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A mixed day! It started with super cold temperatures as we arrived at the race site – minus 22 Farenheit. The hounds’ coats got brought into the hotel the night before and they happily wore them most of the day. Sam, the not-quite 6 month old pup did NOT chew his coat today. More progress in Sam’s training.

Johnn left the start chute in the chilly ski-jor class and within 2 tenths of a mile, went down (rather than across) the first road crossing. Only one spectator saw as it’s situated behind a snack building. He was there while the next three teams left the chute. When he finally got back on trail, his skiis were badly scratched and Billie, the yearling on wheel, was badly tangled in his harness and ran the rest of the race that way. 신용카드현금화

The fastest ski-jor times of the day were captured by the Czech couple – Jana and Pavel Parulasky – 15 ;04. 98 qnd 14:58.84 respectively. I saw their 2 dog teams in the fields and they looked magnificent.Hopefully, Johnn will have a clean run tomorrow and we can see how he compares to them. The fastest 3 dog time was Jenna Dittmar at 15:45.99 and the fastest 1 dog time was claimed by Sadie Theriault at 18:13.02

Johnn had a much better run in the 4 dog class. He’s now sitting 5th out of 28 teams – 31 seconds out of first. He was quite pleased with the old man Carl (7) and the yearling Henry who ran beside him. It was Henry’s first snow race; but we feel the 4 dryland races he was in (3 of those in lead) really helped his confidence. He seemed quite pleased with himself after the team returned to the van.

Leading the 4 dog class is Jay Olmstead, followed by Sadie Theriault’s team (driven by Jason Sperry – Sadie got badly frostbite while skijoring) , then Patricia Hnatuik and Kenny Bernard. Ryan Fitch is only 5 seconds behind Johnn. 신용카드현금화

A mixed day! It started with super cold temperatures as we arrived at the race site – minus 22 Farenheit. The hounds’ coats got brought into the hotel the night before and they happily wore them most of the day. Sam, the not-quite 6 month old pup did NOT chew his coat today. More progress in Sam’s training.

Johnn left the start chute in the chilly ski-jor class and within 2 tenths of a mile, went down (rather than across) the first road crossing. Only one spectator saw as it’s situated behind a snack building. He was there while the next three teams left the chute. When he finally got back on trail, his skiis were badly scratched and Billie, the yearling on wheel, was badly tangled in his harness and ran the rest of the race that way. 신용카드현금화

The fastest ski-jor times of the day were captured by the Czech couple – Jana and Pavel Parulasky – 15 ;04. 98 qnd 14:58.84 respectively. I saw their 2 dog teams in the fields and they looked magnificent.Hopefully, Johnn will have a clean run tomorrow and we can see how he compares to them. The fastest 3 dog time was Jenna Dittmar at 15:45.99 and the fastest 1 dog time was claimed by Sadie Theriault at 18:13.02

Johnn had a much better run in the 4 dog class. He’s now sitting 5th out of 28 teams – 31 seconds out of first. He was quite pleased with the old man Carl (7) and the yearling Henry who ran beside him. It was Henry’s first snow race; but we feel the 4 dryland races he was in (3 of those in lead) really helped his confidence. He seemed quite pleased with himself after the team returned to the van. 신용카드현금화

Leading the 4 dog class is Jay Olmstead, followed by Sadie Theriault’s team (driven by Jason Sperry – Sadie got badly frostbite while skijoring) , then Patricia Hnatuik and Kenny Bernard. Ryan Fitch is only 5 seconds behind Johnn.

My apologies for not posting sooner, but we had van trouble on the way home from Warren. Just 20 miles north of the Can/Am border, a belt broke and we were stranded on the QEW. AAA actually responded fairly quickly and we were towed to the Peace Bridge. For some obscure government reasons, we couldn’t be towed across the border. So we were then unloaded into a waiting area and AAA arranged for an American towing company to get us into the country. We were then towed to a motel and towed again Monday morning to a garage for repairs. We finally arrived home Monday evening almost 24 hours after the initial break-down. 신용카드현금화

Anyway, Johnn’s ski-jor race on Sunday went MUCH better. He went out with Rusty single lead and made it across the road. He slowed a little after passing Ryan Behm, when the Uri got tangled . But he had the fastest 3 dog run of the day; and is seriously considering keeping Rusty single.

We were also thrilled to remain in 5th place in the 4 dog class. Carl taught Henry a lot this weekend. During this race, you could see other teams in adjacent fields, one thing the young dogs hadn’t experienced before. Carl was excellant on insisting Henry stay on trail, even though he could see teams that looked to be straight ahead.

Next weekend, Johnn will travel to Merrill WI with a family friend, Larry, assisting with the driving. 신용카드현금화

What a great weekend ! We headed for the Dec 6 & 7 PSDC dryland race in Maryland with entries in the one dog bike-jor, 2 dog scooter and 4 dog rig. We knew it would be cold, but no-one predicted snow starting late Saturday afternoon and accumulating on the grassy trails. 신용카드현금화

But on Friday night Race Organizer Chris Bannister talked Johnn into also entering the 6 dog rig. I only allow Johnn to run 4 dogs on his light-weight, antique rig, so he ran 4 in the 6 dog class. 4 of our 7 racing dogs ran twice that day, but they didn’t mind. We’re currently training just over 5 miles so they took running the 3.4 mile trail twice very well.

