Northbound Huskies

01/30/2025

North Bay you’re in for a treat!!!

Get ready, North Bay! The incredible Abitibi Sled Dogs are mushing their way to town on February 2nd to join the festivities at LE CARNAVAL DES COMPAGNONS! 🛷✨

Experience the thrill of a traditional dog sled ride and meet these amazing furry athletes. Whether you're a winter enthusiast or just looking for a unique adventure, this is your chance to create unforgettable memories!

📍 Where: LE CARNAVAL DES COMPAGNONS, North Bay
📅 When: February 2nd
⏰ Time: 4pm

Don’t miss out on this awesome event! Bring your friends, family, and your love for winter fun. Let’s make this Carnaval one to remember! ❄️🐕

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01/30/2025

✨ ANY type of dog can enjoy Dog Powered Sports!
👏Find the activity you BOTH enjoy, start today and build up slowly.

🙌Dog Powered Sports is about building focus, creating a strong bond between human and dog, having fun, staying active together and help fulfill the dogs (and ours!) mental and physical needs.

🙏When going out in groups; everyone respects each others ‘bubbles’. We respect personal space and preferences!

👉By focusing on an activity and meeting those mental and physical needs we help IMPROVE the dog’s overall behaviour.
👉👉One activity helps the other.

🐶 We all start somewhere, we’re all different, we all have different dogs with different needs/preferences/strengths etc.
🙌The fun part is getting to know our dog better and become a TEAM 🙌.

👏Not all dogs enjoy ALL types of DPS so it is crucial to introduce your dog properly and find what works best for both of you.

💞 Dog Powered Sports has helped our dogs, and so many we’ve had the pleasure working with, become more balanced, better mannered and overall happier and more fulfilled.

01/26/2025

🙌Skijoring🙌
Cross country skiing with dog power

Here’s something we witness a lot: Skiers forget to move!😊

Yes- it takes a bit to get used to; start by helping along with your poles and then involve your legs next. Depending on your skills and your dog’s speed you may prefer skating over classic skiing. Depending on trail conditions and speed one works better than the other.

The type of skis you use depends on your preferences, the trails you use and the type of skiing you’ll do. It’s always great to try different types to understand what works and what doesn’t.

Skijoring is such a wonderful bonding activity and keeps both human and dog in shape 🥳

01/24/2025

☀️ Thoughts on todays beautiful sunny -20C walk ☀️

Canada has been my home for 14.5 years. I’m still amazed by how big this country is and the differences between all the territories and provinces; from peoples mentalities to regulations and mainly the different landscapes and weather!

Up north the -20 days were my favourite days: “Finally it isn’t so cold anymore but the ice and snow conditions are still excellent and we can enjoy the outdoors more comfortably for longer periods of time”. In other parts it’s considered an extremely cold day and the busses don’t operate.

Being able to go for miles and miles without seeing any sign of civilization still amazes me and I love it so much. Yet we often feel our world is getting crowded.. but then you drive through the prairies and you can’t get over how much space there is.

Now I’m exposed to a completely new world yet again, with lots of maintained trails and I’m being asked for suggestions on how to make them more multiuser friendly.
It’s incredible.

Canada has so much to offer and I truly hope people explore more within the country, there is SO much to see and do!
Connecting with nature is good for the soul and our dogs are a daily reminder to be more present. and
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01/24/2025

Hello Yellowknife! We are coming back for more lessons and to set you up with the gear you need!

Check out our site for lesson options! For those who have had a lesson with us already; we have individual and group follow up lessons!

Group lessons you can easily book on the website. For individual lessons email us at [email protected] so we can arrange a day and time that works for YOU!

Check out our store for gear we can bring up for you. Limited space and orders have to be placed by February 13th to ensure it will make it up with us.

Don’t sweat; We will have gear for our lessons with us which will be for sale at the end of our stay for a slightly discounted price. Stay in touch on what you need or would like to try on.

Can’t wait !

01/24/2025

🤩Kicksledding with dogs🤩

Kicksledding with a dog is a TEAM SPORT and it often gets underestimated how much work it can be, also for the RIDER.

