Sleet, my lead dog, my first real working dog, the dog who taught me everything I know I about sled dogs. She's ten years old now and she's slowed down alot. But she still wants to pull. She trains my younger dogs for me. She gets right mad if I leave her at home too often--won't come to me, cuddles up to my husband, ect. She is my soulmate dog and the day she leaves this world she will take my heart with her.
Kayleigh, yup, she's kept on a tether when she's not with me. She's dog aggressive and for the most part would rather fight than play with another dog. Put her in a harness and tell her she can pull, she'll run beside anyone without a hint of aggression.
Pacer and Antare. Both so timid when they arrived here that they couldn't be handled. Put them in a harness, let them do what they were bred to do and Voila--confident, happy dogs!
Preacher taken earlier today. He's what Glickman would call a culled dog--he's not allowed to pull anymore. He's old, he's blind his hips are getting stiff. He'd pull till he dropped if I let him. Instead, he's a house dog with his own cushy bed, lots of treats, special food and he gets to play like a puppy when the urge strikes him. Looks miserable, doesn't he?
Poor sad Chase, again taken this afternoon. Hmm, a husky who's reliable off his leash, comes back like a lab everytime he is called and looks happy doing it. Yup, I must beat him. He will also pull for miles without hesitation!
This one was taken in February of this year. It's about 15 miles into a day trip run. Notice the dogs are checking things out around them, not one of them laid down to rest, their tails are up and wagging, their ears are up. I almost lost the sled taking this picture cuz they didn't feel like stopping for long and starting tugging or harness banging as it's called.
I could post all day--pics of them with toys, on their houses, on the couch, playing, happy dogs!
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Huney, Bon & Simba-missed so very much
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