Johnn (and the Super 7) won every class they entered. The two yearlings did fantastic ! Billie ran in both the 4 and 6 dog rig classes – back -to-back-; and was screaming to be hooked up the second time. Henry, the shyest dog on the truck, loses all shyness once he’s in harness. It’s quite a transformation to see. 신용카드현금화

The two yearlings – Billie & Henry – now have 4 races under their belt; and they are quite experienced with the dog lot experience, start chutes, loud count-downs, passing, traveling to events, etc. We feel this gives us a nice edge on the snow season. It will be almost like having 7 expert race dogs instead of five and two youngsters.

Our thanks to Chris & Jessica Bannister, Reggie Brown, and Doug & Joy Heitz for all their work organizing this fun event. A special tip of our hats to race officials – timers Dennis Joyce and John Gates who drove from snowy upstate New York as did the Race Marshall Chris Gates.

My apologies for not posting sooner, but we had van trouble on the way home from Warren. Just 20 miles north of the Can/Am border, a belt broke and we were stranded on the QEW. AAA actually responded fairly quickly and we were towed to the Peace Bridge. For some obscure government reasons, we couldn’t be towed across the border. So we were then unloaded into a waiting area and AAA arranged for an American towing company to get us into the country. We were then towed to a motel and towed again Monday morning to a garage for repairs. We finally arrived home Monday evening almost 24 hours after the initial break-down. 신용카드현금화

Anyway, Johnn’s ski-jor race on Sunday went MUCH better. He went out with Rusty single lead and made it across the road. He slowed a little after passing Ryan Behm, when the Uri got tangled . But he had the fastest 3 dog run of the day; and is seriously considering keeping Rusty single.

We were also thrilled to remain in 5th place in the 4 dog class. Carl taught Henry a lot this weekend. During this race, you could see other teams in adjacent fields, one thing the young dogs hadn’t experienced before. Carl was excellant on insisting Henry stay on trail, even though he could see teams that looked to be straight ahead.

Next weekend, Johnn will travel to Merrill WI with a family friend, Larry, assisting with the driving. 신용카드현금화

A mixed day! It started with super cold temperatures as we arrived at the race site – minus 22 Farenheit. The hounds’ coats got brought into the hotel the night before and they happily wore them most of the day. Sam, the not-quite 6 month old pup did NOT chew his coat today. More progress in Sam’s training. 신용카드현금화

Johnn left the start chute in the chilly ski-jor class and within 2 tenths of a mile, went down (rather than across) the first road crossing. Only one spectator saw as it’s situated behind a snack building. He was there while the next three teams left the chute. When he finally got back on trail, his skiis were badly scratched and Billie, the yearling on wheel, was badly tangled in his harness and ran the rest of the race that way.

The fastest ski-jor times of the day were captured by the Czech couple – Jana and Pavel Parulasky – 15 ;04. 98 qnd 14:58.84 respectively. I saw their 2 dog teams in the fields and they looked magnificent.Hopefully, Johnn will have a clean run tomorrow and we can see how he compares to them. The fastest 3 dog time was Jenna Dittmar at 15:45.99 and the fastest 1 dog time was claimed by Sadie Theriault at 18:13.02 신용카드현금화

Johnn had a much better run in the 4 dog class. He’s now sitting 5th out of 28 teams – 31 seconds out of first. He was quite pleased with the old man Carl (7) and the yearling Henry who ran beside him. It was Henry’s first snow race; but we feel the 4 dryland races he was in (3 of those in lead) really helped his confidence. He seemed quite pleased with himself after the team returned to the van.

Leading the 4 dog class is Jay Olmstead, followed by Sadie Theriault’s team (driven by Jason Sperry – Sadie got badly frostbite while skijoring) , then Patricia Hnatuik and Kenny Bernard. Ryan Fitch is only 5 seconds behind Johnn.

A mixed day! It started with super cold temperatures as we arrived at the race site – minus 22 Farenheit. The hounds’ coats got brought into the hotel the night before and they happily wore them most of the day. Sam, the not-quite 6 month old pup did NOT chew his coat today. More progress in Sam’s training. 신용카드현금화

Johnn left the start chute in the chilly ski-jor class and within 2 tenths of a mile, went down (rather than across) the first road crossing. Only one spectator saw as it’s situated behind a snack building. He was there while the next three teams left the chute. When he finally got back on trail, his skiis were badly scratched and Billie, the yearling on wheel, was badly tangled in his harness and ran the rest of the race that way.

