This is our favorite free running video featuring Heini Winter and 16 of his eurohound sled dogs running through the streets, fields, trails, and swimming in the streams of Augsburg, Germany. You can see how happy the dogs are enjoying their daily summer exercise! Passing loose dogs and other people is not an issue. Crossing [...]
We are almost ready to break out the harnesses! This weekend looks great weather wise with a low of 46F on Sat. morn and 43F on Sun. The dogs have accumulated over 500 miles of free running from May-August, runs as short as 3.5 miles up to 14 miles for those that count miles. We [...]
Summer training is still going strong! Cool mornings with wet grass has helped a lot, most of our favorite water holes have dried up. The dogs are running 10.5-7mi 4-5 days/week and having lots of fun doing it! We're really looking to see what they can do once harness season starts in late September. Here's [...]
There is no such thing as off season for elite athletes! The goals and methods may change throughout the season but the bodies need to stay in a forward motion, with lungs expanding, muscles lengthening and contracting, hearts pounding, joints and ligaments strengthening, and minds exercised. We are well out of harness training [...]
Now that most of the snow is gone here in Minnesota and warmer weather is on the way, harness training has ended for the 2013-2014 season. The dogs are acclimatized to colder conditions so they can easily overheat by pushing hard as they have easily done all winter. During the "off-season" we like to let [...]
