New Toy For A Maine Winter!

Oh yeah! I got me some sliding snowshoes!!!!! These bad boys are a cross between Backcountry skis, and Snowshoes. In my zeal for bad ass dog activities under ANY circumstances, I’ve run into some snags with the tapering period before and after the snow season. My kicksled, is awesome for when it’s been snowing regular. But, if you hit patches …

What The Hell Is A Flirt Pole!

Flirt Poles are awesome! They are a fantastic way to exercise your dog! And not just in that “screw it, just get em tired” kind of way. But, in a way that can help establish rules, boundaries, and bonding. It’s just like tug. Literally. It’s just an extension of your arm. You can make them cover more ground, and have …

CaniCross &….. Whitewater Safety?

Um…. Ok. What the hell do those two things have to do with each other? Turns out, the what to do when all hell breaks loose is pretty much the same for both. When I went rafting a long time ago, one of the safety tips they gave was, “if you fall out of the boat; try to go down …

New Toy!!!!

Yes!!!! 3 Bad Bullies just got our hands on a brand new Kickbike Cross Max! These things scream to be pulled by dogs. They are stable, and have shocks like a mountain bike. So, they can totally handle off road rough housing. But, they’re super easy to step off of if things get squirrely….. Which, with dogs pulling you off …

Leerburg Podcasts

I know I made some waves with my “Skinner” post. But honestly, if you look at the comments, I think it sparked some discussion that is valuable. In the spirit of education, I thought I’d post a link to an early source of info I studied. Leerburg.com is a great resource. It has a ton on streaming videos on a …

3 Bad Bikjoring Bullies

We officially adopted Jackson (the little brindle/blue bull with cropped ears you see in a lot of our photos). And, because I plan on doing a lot of sledding/skijoring this winter, I need to get him up to speed! Off to the trails we go! Oh yeah! There’s about 3/4 of a mile of a deep sand shoulder on our …

No Love For Skinner

Quick….. Word association: Pavlov= Bell. Saliva. Conditioning. Reactions. Skinner= ________…….. (sounds of crickets)………. Yeah, that’s what most people do too. B. F. Skinner. Figured out the other conditioning. Not the “ring a bell- make you salivate” of Classical Conditioning fame. But the WAY less understood “Operant Conditioning”. Obviously, you can read the links and research this stuff, but I’ll try …

Winter Dog Sports

I was born and raised in Louisiana. So, I find very few redeeming qualities about snow, and winter. My kicksled is my attempt at the whole lemons/lemonade thing. Running a sled with dogs is damn near the only thing that gets me through winter! Here’s some inspiration I was looking at to get me through this grey, grey Maine morning. …