The fastest ski-jor times of the day were captured by the Czech couple – Jana and Pavel Parulasky – 15 ;04. 98 qnd 14:58.84 respectively. I saw their 2 dog teams in the fields and they looked magnificent.Hopefully, Johnn will have a clean run tomorrow and we can see how he compares to them. The fastest 3 dog time was Jenna Dittmar at 15:45.99 and the fastest 1 dog time was claimed by Sadie Theriault at 18:13.02

Johnn had a much better run in the 4 dog class. He’s now sitting 5th out of 28 teams – 31 seconds out of first. He was quite pleased with the old man Carl (7) and the yearling Henry who ran beside him. It was Henry’s first snow race; but we feel the 4 dryland races he was in (3 of those in lead) really helped his confidence. He seemed quite pleased with himself after the team returned to the van. 신용카드현금화

Leading the 4 dog class is Jay Olmstead, followed by Sadie Theriault’s team (driven by Jason Sperry – Sadie got badly frostbite while skijoring) , then Patricia Hnatuik and Kenny Bernard. Ryan Fitch is only 5 seconds behind Johnn.

Why is it almost every so-called “dryland” event turns into “wetland” ? I’m almost done washing clothes, harnesses, etc – but I’m not a mud fan. I still need to wash muddy paw prints off the van.

Other than some wet weather, we had a great weekend ! Johnn won two classes ( 4 dog rig & 2 Dog Scooter) – beating out the multi-ISDRA medalist teams from the Dittmar kennel in Wisconsin. He and Rusty even placed second in the 2 dog Bike-Jor. Not bad for one dog and a 60+ year old musher. 신용카드현금화

The two yearlings from Ken & Lori Chezik’s kennel are progressing wonderfully. They both ran on the 4 dog rig team – with Henry running at lead both days. Attending these dryland races have given him lots of confidence and experience.

The Ohio Dryland race had 50 entries from Ontario, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York and, of course, Ohio. Because of the involvment of the Greater Clevland Siberian Club, we saw a real cross-section of sled dog people – from just beginning recreational teams to the pros like the Dittmars. A well organized, fun race. 신용카드현금화

Our next event will be the Fair Hills Challenge organized by the Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club in Fair Hills, Maryland on December 6 & 7. We are signed up as vendors, so contact us early for any sled deliveries. We will also have plastic and gift certificates (THINK CHRISTMAS) available there.

PS – I did not fall or get injuried in Ohio. I’m healing rather rapidly. We’ve been watching the black/blue/purple/now some yellow color just below my eyes – real attractive !

What a great weekend ! We headed for the Dec 6 & 7 PSDC dryland race in Maryland with entries in the one dog bike-jor, 2 dog scooter and 4 dog rig. We knew it would be cold, but no-one predicted snow starting late Saturday afternoon and accumulating on the grassy trails.

But on Friday night Race Organizer Chris Bannister talked Johnn into also entering the 6 dog rig. I only allow Johnn to run 4 dogs on his light-weight, antique rig, so he ran 4 in the 6 dog class. 4 of our 7 racing dogs ran twice that day, but they didn’t mind. We’re currently training just over 5 miles so they took running the 3.4 mile trail twice very well. 신용카드현금화

Johnn (and the Super 7) won every class they entered. The two yearlings did fantastic ! Billie ran in both the 4 and 6 dog rig classes – back -to-back-; and was screaming to be hooked up the second time. Henry, the shyest dog on the truck, loses all shyness once he’s in harness. It’s quite a transformation to see.

The two yearlings – Billie & Henry – now have 4 races under their belt; and they are quite experienced with the dog lot experience, start chutes, loud count-downs, passing, traveling to events, etc. We feel this gives us a nice edge on the snow season. It will be almost like having 7 expert race dogs instead of five and two youngsters. 신용카드현금화

Our thanks to Chris & Jessica Bannister, Reggie Brown, and Doug & Joy Heitz for all their work organizing this fun event. A special tip of our hats to race officials – timers Dennis Joyce and John Gates who drove from snowy upstate New York as did the Race Marshall Chris Gates.

Johnn ties our Galaxy – a double rider sled.

Johnn’s finishing the last of the sleds for the Northern New England Trade Fair to be held October 1st & 2nd in Hopkinton, New Hampshire.

Meanwhile I’ve been custom staining ( I have Colonial Maple, Ebony, Dark Walnut and Sexy Pink colors all mixed on these jean shorts ! I’ve also been working on some quilted items to bring – like this just finished mini (11″ X 11″) quilted wall hanging. 신용카드현금화

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As we get ready for the Northern New England Trade Fair in Hopkington, New Hampshire the first weekend of October, the sleds we plan to bring there are piling up – and in my house. Inside being finished with poly is a Rising Star, a Star Lite and a Shooting Star.

Tonight the parts for our junior model, the First Star will be stained and put inside also before Johnn assembles it.

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Just re-finished a used Rising Star. The previous owner added may extras to this sled – tied basket, a bar brake, pro-bridle, QCR rails & plastic. We sanded and applied two new coats of spar polyurethane.

New this sled would sell for $515.00 with all its extra – we’re asking $ 400 for it used.

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