Dog Questions
- corlay
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Re: Dog Questions
Ive decided to give ‘Mushers Secret’ a try, before I go the bootie route…
thanks all for the advice and discussion!
thanks all for the advice and discussion!
- KDog
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Re: Dog Questions
Went skiing with Scout the Malamute a few days ago. She is of course in her element!
I do use metal edge skis, but use a very long lead (about 15 feet) when skijouring with her so I have time to react if something happens up front.
When making turns downhill, I tell her to wait until I start. She falls behind quickly if the snow is deep and I don't have to worry about hitting her. If my wife is along, one of us holds on until the other is down. Not always easy with a strong excited Mally!
Mally's pads are tough, and they have thick oily hair between the toes to insulate and prevent ice balls, but it does happen in certain conditions. I am also considering the Asnes Finnmark for skijouring safety. A splitboarder gal I know accidentally slashed her pup's achilles tendon in the backcountry. Difficult evac, and the dog was never able to walk/run the same after that.
I do use metal edge skis, but use a very long lead (about 15 feet) when skijouring with her so I have time to react if something happens up front.
When making turns downhill, I tell her to wait until I start. She falls behind quickly if the snow is deep and I don't have to worry about hitting her. If my wife is along, one of us holds on until the other is down. Not always easy with a strong excited Mally!
Mally's pads are tough, and they have thick oily hair between the toes to insulate and prevent ice balls, but it does happen in certain conditions. I am also considering the Asnes Finnmark for skijouring safety. A splitboarder gal I know accidentally slashed her pup's achilles tendon in the backcountry. Difficult evac, and the dog was never able to walk/run the same after that.
- wabene
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Re: Dog Questions
I bought the whole get up and tried skijoring with Sadie at a place with groomed tracks that allows dogs as long as they are on leash. When we would get to an uphill, she would stop and turn around and just look at me like, ahh no, and then run along side me up the hill. Lol. Just a dusty piece of gear in the back of my closet. Wrong sport for her I guess. Now if there were grouse involved, she'd be down with it.
"A splitboarder gal I know accidentally slashed her pup's achilles tendon in the backcountry. Difficult evac, and the dog was never able to walk/run the same after that."
Yikes this is sobering. I would feel just horrible. Maybe it's time to detune the edges on my newish M62's.
"A splitboarder gal I know accidentally slashed her pup's achilles tendon in the backcountry. Difficult evac, and the dog was never able to walk/run the same after that."
Yikes this is sobering. I would feel just horrible. Maybe it's time to detune the edges on my newish M62's.
- Musk Ox
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Re: Dog Questions
@wabene those pictures of Sadie make my heart melt.
- wabene
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Re: Dog Questions
@Musk Ox
Amen bro! Those doggies take the work out of my workouts.
Amen bro! Those doggies take the work out of my workouts.
- corlay
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Re: Dog Questions
Collies are smart... heh.
Well, I geared-up and took the pup out for another nighttime tur with a headlamp, on my "home base" trail.
We got to the trailhead, and I started out, and realized about 50yds in, my dog was not with me.
He was sitting back at the trailhead - looking stressed.
The memory of his feet packed with snow/ice must not be a good one. <sigh>
So, I walked him back home, and continued on my tur solo.
Hopefully, I can solve this mental-block for him.
Musher's Secret to the rescue?
Well, I geared-up and took the pup out for another nighttime tur with a headlamp, on my "home base" trail.
We got to the trailhead, and I started out, and realized about 50yds in, my dog was not with me.
He was sitting back at the trailhead - looking stressed.
The memory of his feet packed with snow/ice must not be a good one. <sigh>
So, I walked him back home, and continued on my tur solo.
Hopefully, I can solve this mental-block for him.
Musher's Secret to the rescue?
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Re: Dog Questions
Oh boy. Solve it quickly. If it were a food-oriented Lab I would say bring tons of treats. Not sure how to motivate other breeds, but once they learn a bad habit it's hard to break. My dog used to hunt quail with me up until about middle age. I have no idea what happened but he suddenly became terrified and just the sight of my hunting vest or a long gun sends him shivering and running into home or the truck. Never could correct it so I gave up. He's not afraid of handguns though, go figure.corlay wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:43 amCollies are smart... heh.
Well, I geared-up and took the pup out for another nighttime tur with a headlamp, on my "home base" trail.
We got to the trailhead, and I started out, and realized about 50yds in, my dog was not with me.
He was sitting back at the trailhead - looking stressed.
The memory of his feet packed with snow/ice must not be a good one. <sigh>
So, I walked him back home, and continued on my tur solo.
Hopefully, I can solve this mental-block for him.
Musher's Secret to the rescue?
- wabene
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- Favorite boots: Crispi Svartsen 75mm, Scarpa T4
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Re: Dog Questions
I get quite the opposite reaction to Musher's Secret that I get with booties. She seems to like the attention and definitely likes the taste of it. Seems to be a good thing. Maybe start doing it on shorter hikes before you take him back out on skis.corlay wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:43 amCollies are smart... heh.
Well, I geared-up and took the pup out for another nighttime tur with a headlamp, on my "home base" trail.
We got to the trailhead, and I started out, and realized about 50yds in, my dog was not with me.
He was sitting back at the trailhead - looking stressed.
The memory of his feet packed with snow/ice must not be a good one. <sigh>
So, I walked him back home, and continued on my tur solo.
Hopefully, I can solve this mental-block for him.
Musher's Secret to the rescue?
- randoskier
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Re: Dog Questions
These dogs can really pull, I was a bit surprised as I usually see Malamutes or Greenland dogs pulling in Norway. These guys were fast with both pulk and person. They belong to two Norwegian couples that I shared a cabin with and are their hunting dogs, a German breed if I remember correctly.