Does anyone skijor?

 I know of one online friend who do this with her huskies -- she lives in Alaska.  Sure looks like fun.  You will have to get someone to snap photos so we can see you!

 DougB, That snow looks awesome! Is that a regular occurrence? We get snow like that a couple times usually, but it the problem here is that the snow we get never stays the whole winter. I'm guessing that is not a problem for you?

How big is Piper? Dogs at least 35lb can skijor fine. It's more a matter of how much effort the dog puts in vs what the skier does. Zeke is near 50lb, so I won't have to do much !

Freedom

You will have to get someone to snap photos so we can see you!

Piper is a 35lb ESS who is a little spoiled. As she is 12, her work load is declining. As I am 65, so is mine. We do a little bird hunting. When we get tired, we go home.

This sums up MN:

60 above zero: Floridians turn on the heat. People in Minnesota plant gardens.

50 above zero: Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Duluth sunbathe.

40 above zero: Italian & English cars won't start. People in Minnesota drive with the windows down.

32 above zero: Distilled water freezes. The water in Bemidji gets thicker.

20 above zero: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats. People in Minnesota throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above zero: New York landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Minnesota have the last cookout before it gets cold.

Zero: People in Miami all die. Minnesotans close the windows.

10 below zero: Californians fly away to Mexico . People in Minnesota get out their winter coats.

25 below zero: Hollywood disintegrates. The Girl Scouts in Minnesota are selling cookies door to door.

40 below zero: Washington DC runs out of hot air. People in Minnesota let the dogs sleep indoors.

100 below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Minnesotans get upset because they can't start the Mini-Van.

460 below zero: ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale.) People in Minnesota start saying..."Cold 'nuff fer ya?"

500 below zero: Hell freezes over. Minnesota public schools will open 2 hours late.

 I've never done skijor, and I can't ski, but I am curious to know what kind of boots you got. I'm looking for some for Callie, because she is running with me now while I'm biking. We just started last week. I don't know enough about skijor, but you might try that for training for now. I wait until about 7:30 at night to do it with her, and then it's not too hot usually.

DougB, That weather sounds wonderful to me. I think I grew up in the wrong climate, as cold weather is really what I like. (And certainly not this heat! ugh.)

Jen, I got booties made of cordura, which will only be good in snow, as they would disintigrate pretty quickly on pavement. Honestly, I'm not sure I should have spent the money, because they would be really easy to make myself; basically it's just a square fabric pocket. They were on sale though, so I figures all future booties I can copy from these. You can find patterns in dog mushing books, like Dog Driving or Skijor with your Dog, if you are handy with a needle, and then you can make them out of whatever material.

CoBuHe

Have you checked out any videos on Youtube?

 I have, but that's still not like seeing it in person!

I hope I will have fun with this, though people have said it takes a certain disregard for personal safety I'll try to keep everyone updated on our progress as we train.

EZeke

I hope I will have fun with this, though people have said it takes a certain disregard for personal safety

That sounds like my kind of activity!