Category Archives: Scootering

Monday, Monday

Posted on October 28, 2013 by mushbaby

Had a nice, crisp (read: cold) run today; added a little distance. We started out a little rocky with a LOT of apparently delicious trailside odors, but once we got that sorted out the MPs did great. Of course, I … Continue reading →

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Skijor is Coming

Posted on October 21, 2013 by mushbaby

Technically, this is snow: Monday, October 21st:: 2.5 miles, cloudy/flurries. Maisy was really distracted by something off the trail on the Picnic Island loop, but she still ran really strong. Coordination, we have it:

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If At First You Don’t Succeed: Try, On By, Again

Posted on October 19, 2013 by mushbaby

Saturday, October 19th: 3.5 miles, cool/wet conditions, one water break. Lots of ON BY practice thanks to the local deer herd. A doe who was either very brave or very dumb was kind enough to stay in one place so … Continue reading →

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You Know You’re Hooked When…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by mushbaby

You sneak out in the rain for a quick run because you need it and because your work schedule is going to mean the dogs are going to have some long, boring days and because it’s really only sprinkling at … Continue reading →

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Pull and Push

Posted on October 14, 2013 by mushbaby

Probably my greatest fear as a mushbaby is that through sheer inexperience I will push my dogs too hard and cause them to be injured. As a result, I am fairly certain that I have never pushed them hard enough … Continue reading →

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And So it Begins

Posted on October 6, 2013 by mushbaby

Although we scooter on and off over the summer, we don’t really train with a capital T. I try to get out often enough to get the MPs some exercise and prevent them from totally forgetting their commands, but although … Continue reading →

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The Great Pip Experiment, Again

Posted on September 29, 2013 by mushbaby

If we’re going to keep playing at this, I’m going to have to get Pip a harness that fits him. Be that as it may, we were fooling around in the alley again today. One thing I was pleased to … Continue reading →

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There’s Going for a Ride, and then…

Posted on September 17, 2013 by mushbaby

There’s going for a ride. It’s fall, and it’s cool, and the mush puppies are full of energy. And I was feeling quite smug when this happened. I had a moment when I almost turned around. I don’t like to … Continue reading →

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The Great Pip Experiment

Posted on September 14, 2013 by mushbaby

Recently, a friend asked me if I’d tried scootering with Pip. I never have put him in front of the scooter before, because Pip Doesn’t Care For Most Things and I always kind of assumed the scooter would fill him … Continue reading →

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Round Peg, Square Hole

Posted on September 10, 2013 by mushbaby

I had an epiphany recently. I belong to a few Facebook musher’s exchange groups, which are great places to find used equipment of all kinds. They are mostly dominated by sledders, but every once in awhile some scooter/skijor/mushbaby-appropriate gear comes … Continue reading →

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