[Sca-cooks] Pulling Dogs

[Elaine Koogler]

Stefan li Rous wrote:
> Malkin commeted:
>   <<< She is a great protection animal.  Given that it takes Jerry five
> minutes to
> put the leg on, having a black mouthfull of teeth in the dark is very
> useful.  has been of service on two occasions now. >>>
>
> You actually had need of this dog protection? Twice!?
>
> Snowball gets latched into his kennel each night. A neighbor did say  
> she intentionally wants her dog to be free to roam at night. Hmmm.
>
> I hitched Snowball to the wagon twice today. I'm still working on the  
> traces. One in leather has now been finished. The other is just a  
> rope for now. In both cases I managed to get him to pull the wagon  
> across the room. He is quite willing to let me hitch him to the wagon  
> between the wooden tongues and with the traces. Then he'll just stand  
> there or sit down. I can get him to pull it for a few inches by  
> tempting him with half a mini-sausage link, which he seems to adore.  
> But it takes a lot of coaxing and if the sausage link is more than a  
> few inches from his nose, he decides it's not worth it. If I grasp  
> his collar and tug it, he is quite willing to walk and pull the  
> wagon. So, we'll just have to see how it goes.
>
> Yet, he would probably fetch a toy all day long if I was willing to  
> continue to throw it that long. Maybe I need to try tossing a toy a  
> short distance in front of him, while he is hitched up. Not across  
> the room though. I don't want the wagon torn to pieces by being  
> turned over and pulled sideways across the room.
>
> This is my first dog after having multiple cats for 20-some years. So  
> this is all a learning experience for both me and Snowball.
>
> Stefan
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What breed is Snowball?  You might want to check out the internet to see 
if there are pictures of the harnesses they use for sled dogs in 
Alaska.  I actually have one we purchased some years back when we were 
up there...it's too small for a Malamute, but we may try it on our 
Samoyed/Akita mix...it just might fit him. 

Kiri

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