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Post by dog on Aug 21, 2010 18:45:12 GMT
I've recieved conformation tonight that I'll be allowed to run Sonny in a bikejoring event this November. All I have to do is have him assessed on the day to ensure that he's not a danger to any of the other Dogs. All being well though we should be making an attempt against all the Huskies...a bit like the canine equivelant of the Jamaican bobsled team.
The event is over approx 4 miles so I'll be training him for that distance up until then. I'm getting friggin nervous now, mainly because I have people coming to watch. I just hope we can do ourselves justice.
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Post by Shakka-Staffs on Aug 21, 2010 23:11:51 GMT
Really good news mate goodluck im sure hell do you proud.
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Post by ...Paul... on Aug 22, 2010 12:27:59 GMT
Wow Good luck mate!
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Post by dog on Aug 22, 2010 12:33:55 GMT
Thanks, all I'm really worried about now is his assessment. He's very good with other Dogs and I'm sure he'll be fine but you never know what he's going to be asked to do in the assessment. I think as long as they don't present him with a Bulldog he'll be alright...He hates Bulldogs!
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Post by shipley on Aug 22, 2010 17:35:56 GMT
It will be a cracking challenge , certainly wish you all the best !
Hopefully no bulldogs involved ,
Sonny aint gonna be fazed by a Husky , crack on !
Terry.
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Post by dog on Aug 22, 2010 17:48:57 GMT
Thanks mate, yep I'm not too worried.
If he works as well as I know he can he will be very competitive. He's putting in some incredible times over five miles. He also has days when all he's interested in is the bloody wildlife (he also has a thing about Swans) and marking every bush so it's going to be a testing day in every sense.
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Post by oldetyme on Aug 22, 2010 20:59:35 GMT
good luck owen.
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Post by bobslurchers on Aug 22, 2010 21:10:03 GMT
Hope you do well and show its not just huskies that can pull.
I do scootering with my two and often get comments as they arent huskies. Where do you take yours? As the problem i have found is finding somewher with quiet tracks to be able to do a decent distance.
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Post by dog on Aug 22, 2010 21:26:15 GMT
I take him along the tow path of the River Lee which is just near me and goes for miles uninterupted, it's a great place to have next to me. I'm really lucky because there are also a few nature reserves near me because of the old munitions works/firing ranges that used to be around here you can't do anything else with the land, it's a great place for bikejoring.
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Post by sabre on Aug 22, 2010 21:45:02 GMT
Good Luck Owen you'll do brilliant you both have the drive and commitment to do well. Sonny is definatly the right dog for it.
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Post by phil on Aug 23, 2010 7:35:26 GMT
brilliant news mate , wish you both best of luck
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Post by southsidestaffords on Aug 23, 2010 13:51:12 GMT
Good luck Owen hope all goes well for you.
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Post by wybren on Aug 23, 2010 17:07:02 GMT
Good luck!! I'm very interested in how you will do!
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Post by dog on Aug 23, 2010 18:20:40 GMT
Thanks people. I'm dying to find out how he stacks up against the rest of the Dogs, there will be Pointer and Pointer crosses competing as well as a few other breeds so It will be good to make a comparison.
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Post by bobslurchers on Sept 30, 2010 19:17:44 GMT
Can i ask where you managed to get a harness from? As currently i run them on a weightpull harness as i cant find a sled type harness for dogs their size and shape.
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Post by harley on Sept 30, 2010 19:25:47 GMT
All the best to you both  |
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Post by dog on Oct 1, 2010 20:23:41 GMT
Can i ask where you managed to get a harness from? As currently i run them on a weightpull harness as i cant find a sled type harness for dogs their size and shape. I'm actually using a Manmat harness which is a very simple adjustable design. They do a few types... www.manmat.eu Culpeppers do a couple of types that are similar...the 'walking harness' and the padded harness...Lee and Marek (sporting dog supplies) also do something similar. www.culpeppers.co.uk/catalogue/?cat=harnesses |
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Post by bobslurchers on Oct 2, 2010 12:06:58 GMT
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Post by jjbulls on Oct 6, 2010 21:18:45 GMT
Well . Owen thats a big ...ask..!! but im sure you & Sonny can .... Smash it ... dont be put off mate .. you are a fit guy .. "not as good looking as me " but ..Hey we cant all be perfect ...LOL...!!! dont be phaysed by Sonney pulling you off ..!! He will be so intence in just ... Running .. my money is on you mate ....! so be possitive .... Bold .... & prove us all right .... & you owe me a burger next time i see you ... atb... John
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Post by dog on Oct 9, 2010 19:45:17 GMT
Thanks John, Sonny's training was coming on really well and he was looking absolutely ripped but we've had a bit of a set back with him splitting one of his pads quite badly. It's going to be a struggle to keep him fit and getting his paw to heal properly with the race less than 4 weeks away so it's a bit of a balancing act at the moment, fingers crossed he'll be O.K.
