Everyday Shiloh — Skijoring
or better known as "But I thought we weren't supposed to pull on lead?!?"

James has decided to try recreational skijoring. Having known about it for years and done a fair amount of cross-country skiing it only seemed natural to try. Literally speaking, skijoring translates from Norwegian as "ski driving" but it is more commonly described as a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing with dog mushing. Since the dogs love winter so much we were looking for something to do with them during the winter months up here.

Harnesses were bought and training begun. They've yet to make it out of the yard but everyone seems to be having a good time.

Here are some of our first training photos, remembering that we are neither professional skijorers or dog trainers. We're all learning as we go!

	December 2005: "Check out my snazzy harness." Hamish MacKota of Shenandoah [22 months] trying on his skijoring harness. Click on image to close picture. Photo © 2005 Mac Shilohs/Candid Paws	December 2005: "Pulling." Hamish MacKota of Shenandoah [22 months] & B&T Rising Star Gareth MacKota [10 months] training to pull weight/resistance. Click on image to close picture. Photo © 2005 Mac Shilohs/Candid Paws	December 2004: "I'll keep up." B&T Rising Star Gareth MacKota [10 months] and Hamish MacKota of Shenandoah [22 months] learning to run and pull in tandem. Click on image to close picture. Photo © 2005 Mac Shilohs/Candid Paws
	December 2005: "I have a new harness too!" B&T Rising Star Gareth MacKota [10 months] trying on his skijoring harness. Click on image to close picture. Photo © 2005 Mac Shilohs/Candid Paws	December 2005: "I'm a snow dog!" Hamish MacKota of Shenandoah [22 months] training for skijoring. Click on image to close picture. Photo © 2005 Mac Shilohs/Candid Paws	December 2004: "I'm doing it!" Hamish MacKota of Shenandoah [22 months] training for skijoring. Click on image to close picture. Photo © 2005 Mac Shilohs/Candid Paws