah, ill mannered teams are a pain in the butt,at best, and dangerous , to boot. There are many others as we, but none of them are ...
Now I am not trying to make exuses as I do have a reasonably well trained team at hookup, but I would like to use my daughters team of Ak's as a reference. I...