As for me all I have to do is sit on the saddle and pedal a bit when we come to a hill. The only scary bit is when he sees a Squirrel or a Swan...God he hates Swans! I haven't fallen off yet but if and when I do it's going to have something to do with a Swan.
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Post by oldetyme on Oct 10, 2010 9:50:34 GMT
i'd let him rest for a few days, maybe a week. if he has been well conditioned before, then you will be able to pick up from where you left off with out much difference. You wont improve his fitness while he is un-sound but you could end up making the situation worse! good luck.
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Post by neilsherlock on Oct 10, 2010 21:33:11 GMT
Never a truer word said Ian, listen to the crazy buz driver! I would bath it in Iodine owen, toughens pads like billio! bath them all from now on any way m8.
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Post by dog on Oct 11, 2010 19:58:43 GMT
I was speaking to a sled Dog racer and he said to clean it, put anti-septic on and superglue some moleskin over it lol! That's what they do and it works really well apparently, well enough for the Dogs to carry on competing in races like the Iditarod.
It's too late to do it now but I'll do it next time.
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Post by dog on Oct 11, 2010 20:01:31 GMT
Never a truer word said Ian, listen to the crazy buz driver! I would bath it in Iodine owen, toughens pads like billio! bath them all from now on any way m8. I've got some Tuff pad and I might use that, I think it's Iodine based. It's a nightmare trying to hold him back because he just wants to run around like a lunatic all the time. He's not enjoying his enforced rest. |
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Post by oldetyme on Oct 12, 2010 15:54:45 GMT
neil, next time get in the right lane and what was you doing in the castle gym?  my eyes are everywhere, even in london!!! did you get my message? |
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Post by Shakka-Staffs on Oct 12, 2010 16:16:15 GMT
not long now "o" hope he is ok to take part good luck
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Post by neilsherlock on Oct 14, 2010 19:19:23 GMT
Ian you sharp bastard, how did you see me in the gym and still watch the road? i didnt get your message mate. Still got the lure if you fancy a bit locally. Hope you well m8.
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Post by oldetyme on Oct 16, 2010 9:22:11 GMT
hi neil, i was driving a coach in london a couple of months back, past the barracks and i see one of your buddies and he said he knew you, so i said say hello from ian hurley. yeah, i'm well m8, hope you are too. i dont really do anything with the dogs anymore, i've just had my new pup spayed which is a shame in a way as she is the kind of bitch i have been after for so long and would make a great foundation bitch!
i was thinking of putting harry in shape one more time but with my new job i dont have so much time.
are you doing anything with the dogs!!
atb ian.
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Post by neilsherlock on Oct 16, 2010 21:12:54 GMT
im lamping and ratting quite a bit now, but cant rat with Lily as she will kick off with the rest of the dogs. I keep her fit mate but thats about all apart from the lamping. Im juding at the stafford times in Holland in December, which im looking forward too, A far better scene than what we have here. Lets be honest the shows here are feckin terrible! Be nice to go for a walk with you mate, keep in touch, Neil
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Post by oldetyme on Oct 17, 2010 10:03:26 GMT
yeah, i know what you mean m8, its part of the reason i have decided not to go to anymore events. i may attend a few events as a spectator but i dont see the point of spending eight hard weeks training for nothing!!!!! looking back i wish i had got into the hunting thing, i think it would have suited me better. let me know mate when you want to take the dogs out. atb ian.
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my eyes are everywhere, even in london!!! did you get my message?