The leash goes taut, and suddenly you are cargo. That is the moment when most newcomers to skijoring understand the bargain. One second you are a cross-country skier, in charge of your own pace and direction. The next, a dog has decided that the trail is hers, and you, all sixty or eighty or a hundred and seventy pounds of you strapped into a hip belt and a bungee line, are merely the most interesting...
Yesterday’s announcement of changes to next year’s World Cup schedule came as a dramatic surprise to the cross-country skiing community. But the story behind those changes is just as interesting as the changes themselves. Lars Johansen, the Swedish delegate to the FIS (International Ski Federation) competition committee described how the historic changes came about. “I was sitting glumly in my Cortina hotel room. In nine days, I was due to give my final report to...
Day 1 | Day 3 | Great Dane/neighbor pizza incident, thanks to the Tactipup collar “restraint handle,” I was able to apprehend my monster as he was making a run for the delicious smelling pizza before any real damage was done. Sure adequate training and even a slightly above average canine I.Q. would also be effective abatement, but sadly, those both seem to be in short supply with this particular beast. These collars are also incredibly...