Category Archives: Dog Talk

The Reluctant Runner… or, When All Else Fails, Canicross Some More

Posted on February 13, 2012 by mushbaby

Since my last post, the condition of the state park trails has gradually improved… Not too bad… just a few patches of raggedly ice left here and there. I could probably break out the scooter again at this point, except… … Continue reading →

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Squash! I’M FLYING… or, When All Else Fails, Canicross.

Posted on February 6, 2012 by mushbaby

I think I’ve made my displeasure at the lack of snow this winter quite clear. I’m not going to belabor it any more than is necessary to let off enough steam to prevent my head from pressurizing to the point … Continue reading →

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Basic Training

Posted on January 13, 2012 by mushbaby

I can be kind of absent-minded. So although when I was planning yesterday’s post talking about getting back to basics I had really intended to shoot some short videos for visual aids, as usual I hadn’t checked the camera battery … Continue reading →

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A Brief Intermission

Posted on January 8, 2012 by mushbaby

Ok, this is not strictly about mushing, but the dogs are cracking me up today. With Squash on restricted activity, you might ask… what does the team do with their time?   First, they bop heads.     Then, they … Continue reading →

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Their Better Halves

Posted on January 4, 2012 by mushbaby

Sometimes I start to write blog posts in my head about events that haven’t actually happened yet. I’ll have a running commentary in my head along the lines of “when this happens, I’ll say this about it”. When, not if. … Continue reading →

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Getting Started, Part 2: The Legend of Maisy

Posted on December 11, 2011 by mushbaby

When I was an adult of mid-twenties-ish, my mother and I were talking in the aftermath of some thing that I don’t even specifically remember, although the gist was that I had done some major life thing in a weird … Continue reading →

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Free Wheel-in’ Pip

Posted on December 8, 2011 by mushbaby

Sometimes when you get a new hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. And when your hammer is canicrossing and you’ve already gotten two dogs in the household involved, the third dog can start to look suspiciously like a … Continue reading →

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Genetics: A Helluva Drug

Posted on December 4, 2011 by mushbaby

I’m going to make a brief foray into Semi-Tangent Land before I talk mushing. I want to first talk dogs a bit. Out of all the generalizations I could make right now, it suits my tangential purpose to make this … Continue reading →

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From Humble Beginnings…

Posted on December 4, 2011 by mushbaby

God bless the Internet. That’s where it all started. If someone had told me fourteen months ago that someday I would willingly climb atop a scooter attached to two young dogs and allow – nay, encourage!  –  them pull me … Continue reading →

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