Dryland Training Video
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We have some roads like that as well but I make sure to avoid them unless I know its a very very quiet street. We do go on some roads with no sidewalk at all but then those roads hardly ever have a vehicle on them and when they do they are traveling very slowly anyways.
Hehehe I think Boomer, Kassie and Tilly would make a fantastic dog team!
Well, thats only when we hook up from home I keep the boys inside the house and try not to give any hints that I am hooking up the sled (I dont reach for their harnesses, I dont pull out the hotdogs to thaw, etc) until the last possible second, then I harness them inside and lead them out like you saw. I dunno what it is but in general they are a lot more calmer when we run in town. When we run out in the countryside or in a forest they are maniacs like you saw in my dogsledding video LOL Im wondering if it has to do with the fact that they''re tied up and watching me get ready so they have a lot more time to build excitement... *shrugs*
Oh yes!! I''d go for my scooter before my bike for dryland training any day!!! I do tun OC with the bike sometimes but then he is trained to stay by my side and NOT pull at all so I have a lot more control over where he is and where he goes. I wouldnt do it with Ronan.
Hehehe I think Boomer, Kassie and Tilly would make a fantastic dog team!
Well, thats only when we hook up from home
I keep the boys inside the house and try not to give any hints that I am hooking up the sled (I dont reach for their harnesses, I dont pull out the hotdogs to thaw, etc) until the last possible second, then I harness them inside and lead them out like you saw. I dunno what it is but in general they are a lot more calmer when we run in town. When we run out in the countryside or in a forest they are maniacs like you saw in my dogsledding video LOL Im wondering if it has to do with the fact that they''re tied up and watching me get ready so they have a lot more time to build excitement... *shrugs*Oh yes!! I''d go for my scooter before my bike for dryland training any day!!! I do tun OC with the bike sometimes but then he is trained to stay by my side and NOT pull at all so I have a lot more control over where he is and where he goes. I wouldnt do it with Ronan.
How far we go depends where we are running. If we are on dirt/gravel we'll go 4-5 miles but if I am on hard surfaces then I dont go more than 2 miles. I dont put boots on them because they are not desensitized to them, plus their pads are so tough I have never had a problem with sores or any aches from doing short runs like this. I really dont like running on hard surfaces at all and if I could I neverwould, but for me its hard to get out to the training trails enough to satisfy their drives so we make do with what we have.
Ah ok.
I was gonna say, I've had both my dogs run into pavement problems...
Tyr wore one of his pads down to the point it bled on a 2 mile run...
Princess has cracked hers.
Princess can't run on a paved surface anymore though as she has mild dysplasia in her hips... running on pavement is pretty hard on them, especially when getting them to work, or so I'm told (well it's hard on people to but we've got all kinds of funky shoes and insoles)
I was gonna say, I've had both my dogs run into pavement problems...
Tyr wore one of his pads down to the point it bled on a 2 mile run...
Princess has cracked hers.
Princess can't run on a paved surface anymore though as she has mild dysplasia in her hips... running on pavement is pretty hard on them, especially when getting them to work, or so I'm told (well it's hard on people to but we've got all kinds of funky shoes and insoles)
Ah well pavement isn't an option for me anymore anyways due to Princess' dysplasia.
Pavement wasn't wet, this was last fall when I last ran on pavement and it's likely I never will again.
I make the time to drive with them to dirt trails now... well not recently as it's mainly just mud... stupid weather.
Pavement wasn't wet, this was last fall when I last ran on pavement and it's likely I never will again.
I make the time to drive with them to dirt trails now... well not recently as it's mainly just mud... stupid weather.
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Well, thats only when we hook up from home I keep the boys inside the house and try not to give any hints that I am hooking up the sled (I dont reach for their harnesses, I dont pull out the hotdogs to thaw, etc) until the last possible second, then I harness them inside and lead them out like you saw. I dunno what it is but in general they are a lot more calmer when we run in town. When we run out in the countryside or in a forest they are maniacs like you saw in my dogsledding video LOL Im wondering if it has to do with the fact that they''re tied up and watching me get ready so they have a lot more time to build excitement... *shrugs*
I keep the boys inside the house and try not to give any hints that I am hooking up the sled (I dont reach for their harnesses, I dont pull out the hotdogs to thaw, etc) until the last possible second, then I harness them inside and lead them out like you saw. I dunno what it is but in general they are a lot more calmer when we run in town. When we run out in the countryside or in a forest they are maniacs like you saw in my dogsledding video LOL Im wondering if it has to do with the fact that they''re tied up and watching me get ready so they have a lot more time to build excitement... *shrugs*
And they still looked pretty calm in that other video you posted! (Thats how bad my dogs are, lol)
And Sharky- I've never bootied while running on pavement either. I've actually had more foot problems while on gravel then on pavement.
And mrose_s- you steer them with voice commands. Gee=right, haw=left, hike=go, whoa=stop (or atleast try to stop, lol)
I've never run on gravel for more then a few hundred feet to get to the next dirt trail. Maybe I'm just blessed with dogs who have soft pads...
And yeah... voice command... I like the scooter though because if they don't listen or something while training or refreshing you can haul them in the direction you want.
And yeah... voice command... I like the scooter though because if they don't listen or something while training or refreshing you can haul them in the direction you want.