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Harness Breaking Sled Dog Puppies

By |2024-02-13T13:45:51-06:00February 13th, 2024|Categories: Puppies, Sled Dogs, Training|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Harness breaking puppies is always entertaining! It's a lot of fun watching them learn how to run in harness and figure out how to manage the gangline. By using a tether at the kennel it automatically trains them how to get untangled in a hurry. Young dogs can start at 6-7 months old, slow, [...]

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How Sled Dogs Stay Cozy and Warm in the Winter

By |2024-01-16T08:41:20-06:00January 16th, 2024|Categories: Bedding, Dog House, Kennel, Sled Dogs, Straw|Tags: , , , , , |

If there's anything besides running and feed time that sled dogs love, is new straw day! Good, clean, hollow straw that doesn't break down easily is an excellent natural insulator for sled dog houses. Most dogs will move the straw around and make their beds accordingly. From October through April we supplement their houses [...]

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Veterinarian Answers Basic Questions About Sled Dogs

By |2024-01-05T09:29:06-06:00January 5th, 2024|Categories: Sled Dogs, Vet Care|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Matt Sturmer, DVM answers some basic and common questions that people have about sled dogs while visiting and inoculating our canine athletes. Dr. Sturmer has been in practice for 38 years and is a musher himself. Q: What are some of the things that you go through during a vet check at a sled [...]

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Sissy the Malinois is an Official Sled Dog!

By |2024-01-05T09:30:43-06:00January 3rd, 2024|Categories: Belgian Malinois, Dog Training Trails, Fall Training, Puppies, Sissy, Sled Dogs|Tags: , , , , , |

Sissy, our purebred Belgian Malinois (see her Embark DNA results) is now officially a sled dog!...well kind of. Yesterday we had an open spot while harness breaking some of the puppies and it was her turn to take a spin at it. She's almost 9 months old so a perfect age to learn new [...]

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How To Train Sled Dogs – Part 1

By |2024-01-05T09:31:47-06:00December 24th, 2023|Categories: Bikejoring, Dog Sledding, Fall Training, How To, Sled Dogs, Training, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Training sled dogs is no easy task. Many challenges can arise as you are dealing with live animals that have different personalities. All forms of mushing have common denominators when it comes to getting your team down the trail. We focus in sprint racing and sled dog rides or tours (tourism) so our style [...]

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