Anyone else take their dog(s) joring or mushing?

I cart with my dogs when there isn't enough snow to take them mushing. The Pyrenees is a bit skittish, but the Newfie is solid as a rock and loads of fun to work with. Sometimes I hitch them to a doubletree, and they make an awesome pair--the Pyr has more stamina, the Newf has more focus, so between the two of them you can get quite a long ways with a pretty big load before they get tired.

Dunno how to teach them trail etiquette, other than what you are already doing. Whenever mine go off the trail, which is rare these days, I just say, "Eh!" or whistle, and they get right back in line. They're pretty smart.

 

Quote:You definately need to share a picture of both your pups hitched to the cart!

 

Years ago I had visions of sledding with my Tervs.I even ordered a couple of harnesses, and still have them. Unfortunately, we got less and less snow, and the idea died. And I am not foolish enough to think my dogs wouldn't pull me down if I tried 'skate'-joring. My pitty would definitely love to pull me around, though.

 

We used to have our husky pull our son on a sled. Not exacally the same thing, but I never saw him happier. He killed one too many chickens (our fault not his. That's what you get when you have a dog with a high paey drive!) and we rehomed him with friends.

 

I think I trained my dog a little *too* well not to pull. We ended up doing the bike thing "Springer" style off to the side instead of having her actually pull the bike.

I crashed on our first attempt at roller blading together. My skates don't have brakes

I had better luck backpacking her, rather than having her pull me, but I am STILL gonna attempt to build her a little cart and see how it goes. I already have the harness for it.
hehehe I just like to try things.

 

This sounds like so much fun i have heard of it i might try and get into it with my Siberian Husky Max!!

 

Quote:Will try to get one this year, but generally I am the one holding the lead yelling out, "Left! Right! WHOA WHOA WHOA SLOW DOWN!"

 

Last winter, my mother and I hitched her golden retriever and my lab/husky to a sled to pull my daughter through the neighborhood. My daughter loved it and the dogs didn't seem to mind.