Americano Blue's musher/mushing chat thread

[RezChamp]

char what kind of harnesses are those
they dont look like regular ones

 

[charnic44]

 I'm feeling good inside rightnow. I ate some brekky, stepped out for a cpl breaths of fresh air(way colder than I expected), turned on latop and then mushing thread. nice way to start the day seeing this.  Thank you charnicc44

char what kind of harnesses are those
they dont look like regular ones

Uuuuhhhh........ They are horse halters. Just lengthened a little with twine. I have to order their x-back harnesses tomorrow or Tuesday.

 

[RezChamp]

Uuuuhhhh........ They are horse halters.

Just lengthened a little with twine. I have to order their x-back harnesses tomorrow or Tuesday.

Oh. Haha. i should've recognized them. A horse halter was also my first dog harness when I was about maybe 6-8. been a long time so I can't rightly recall.
Why

? I personally think it's a very good idea, its cheaper and works.
"cheaper" honors my Scottish bloodlines.
Perhaps frugal is a more politically sensitive.

 

[Americano Blue]

Oh. Haha. i should've recognized them. A horse halter was also my first dog harness when I was about maybe 6-8. been a long time so I can't rightly recall.
Why

? I personally think it's a very good idea, its cheaper and works.
"cheaper" honors my Scottish bloodlines.
Perhaps frugal is a more politically sensitive.

I never had horses so I had to order harnesses.
This was my first http://www.amazon.com/UltraPaws-Dog-OneHarness-Large-Red/dp/B0049PJPWG

 

[RezChamp]

I never had horses so I had to order harnesses.
This was my first http://www.amazon.com/UltraPaws-Dog-OneHarness-Large-Red/dp/B0049PJPWG

YA! not bad eh. Kind of expensive but I can see the merit of an adjustable harness.
I paid $15.00 for my first X-back harnesses. that was quite a few years ago. At the time that was a pretty good deal.....in Canada anyhow.
I think them same harnesses(from the same company) are about $30.00 now. Maybe a bit more for the really big ones like XXL-Jumbo-XXLJ.
The first real dog harnesses I had were homemade. I followed instructions from old people here. They were similar to but a smaller version of a horse harness with the padded collar, more for frieght pulling. It worked really well for 1-2-3-4 dogs in single file and even 2 dogs running along-side each-other and they could pull a heavy load but I wanted to go a little faster and have a bigger team,.... so I changed everything to Alaskan hook-up.
There sure a lot of sites on the net that sell harnesses now. When I first started looking I did'nt find even 1.

 

[RezChamp]

The pups names will all be in what most people refer to as "the Cree language". I've discussed it with others and it's OK to use it to name my dogs since they are providers of life to me and my family.
I'll do my best to soell it in a way that can be pronounced by non-speakers.
Oh Kihn Nee--a "Rosebud"
Nuh Hay Yee Khoohk -- as in "just in the nick of time"or"a critical point in time"or"timed just right" so TIMELY
Nick Kahn Ah Stim--"Leader" referring specifically to the foremost dog in a team
Moo Koo Muhn -- a "Knife" (shortened from KihCheeMooKooMuhn"BigKnife". a term used to describe American;Custer's sword)
Sih Pee Kuh SeeU--he ((animate)non-gender specific) is "Blue"
Ah Yim Mih SeeU--"Stern" in manner, solidly but not mean.
Muh See Nawh SeeU-- "part marked" like a piebald as opposed to an Appaloosa ?"spotty"? my Pibald Female
I could shorten them a bit but lose a lot of meaning with bastardization.
LMK what Y'all think
There are others that are being considered in the event that Blue eyes or other colors appear in the coats.
I will keep y'all in the loop.

 

[SternRose]

My brother might be getting Bull Dozer!!!
Maybe I can get them to train him for my team?
He'll be an awesome wheel dog!

 

[SternRose]

I'm finally buying nala a xback harness! Got the $15! Moms paying for shipping in think....

 

[charnic44]

Oh. Haha. i should've recognized them. A horse halter was also my first dog harness when I was about maybe 6-8. been a long time so I can't rightly recall.
Why ? I personally think it's a very good idea, its cheaper and works.
"cheaper" honors my Scottish bloodlines.
Perhaps frugal is a more politically sensitive.

It doesn't work the best but it will do for now.

The pups names will all be in what most people refer to as "the Cree language". I've discussed it with others and it's OK to use it to name my dogs since they are providers of life to me and my family.
I'll do my best to soell it in a way that can be pronounced by non-speakers.
Oh Kihn Nee--a "Rosebud"
Nuh Hay Yee Khoohk -- as in "just in the nick of time"or"a critical point in time"or"timed just right" so TIMELY
Nick Kahn Ah Stim--"Leader" referring specifically to the foremost dog in a team
Moo Koo Muhn -- a "Knife" (shortened from KihCheeMooKooMuhn"BigKnife". a term used to describe American;Custer's sword)
Sih Pee Kuh SeeU--he ((animate)non-gender specific) is "Blue" 
Ah Yim Mih SeeU--"Stern" in manner, solidly but not mean.
Muh See Nawh SeeU-- "part marked" like a piebald as opposed to an Appaloosa  ?"spotty"?  my Pibald Female
I could shorten them a bit but lose a lot of meaning with bastardization.
LMK what Y'all think
There are others that are being considered in the event that Blue eyes or other colors appear in the coats.
I will keep y'all in the loop.

I like them. I think I'm pronouncing them right.... :/

My brother might be getting Bull Dozer!!!
Maybe I can get them to train him for my team?
He'll be an awesome wheel dog!

Awesome!

 

[RezChamp]

My brother might be getting Bull Dozer!!!
Maybe I can get them to train him for my team?
He'll be an awesome wheel dog!

I'm finally buying nala a xback harness! Got the $15! Moms paying for shipping in think....

on both accounts.
&15.00 for an X-back!