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Skijoring training with a husky. Not all it's cracked up to be!

By ricardo on November 27, 2008

Ok, so it’s not going too well! Faster than last year but he still prefers mountain goats to pulling in a straight line. Next week we are attempting an ascent of Veleta in the Sierra Nevada. If you are skiing then and see us please do not laugh! Ah well, back to the drawing board. [...]

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Skijoring with a dog in the Sierra Nevada

By ricardo on May 15, 2008

Ok, it was just an idea. Sounded great. Get a husky and train it to pull us uphill on skis. It’s a large and growing sport evidently in North America and Scandanavia. Well we may live in the driest part of Europe, but if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for us. Right? [...]

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