We have 3 husky girls and a boy, plus two pups joining us next month. We work them in harness and would love to meet up with anyone else in the area who owns sled-dog breeds for training sessions (huskies, malamutes, greenlands,samoyds). we currently train in bolton with a few other 'mushers' but would like to try other training runs and meet other mushers locally. If you own these breeds, dont work them, but would like to, you are welcome to join us and we will teach you and your dog(s) the ropes. we train for fun at the moment, but are planning to compete next season. go on! the dogs love it, its what they are bred to do!

I went Husky sledding in Finland in February - Brill but scary. For the first 2 days I had four dogs then we had a 3 day expedition out into the wilds so I had 5 dogs. They took off and I just flew off the back - ended up being dragged before someone could stop them.

They weren't all Huskys - some were just normal pointer types and cross breeds. When the temps went down to minus 30 some of the shorter haired dogs came and shared our hut.

I know there are local mushers around. I visited a house in Rotherham and the next door neighbour had huskies that he worked.

we mostly have to make do with wheeled rigs in the UK, but its my ambition to one day take my pack somewhere with snow on pet passports to try the real thing with them.

Isn't it possible to do the real thing in Scotland?

dunno M8!. but something im going to check out. i know sled-dog ppl often take both wheeled and skids versions to rallies just on the offchance of decent snow. Maybe I should wait till snow closes the woodhead pass and have a bash on there observed by the single copper gaurding the flouch end:P

A friend of mine uses her sled dogs for pulling her on mountainbikes!
And boy is it soooo much easier going uphill.
She's been to Scotland for some competitions.

yep, mountain bikes are or preferred method of training the young dogs, can be a bit scary but great help uphill

I've seen someone with a pack of Huskys with a sled type thing in wharncliffe woods. Our dog stared at them for at least 10 minutes after they'd gone past, in shock lol.

dunno M8!. but something im going to check out. i know sled-dog ppl often take both wheeled and skids versions to rallies just on the offchance of decent snow. Maybe I should wait till snow closes the woodhead pass and have a bash on there observed by the single copper gaurding the flouch end:P
I wanna see see photo's if you do :thumbsup:

yep, mountain bikes are or preferred method of training the young dogs, can be a bit scary but great help uphillI've always enjoyed it and less chance of going over a precipice. Even dogs aren't that daft.

I don't have sled dogs but I know Takara would love it. My friend has a dalmatian who does it on a small scale (obviously not with a rig because there's only one of him!).

I'd love to try it with Takara but she'd need the help of another dog of similar speed and Eddy just can't keep up bless him!

Must make exercising your dogs so much easier!

Dallies would be pretty good at it I reckon, were they not carriage dogs originally that ran alongside/behind/whatever horse drawn vehicles? get yourself a team of two and come join us on a sunday morning ;) I'll lend you the harness, lines and rig.
BTW: the team you saw in wharncliffe woods, could well have been us, one of our training areas.
couple of pics here for you:
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I wanna see see photo's if you do :thumbsup:

No prob, I'll give the copper my camcorder, find him summat to do :hihi:

Bluesandtwos I'd love to but the only issue I have is I only have one fit and healthy dal!

They're quite a bit smaller than huskies too - although they are very strong!

Yes they were carriage dogs so they have a lot of stamina. Unfortunately Eddy's 11 1/2 and simply can't keep up with Takara!

You sure they a lot smaller?. Ours range in hight between 19" (smallest female) to 23" (male) at the shoulder. would have thought the average Dallie (though Im by no means an expert on them) was not far out of that size range. you can always try your girl (boy?) at the side of one of our pack. would make for great photos

Might give it a go in that case if you think she'll be able to keep up!

Takara's 23" in height at the shoulder so shouldn't be too out of place but she's quite slight...

Oh well, might bring her along for you to have a look at her and see! :lol:

this looks like huge fun, would love to go to a rally as a spectator, we don't have any doglets who could compete, Mol is too old, Rosie is too thin (lurcher)....and Pip....... he's a papillon.

Next rally is Delemere (cheshire) a night rally too, we will be there. just go for a look and a beer.

Delamere Forest? (sp - in case anybody's googling it ;) )

LOL sorry :hihi: correct spelling usually helps :thumbsup:

I may be interested in doing some photos sometime bs+2s.
My website is
www.futtfuttfuttphotography.com

Delamere Forest? (sp - in case anybody's googling it ;) )
Is that next to Leigh Delamere motorway Service station?;)

troyhark: no problems M8, any time you like. just PM or email me ;)

I'll have to think of somewhere suitably interesting to photograph you then!:D