{"id":337,"date":"2022-09-07T10:42:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T10:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sshc.website\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2022-11-14T22:57:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T22:57:52","slug":"working-with-huskies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sshc.website\/?page_id=337","title":{"rendered":"Working with Huskies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Working with Huskies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Driving dogs from a sled is recorded going back to 2000 BC by Siberian and North American native tribes.\u00a0<\/p>

Mushing as a sport originated in 1908 in Alaska.<\/p>

Today it’s enjoyed by many dog owners and their canine athletes, who just love to run.<\/p>

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Sleds<\/h4>

Talk about mushing, or Huskies, and everyone’s first thought is of pulling a sled on snow.<\/p>

And this is still how competitive sled dog racing is done in many cold climates.<\/p>

It’s less common in\u00a0 the UK simply because we don’t reliably have vast expanses of snow. (Plenty of Husky owners do have a sled tucked away for the rare days it can be used though.)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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“Dryland” mushing<\/h4>

In the UK, there’s rarely enough snow to run a sled.<\/p>

So it’s much more common to run with wheels, using a “rig”.<\/p>

Typically these are build out of standard bicycle parts mounted onto a special frame. Most commonly they have three or four wheels, and the Musher can stand at the back, or run between the rear wheels to assist the dogs.<\/p>

Rigs are typically run with teams of 2 – 8 dogs.
(Although larger teams are possible.)<\/p>

Races are organised into classes based on the number of dogs on the teams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bikejoring \/ Scootering<\/h4>

Bikejoring is basically attaching one or two dogs to a bicycle.
As with all other forms of sled dog sport, the dogs needs a harness to allow them to pull comfortably, and a line to connect them to the bicycle. Typically there will be a rigid arm attached to the bike to keep the lines away from the wheels.<\/p>

Scootering is basically the same idea, but instead of a bicycle, you use an adult sized Scooter, and the musher can “scoot” to help propel the team along.<\/p>

Bikejoring and Scootering are cheaper options, suitable for folk who maybe only have one dog, and can run on narrower trails, that aren’t suitable always suitable for full sized rigs.<\/p>

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Canicross<\/h4>

In Canicross, the dog is attached to the runner\u2019s waist with a bungee leash. In this way, whenever the runner\u2019s feet are off the ground, the dog pulls the runner forward.<\/p>

Canicross is the simplest form of running with dogs – you just need a harness for the dog, the bungee line and a suitable belt to attach it to.<\/p>

It the sled dog sport that requires the most effort from the human part of the team, and typically would only be done with one or at most two dogs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Before you start<\/h4>


Before a dog pulls a sled, a cart, a scooter or a bike, there’s lots for both human and dogs to learn.
The dog needs to be mature enough physically and mentally, comfortable in a harness, and needs t understand commands to turn, go and stop.<\/p>

Training in commands can be done while the dog is still young. You can get them comfortable with a harness too.
However dogs typically need to be over a year old before their asked to actually pull any real load.

You\u2019ll need a sled-dog harness made for pulling.
The X-back harness is the most common across-the-board in all variations of mushing, but there are also others.
Your harness has to be the right size for your dog.<\/p>

In the UK we also have to watch the temperature – sled dog running is a winter sport, and usually only done below 10C.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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