Mar 14
SkiJoring anyone?
My sister sent me this link for SkiJoring at Gunstock Mountain in NH. Cross-country skiing with your dog, sounds great!! It may be a little late in the season for this winter, but I was already mentally planning our trip up the NH for next year!
Since I’d never heard of SkiJoring and the Gunstock Mountain page didn’t really explain exactly what it was, I looked it up on wikipedia. Apparently SkiJoring is being pulled on skis by 1-3 dogs (or a horse)!! Can you imagine me showing up to Gunstock Mountain with my Brussels Griffon for SkiJoring?? Oscar is big for his breed, but I don’t think he could pull me very far, even on skis!
Gunstock doesn’t mention the whole being pulled by your dog thing, so hopefully they would just let you free ski with your dog. It is pretty cool that they have designated trails for you and your dog.
Has anyone out there ever cross country skied with their dog at a commercial ski place? I would love to hear about it.
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Ya know I’ve never done anything like this with my dogs. I would imagine that my two boxers would be able to pull me rather briskly through the snow though.
But I was just thinking about how great a source of exercise this would be for them. Especially for a working breed dog - sounds like they would have a blast!
Comment by Mitch — March 14, 2008 @ 3:06 pm
Hi I just started skijoring this year with my black lab it is wonderful! I only started skiing last year. My dog is just turned one, so to protect here hips I don’t let her pull me much. But it is great exercise for both of us.
Comment by Crystal Boyes — March 22, 2008 @ 8:36 pm