Written by Ashley Majetic of Steel City Weight Pull Club: When I first got started in weight pull, I received several pieces of advice from many trainers, and competitive weight pullers. Some of that information came without prompting from random people online, or from folks who read on a forum somewhere that in order to have the “best dog”, I …
Drag Work For….. Everything!
OK, maybe that’s a little strong. But….. Drag Work is good for almost everything. Helps me condition the collar as a communication tool and not a restraint device. Helps give the dog an outlet for “conflict”. Helps with creating a healthy fulfilling lifestyle. And, it can even help with leash reactivity with a bit of selective attention! Not to mention …
Teaching Is What You Do WITH Your Dog
By: Ashley Majetic “Teaching is what you do WITH your dog; Conditioning is what you do TO a dog” Chad Mackin, Dog Training Conversations Podcasts Think about it for a moment……………..alright, maybe take five or ten minutes. It took me almost a full day to truly comprehend this and make a connection and correlation to what aspect of training I …
Fun Pull Pics/Vids!!!
Got the pics/vids from the Fun Pull last weekend! Check it out- Milo Making it look easy! (ok it was a warm up run, but still): A few Shots of Mabel in Action- Here is Mandy handling- And here we pull out the “Big Guns” and bring in Grandma to handle!!!! She LOVES her granddaughter! And yes Mabel’s weights are …
Fun Pull Quick Report!
Yesterday was a BLAST at Finish Forward! They had both a Competition Pull, AND a “Fun” Pull, for dogs ad handlers with no experience. We pulled 3 of our 4 Bullies (jax is out with an injury), and they all did GREAT!!! As we’ve said before…. Weight pull is pretty much amazing for both the dogs, and the relationship with …
Sled/Skijor Event In Westbrook ME.
Oh yeah! Down East Sled Dog Club and the City of Westbrook are hosting a sledding/skijoring event. Its part of their Winter West Festival downtown. I think it’s too late to enter, but the races are scheduled to loop a golf course, so it should be super spectator friendly. This is my second season sledding recreationaly, and I’ve only skijored …
Winter Fun
Here’s a collection of photos and a short video of an outing we just did during the first big snowfall of the season. Amanda ran with Milo (65lb APBT) and Mabel (45lb APBT) on the kicksled. And I used Bella (75lb Alapaha), and Jax (50lb APBT) on my new Ski/Sliding snowshoe things. What a blast. (Jay going down!)
First Real Snowfall Of Winter
Oh, man…. I’m excited to get the Sled, and Skis out!!!!! I’ll try and post pics/vids of the first snow pull of the season.
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 …
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 …
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