👉The dog runs up front, pulling, while the rider helps along by kicking/pedalling.👈

Regardless of how fast your dog runs, how hard they pull and how many dogs you run: Some type of break is highly recommended to
👍come to a full stop when needed
👍Slow down on downhills / going around a curve
👍Slow down your dog / pace them

🐕Truth! It’s harder with just one dog! (But as always it depends on the dog and the rider)
😮‍💨The weight of the sled AND the rider can be a lot for one dog so YOUR involvement is required!

☺️Remember: Just because your dog pulls you down the road on a leash does NOT mean they’ll be a strong and focused puller for kicksledding. Rome wasn’t built in a day! Learning new activities takes time, patience and consistency.

❗️By asking too much too soon we can ruin it for the dog in the long run.
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01/22/2025

🎉Online shop is back up and running again!

We are restocking this week and keep updating as we go. Please don’t hesitate to email if you need help or for custom orders.

👉We are in North Bay and Powassan on a weekly basis to bring orders up.
👉We’ll be in Kearney on February 7&8 for the Kearney Dog Sled Races and can bring orders with us.
👉Over the winter our trips to Sudbury are less frequent but we do our best to accommodate orders out that way as well.
👉We go to Parry Sound and further south on an irregular basis and can coordinate with a heads up.
👉We ship Canada wide

www.northboundhuskies.com/shop

01/22/2025

The Kearney Dog Sled Races are happening February 8&9 in Kearney! A fun weekend for the whole family (kindly leave your pets at home) with lots to do and see.
Without volunteers this wouldn’t be possible and any help is appreciated. Check it out here: www.kearneydogsledraces.com/volunteers

We will be there as well! Come say hi!

01/21/2025

Skookum is 10.5 years old, still loves to go and is feeling great.

He truly enjoys being part of a team and gets quite vocal when his two legged partner holds him back too far from the others- he won’t have it 😄

Skookum has been with us since he’s 1.5 years old and he’s quite the character. He still enjoys all our activities, however we pair him with dogs for bikejoring and skijoring who match his speed. It doesn’t even have much to do with age, simply different speed preferences and we don’t want to pressure or push anyone! With a sled we can control the speed better to ensure everyone looks strong and feels good.

How old is your senior and do they still enjoy running in harness?

01/20/2025

❓Until what age can my dog run in harness❓

‼️It depends❗️

It depends on your dog! It also depends on their upbringing, the type of runs you’re doing and their personal preferences.

Just because they don’t enjoy the fast and long runs anymore doesn’t mean they have to stop completely- we can cater to their needs by;
👏Adjusting the speed
👏 Adjusting the length of the run
or by
👏 Changing the activity

👉 we can slowly ease them out of it if they still enjoy it !

😞 Pushing them hard doesn’t leave them feeling good. Being in tune with our dog and understanding them is crucial.

👆Everydog ages differently but a good diet, controlled runs, regular but not strenuous exercise and listening to them, goes a LONG ways!

🙌Know your dog, understand what’s normal and what not and act in THEIR best interest.

Some dogs are very honest with their limits, others would push themselves too hard. It is up to us to understand when to slow down/stop. We need to understand what looks normal and what doesn’t and act early. Their pride doesn’t always want to admit they can’t do it with ease anymore. Then there are those that make it very clear one day, however there may have been early signs we missed.

At what age did your dog hang up their harness?

01/19/2025

“Bad weather always looks worse through a window”

We believe that dogs and us humans need daily outdoor time & physical movement to stay healthy and happy.

This picture, looks pretty stunning, no? Don’t let some below zero temperatures and wind scare you off: Dress for it, go outside and move your body! It’s worth it ❄️

01/19/2025

Thank you everyone for your support! We are officially sold out and can’t wait to spend a fun outdoor day with those who were able to secure a spot.
Please follow the below tagged organizations and businesses to learn about more outdoors ideas in our area!

Happy Adventures!

Remedy Rides, Northbound Huskies and Sisu Adventure Rentals want to thank the community for the overwhelming support for this event. We literally sold out the event in two days!!!!! Obviously, we will have to collaborate again in the future.

We look forward to seeing everyone that has registered for the event on February 1, 2025.

If you missed out for the Triple Crown of Winter, you can always contact any of us for an awesome outdoor adventure. Winter conditions are here for a while yet.

Adventure Is Out There!!

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