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And So It… Middles.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is snowing in Minnesota. This should not be news. But after last year’s winter that wasn’t, I’m very glad to see it – especially relatively early (but also relatively late) in the season. At … Continue reading
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A Flurry of Firsts
I try to mix it up, but there are really only so many ways we can scooter around our familiar stomping grounds. Sure I can park in different spots so we don’t always start from the same place, take different … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Talk, Not Mushing, Scootering
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“Are You Bringing the Scooter?”
That wasn’t how my fall vacation started, but it was how my fall vacation began. It started several weeks before my husband asked that question, when I made reservations to rent a cabin high, high up on Minnesota’s Gunflint Trail for … Continue reading
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Mushbaby, Mushbaby, Wherefore Art Thou Scooter?
It’s a day for self reflection not only because we had an exceptionally good run today, but also encountered a lot of people at the park who made O.o faces at us as we went on by them. Lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Scootering, Successes
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Extreme Makeover: Noodle Edition
I never thought it would happen, but Minnesota finally exited the heart of the sun and cooled off enough for something like autumn to happen and for us to go scootering regularly again. Some of the Mush Puppies’ verbal commands … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Scootering
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Dog Days of Summer
Well, it’s been awhile. Not because anyone is hurt, or I’ve suddenly had a change of heart and despise mushing and/or dogs, or because I’ve gotten bored with the blog or forgotten about it, but just because… there’s not much … Continue reading
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The Squash Stands Alone
Due to some minor tummy upset (nothing serious I promise), Maisy is taking a few days off from mushing. The silver lining to this is that for some time I have been itching to take Squash out alone and see … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Talk, Scootering, Squash
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Silence is Golden
I haven’t had that much to say lately, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. For awhile, I felt like I spent a lot of my time saying shouting “ON BY! ON BY!” At least until Squash decided the words “on … Continue reading
Posted in Scootering, Successes
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Everybody SIESTA!
Now that the division of labor is more evenly divided, I’ve been gradually working on increasing the dogs’ conditioning. The weather has been cool enough and I’ve been dragging myself out of bed early enough to safely start adding some … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Talk, Health, Scootering, Training
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Tug Post the Second: Shaky Edition
Today was our second run with the new tug line arrangement. The dogs worked really hard; partly because they were both – yay! – pulling most of the way (occasionally Squashie fell back a bit and let his sister take … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Talk, Scootering
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