The results on how everyone who participated in Weight Pull at Premier are available now.
So, my Premier weekend came in with a bang and went out with one.
As I said in my previous post, Ranger had a really good Thursday–he won the Best of Breed Top Ten at the Top Ten Invitational, then went on to a 5 point pull in weight pull. This was over 10 times his body weight. He probably could have pulled more but I did a handler withdrawal.
I’m making a quick post before I head out for the first day of the UKC Premier.
One of my rainy day activities is to troll craigslist to fill my wishlist. I missed out on a sweet deal on a pull-behind camper trailer last week, but the deal I got yesterday totally made up for it.
Okay, so my attempts at a weekly posting have really gone awry over the past month. I got crazy with work and, between the heat and the rain, I just haven’t been out much. Or at least not enough to make an interesting trip report.
WalletPop.com had two of their reporters (Adam Kaufman and his girlfriend, Katie Lorah) go to a bulk food store to stock up on supplies to fill drop boxes on their Pacific Crest Trail hike.
I’ve been stepping up Ranger’s conditioning over the past several weeks. Compared to how he looked a month ago I can see some genuine muscle development. In the past month his chest has expanded 1.5″ in diameter. From two weeks ago his top speed sprinting alongside my bike has increased by 0.3 1.8 mph (to 19.7 mph–and he still had more to give me). His average speed is now 12.8 mph over 2-3 miles. When I give him a drag weight to pull on the trail he isn’t nearly as tired when we get back to the house as he was even two weeks ago. His feet are much tougher. It’s really cool to see all of this happen.
I found this great blog about small dog team training. There is great info on skijoring, scootering, and bikejoring.
Since I got back from Louisiana a few weeks ago I’ve had: minor injury (Ranger), major illness (Beau), minor illness (me), and another minor injury (Ranger again).
One of my favorite Trail Mix recipes: Read the rest of this entry »
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