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Pride Cometh Before the Bikejor
Well, I was that person today. That. Person. The one with the unruly dogs who really, really wanted to greet another dog that didn’t want to be greeted while I struggled to get them under control. Rewind. This spring has … Continue reading
Posted in Bikejoring, Bloopers, Training
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Roadkill Willpower Depletion
Now that I broke the seal, we’ve been doing more bikejoring than scootering this spring. Aside from some stretches of rain and a few random heat waves, the weather has been pretty cooperative. Yesterday we had a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Bikejoring, Training
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To Own a Dog
Originally posted on Denise Fenzi:
Think about this for a minute. What it is to have a dog, another species, for a friend. A companion who will be there with you, day after day, asking little more than something to…
Posted in Dog Talk, Training
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Just Keep Mushing
Fall training has been up and down this year. Towards the end of the summer, Squash pulled a muscle in his shoulder during an off leash hike that required rest for several weeks. Subsequently, he re-injured it at agility and … Continue reading
Posted in Bloopers, Scootering, Successes, Training
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Squashgility: Timing is Everything
I’ve been horribly neglectful of the blog but in my defense the winter here has been pretty crappy for skijoring so there hasn’t been THAT much to write about. The temperatures, amount of snow (or lack thereof), and my work … Continue reading
Posted in Not Mushing, Squash, Training
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So, This Stuff Happened
Squash wants to kill the vacuum cleaner. He’s not afraid of it, quite the contrary; I’m pretty sure he sees it as a giant squeaky toy that makes even more obnoxiously exciting noises than actual squeaky toys. He can literally … Continue reading
Posted in Scootering, Squash, Training
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Achievement Unlocked: Full Loop
Squash and I have been taking baby steps towards scootering together without Maisy while she recovers. My immediate goal was to make one full loop with him around the road we’ve been training on without stopping. A year ago I … Continue reading
Posted in Maisy, Scootering, Squash, Training
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Back at Square One
The Mush Puppies are doing great, back to their old selves. They’ve had a good long stretch of R&R, since I rested them for about a week off before seeing the chiropractor, then I went out of town for the … Continue reading
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Deep Breaths, Shallow Expectations
Don’t panic, but something’s up with Maisy. She’s consistently been just a little “off” recently: Running a little unenthusiastically, with an uncharacteristic amount of slack in her line for uncharacteristically long stretches, and acting subdued in general around the house. … Continue reading
Posted in Maisy, Scootering, Squash, Training
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Rainy Day Fun?
It rained today. All day, so far. Which is a good excuse for me to binge on streaming movies and video games … except for those dogs who think up stuff like this if they don’t get their pesky exercise … Continue reading
Posted in Not Mushing, Training
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