Vocal puppies
Just dogs enjoying what they are doing!
There is no greater personal satisfaction, than dogs that enjoy their job and are living a happy, fulfilled life.💙
Did someone say Loco?
We have been training routinely for a month now and the dogs are looking strong at every single outing.Temps climb rapidly so we can't add on as many miles as we'd like...and the dogs are definitely letting me know!
This video is upon our return home.
Is there such a thing as controlled chaos?
Arrivée de Rémy au premier checkpoint
Préparation du départ de La Chic Chocs 2024
Départ de Kat pour la Can-Am 250 2023
Départ de Rémy pour la Can-Am 250 2023
Et le départ de Kat ! (Merci encore à Pierre Fournier)
Une autre vue du départ de l'équipe de Rémy (merci à Pierre Fournier)
Dogs are stretching their legs this afternoon getting ready for this weekend! Count down... Is on!
3-2...
Les chiens se dégourdisse cette après midi et serons pret pour cette fin de semaine.
Le décompte est commencer!
3-2....
6 degrés et du soleil! En route pour une course de chiens au Michigan! Vraiment?!
6 degrees and sunshine. Doesn't quite feel like we're going to a dogsled race!
A little ceremonial song, vibrations to the core.
Migwech ❤️
Honey, we're home!
Well, at least our home until Sunday.We got in early this morning and after having dropped the dogs, we all took a good shower and a quick nap.
The rest of the day will include resting and feeding and resting some more.
Tomorrow on the schedule our vet checks are at 8 o'clock and the Bib Draw and musher's meeting shall take place at 13:00.
What are vet checks? Veterinarians come from all over North America to assist sled dog races in ensuring proper care and health of our dogs.
Vet checks are done at the start and at any mandatory check point during a race or any time a musher or veterinarian sees an dog requiring assistance.
The initial check points as we are required to do tomorrow morning are done as follows:
The dog's body score condition is given. An athlete must have nicely defined muscles and not be too lean and not too overweight. Ideal condition being between 3 and 4. 5 in some long distance races.
Dogs pulmonary and cardiovascular systems are listened to and if any arrhythmia's or lung conditions are heard, then these are to be addressed accordingly.
Dogs articulations/muscles are flexed and stretched to verify their state. If any knots in muscles or loss of extenders are noted (often dur to transport just like humans) then mushers can address these issues before start. Every foot, crack and crevice is looked upon.
All of this is written down in the vet book ( the musher's bible down the trail) therefore the vets can see what was seen if anything at the race start and work with mushers down the trail.
Mushers and vets work hand in hand to make this sport ethically responsible for these amazing athletes.
One thing certain, definitely no other animal is as great as a dog.
Nous y sommes rendu!
Notre chez nous jusqu'à dimanche du moins. Nous sommes arrivés tôt ce matin et après avoir "dropper" les chiens, nous avons tous pris une bonne douche et une petite sieste.
Le reste de la journée comprendra du repos, de la nourriture pour
Are you ready to run Coppertone Beach baby?
#beargreasesleddogmarathon #readytorun #turnmeloose#warriorprincess
#sleddogsarethebestdogs
Race start is Sunday January 29th, Bib draw for starting order shall be after vet checks on Saturday January 28th.
There will be a live feed, who will be watching?
Est tu prete Coppertone Beach baby?
Le tirage au sort des dossards pour l'ordre de départ se fera après les vet checks le samedi 28 janvier.Le départ seras Dimanche matin le 29 janvier.
Il y'auras un live pour le depart, allez vous regardez Copper prendre son départ?
#princesseguérrière #coeurauventre #johnbeargreasesleddogmarathon
Un petit video pour vous montrer comment nous gardons nos sentiers tapper.Ceci est après une petite accumulation d'environs 10cm.
A little video on how we proceed with grooming our trails.Everything revolves around simplification of things.This is after an accumulation of approximately 10 cm.
Cowboys come in every form. Some ride horses, others ride dogsleds.
No brake, no trails, no problem 😬😜
