BEGINNERS' SKIJORING & KICK SLEDDING WORKSHOPLessons are over for the 2011 to 2012 winter season.
We will start them again in the fall of 2012.
We are pondering a scooter, bike-jor and cani-cross workshop for this spring.
The lesson features an indoor theory portion, and an outdoor hands-on portion, in which participants can try kick sledding and skijoring under the guidance of the coordinators of Snow Motion. The workshop supplies you with instructions for training at home, plus treats for your dogs! Dogs should be: * on leash at the workshop. * over 1 year in age, and in good health. We do train pups over 6 months of age, but you will not use the pup for pulling until it's over 12 months of age. Be prepared to leave your dog in the car for the indoor portion of the workshop. You are also responsible for clean-up after your dog, and also to keep your dog separate from the other dogs in the workshop, for safety concerns.
You are welcome to bring your own equipment, including harnesses and ski-joring rigs. Remember
to dress for the weather, as the workshop will go ahead! Remember to
take extra time to drive to Canvasback, as the highway may be slippery.You need your own dog for the workshop (or a borrowed dog). The idea is to train your dog in order to enjoy the sports either with the club or on your own.
Thanks to the gracious folks at Canvasback Pet Supplies, this workshop lends you the harnesses, skijoring belts and lines, plus kick sleds. Canvasback offers a 10 per cent discount on any of this equipment you might want to buy after the workshop. (The lone exception to this are the kick sleds.) Those who wish to have follow-up lessons are encouraged to join Snow Motion (membership is $20 per year). We work on skills such as reinforcing the mushing commands, how to pass safely, trail etiquette and more. For more information, send an email to sstracha@mymts.net. |
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