skiing
 I got her harness adjusted and got a 16 foot flex leash and attached it to myself and her. away we went cross country skiing.
She had a ball and did better than I thought she would. We ended up doing 7 miles through a beatiful park not far from my house. I used the word forward to get her going, but I completely forgot to ask those of you who do dogsleding is that the right word. What is the word for right and left and how do I go about getting her to do that. She just seemed to understand the word forward plus I was close enough encourage her. should I say the word for right and then throw a treat in the direction I want her to go?  |
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| Dawn will have to answer this one for you.
But I think I remember her saying that she trained all the commands walking Chewie on a normal, short leash. There was "go on" for keep going straight and "haw" but I forget what that means and I forget all the others. 
We NEVER get snow here so it wasnt a priority. |
LOL - no snow for Mim  
For practice, most start out on foot, with the harness on and 6 foot lead attached to that. If your dog is not being cooperative, it is best to use 2 leads - one hooked to the harness loop, the other attached to the collar. That helps you guide the dog as they are learning. Vocabulary to get started: I use "are you ready?!" for getting the attention and taking the slack out of the line. Also another common phrase is "line out". This makes sure nothing is tangled, the tug line's not under a leg, etc. hike, hup, or something similar (just pick a word and use it all the time) - for "go". on by - staight ahead, also used like "leave it" for distractions along the trail. gee - (hard or soft "g" sound is used - just pick) - turn right haw - turn left gee over - slide over to the right haw over - slide over to the left whoa - stop; said in a low, long, calm tone of voice extras: gee come around - turn around in a 180 degree turn to the right. haw come around - 180 turn to the left. These last 2 are for the lead dog in a team, and is hard to do - need to make a wide arc and turn the whole team around while keeping the center tug line tight and no tangles. Chewie is still learning this one 
So, to get started for a run - hook up the dog(s). Get yourself ready (skis in a braked position) and say "are you ready?!, and then say - "hike, hike!" and you are off. Chewie LOVES this part the best. He digs in and really PULLS. I can say whoa right away and restart him over and over and he loves it 
Chewie and I are heading out to a Women's Challenge weekend in North Dakota this weekend. My friend Helen does this as her vocation, and is now working with the ND Dept of Tourism. There are 12 women coming from all over the US (even as far as OK, NC) to experience mushing, snowshoeing, skijor, orienteering, building snow caves, etc. It should be a blast! Here is the link: http://www.ndtourism.com/whatdo/events/ ... p?AID=2642 |
| Doh didnt get even get "on by" right. |
Mim wrote: Doh didnt get even get "on by" right.
it was darn close!! You can always say it's the down under version |
got sheep wrote: Mim wrote: Doh didnt get even get "on by" right. it was darn close!! You can always say it's the down under version Of course! I forgot its the version used when sledding in the red sand of the Aussie outback. A shortened version of the good 'ol Aussie "go on, get your butt into gear, now!" Also shortened to "g'arn" used by sheep and cattle farmers when the dogs and/or sheep/cows arent getting a move on. G'arn must be a combination of a growl and a nasal sound, frequently accompanied by a wave of the hand. The hand movement may indicate direction or it may be purely for the purpose of shooing off the 50 million flys buzzing around the farmers face. As a result said dogs and livestock commonly pay no attention; which can lead to more colorful Aussie-isms not fit to be repeated on a family forum such as this. |
Mim wrote: G'arn must be a combination of a growl and a nasal sound, frequently accompanied by a wave of the hand. The hand movement may indicate direction or it may be purely for the purpose of shooing off the 50 million flys buzzing around the farmers face. As a result said dogs and livestock commonly pay no attention; which can lead to more colorful Aussie-isms not fit to be repeated on a family forum such as this.
Thanks for the laugh 
Kristine |
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