I finally remembered to take camera with me, as I went to help training the dogs yesterday. Kati's racing team didn't go for a run, but Suvi's did and so did the yearlings too.
I tried to get a good photo of Suvi's team coming to the finish, but there was a slight problem at the end: a horse. Dogs didn't mind sharing the same road with it, but the horse got scared of the dogs and the mushing cart's breaking noise.
I was waiting for the dog team at x-crossing just 100m from Kati's house when the horse trotted to towards me. The rider didn't know where to lead her scared horse, as cars were coming towards it from left and right, a dog team from behind and I was standing there infront of it. Eventually it came forward, passing me by a metre. The cars passed and the dog team ran eagerly back home.. But I didn't get a good photo. I took some back at home:
We had the first snow-day in South yesterday. Most of the snow had melted away by afternoon, though weather was quite chilly, around +/-0 Celcius. The training was a short, 7km, and even-speed run driven on a "light weight" cart.
The cart weights about 80kg (+driver), it's been built of car parts (back wheels) and motocross cycle wheel in front. You can't help the dogs by kicking when driving on this cart - not that kicking is needed in training, but in case Suvi or Kati decides to participate in off snow races.
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| Altti & Jade |
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| Koff |
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| Uule |
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| Jojo |
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| Sissi |
Yearlings went for a run also. Dana's a bit over 8 months old and yesterday she got to join the team of youngsters for the first time. Like all first timers, she didn't really get the idea of pulling right away, (she pulled both, tugline and neck line as hard as she could) but running went well altogether. Suvi and Kati drove the team on ATV with two "oldies", Rina and Dooris, in lead.
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| Last X-turn to home |
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| Rina & Dooris |
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| Muru |
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| Hottis |
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| Keke |
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| Iiris |
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| Dana |
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