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Please ignore the huge lardarse at the end - haven't a clue who that was :blush: - in my/their defence it was blooming cold and Michelin man outfit was needed to keep warm :D
 
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Gee is right, Haw is left, hike on is go, woah (usually screamed) is please, fgs stop.

Gee/haw over is a sort of diagonal right/left.

Gee/haw round is turn around in that direction.

Straight on/on by is obvious (just not to the dogs LOL)

And the command for coffee, whiskey, nicotine and/or choc should always be obeyed :D
 
Great video, MisterJay! Thanks for posting. I'd love to have a go at that one day.

P.S. 80 views and only 2 comments... what on earth did people think this thread was about?! :D:p;):eek::rolleyes:
 
Thank you for posting, that looks like so much fun :) I know there have been lots of threads with regards to their suitability as pets, but boy, when they are doing what they were meant to, they are amazing :D
 
Brilliant Misterjay! Your hubby/partner seems to have a lovely manner with them. I've yet to get a decent video of our GSP's in harness yet, just got a couple of rubbish clips here & there! The dogs really do love it, don't they? We are about to embark on our first racing season this year - can't wait!! My ultimate goal is to race a team of 4 (have run a team of 3 before & loved it).

P.S My dogs think the command for stop is a loud sweary word as it's what i yell just before i eat dirt!!
 
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I was pleasantly surprised whenI looked at the thread , gosh my mind had gone into overdrive .

Great video , would love to have a go . I've always wanted to have ago with some dallies but people always looked at me like I was an idiot . Since joining here I realise some other breeds do take part and I don't have to get a big , sleddy , hairy ,snowy dog ;);)!
 
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I was pleasantly surprised whenI looked at the thread , gosh my mind had gone into overdrive .

Great video , would love to have a go . I've always wanted to have ago with some dallies but people always looked at me like I was an idiot . Since joining here I realise some other breeds do take part and I don't have to get a big , sleddy , hairy ,snowy dog ;);)!
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I know a guy who bikejors a Dalmatian. Given what they're bred for, I'm not surprised she took to it really well. Go on, you know you want to!
 
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Knew what this would be as soon as I saw the title its always great seeing people's faces when we say we are going dogging ;-)
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Some friends from my local, for our secret santa pressie, got me an 'I love dogging' mug (I assume it was personalised - at least I hope so :D ) cue much hysterical laughter from onlookers and a very embarrassed me!

Blanche - no reason why not; a friend runs his labradors in harness, another, his akita's. I've seen pointers pulling a rig too. Go for it!

We ran them again last night - we try and get out at least 3 times a week - and the temp was a lovely 5 degrees. A friend, and her team of sibes went first and our guys chased them all the way round - about 2.6 miles. They didn't stop at all, and OH came in laughing like a loon.

The dogs are now asleep in a pile, and I think the OH would join them if he could :D
 
Blanche said:
I was pleasantly surprised whenI looked at the thread , gosh my mind had gone into overdrive .

Great video , would love to have a go . I've always wanted to have ago with some dallies but people always looked at me like I was an idiot . Since joining here I realise some other breeds do take part and I don't have to get a big , sleddy , hairy ,snowy dog ;);)!
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Ditto great video, thank you for sharing Misterjay. :D

Blanche, for example German Pointers, either Shorthaired or Wirehaired, is a quite common sight at competitions in Sweden, here is a few photos that I found through an internet search:

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But I also came across some other photos, like this unusual lead dog:
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(Petit basset griffon vendéen)

A Puli can pull too:
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Mixed team, a Puli + Samoyeds:
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More Samoyeds:
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A Beagle can pull things:
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And Australian Shepherd:
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And Norwegian Buhund:
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And Swedish Lapphund:
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And Poodle:
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And Bernese Mountain Dog:
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And German Shepherd Dog:
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And Bouvier des Flandres:
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Another mixed team, a Golden Retriever + an Alaskan Malamute:
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But I've rarely seen a sled dog breed like e.g. Alaskan Malamutes dressed like this:
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:o Said I, and found this photo of a Siberian Husky team:
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Anyhow, as an example, this page gives you short expamples of a few ways to let your dog/dogs pull things http://www.thedirtlife.com/dogs/pulling/pulling.htm .
 
I'm another who's mind hit the gutter when I read the title!

Interesting that other breeds can take part - do you think I could bikegjoer with a large collie?

Great vid OP :)
 
I've seen lots of collies bikejoring. :) I'd go as far as saying that pointers, hounds and crosses thereof now dominate bikejor/scooter/canicross in the UK, the northern breeds are only the majority now in rig classes.
 
Bikejoring UK is a good place to start (note their top banner - not a sled dog in sight!)

A harness for the dog can cost anything from £15-£50, an antenna or bikejor arm to keep the line off the wheel around £30, a line with built in shock around £20. A bog standard mountain bike is fine.

You will need insurance and in certain areas a permit or permission from the landowner to run (bikejor is a bit of a grey area but technically comes under dog powered vehicles which are surprisingly restricted, lots of debate about this in the sport at the moment).

Canix-UK also have some helpful info and beginner-friendly events but they are eyewateringly expensive, best to ask around for local help on the first link. :)
 
I'm pretty sure I could run him on the farm! Is there any tips for teaching haw/gee? He already knows 'woah' and 'g'arn'.
 
FL - Love those examples (especially the sammies - I love seeing them run).

www.culpeppers.co.uk are brilliant for selling (and customising) kit, and also an excellent place to go for help and advice. Phil Dixon has been running dogs for nearly 40 years!

They sell a book: Mush - A Beginner's Manual of Sled Dog Training - "REVISED EDITION".
Edited by Charlene G. LaBelle for the Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers, Inc.

I've read it from cover to cover and back again several dozen times.
 
FL thanks for posting all the photos and the link :D. The photo of the Bernese was interesting . Is that similar to a driving (horse ) cone test done I presume by voice command ? I'm itching to have a go now .

ETA FL this is why we missed you when you were 'AWOL' , thank you .
 
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:o Thank you for missing me and glad that people liked the photos :) . And if you ever bump into a small-minded person that says something about that you can't use this or that breed to pull something, you've seen proof of that they don't know what they're talking about, it is all about adjusting so that it is size and weight appropriate, e.g. if you have a smaller (adult!) dog and children, the dog could perhaps be taught to pull a cart with dolls.

There is 4 Sennen breeds from Switzerland, they were used as guarding and herding dogs for their cattle and at least the Bernese Mountain Dog was also used to pull carts or sleighs with e.g. milk bottles, so the Swedish Sennen dogs club have a test to try their 4 breeds working ability in harness. There is other tests/competitions open for sled dogs and other breeds, but as an example, the following is from the Swedish Sennen dogs club's work test: The driver is allowed to use voice command and/or body language, and the easiest level includes slalom, a T-shaped junction and a gate, then the weight of the load is doubled, which the dog then should pull 200 metres without stopping, and then it ends with that they should pull without any load for 50 metres, to that comes that they will also get a score for the overall impression. In general, the driver must always walk behind (preferable) or beside the dog, never in front of it, except for when the judge tells them to leave the dog and go and open the gate.
 
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