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When the mercury rises how do we keep our canine athletes in top condition? Summer temperatures across the World dictate that harness work decreases. It’s not safe in the heat to run dogs far and it’s been common practise for mushers to give their dogs the summer off to chill. I do still run my […]

Should we call ourselves athletes if Sport England doesn’t realise what we do? Or without recognition is UK sled dog sports left to languish in the realms of hobbyland. Let’s start with the definition of an athlete: one who participates in physical exercise or sports, especially in competitive events. Going by the dictionary for all […]

Covid 19 bought this years race season came to an abrupt end and now the ICF World Champs in October have been postponed. Staying safe and obeying new government rules has to be everyone’s priority, but how do we manage those dogs that run in harness or tons of exercise has been their norm? We […]

I love running my dogs, one of which is competitive the other not so much. Both my boys enjoy running in harness, Marshall thrives on competition, you only have to see him at the start of a race to tell how much he wants to go. Magnus on his own however can struggle with the […]

This was the second weekend in the 3 series race to claim a British Title and selection to the British Sleddog Team. With two wins in the bag from the previous event in England, a win here on the sandy Welsh trails would secure the title of British Veteran Ladies Bikejor Champion. The pressure was […]

It was Dr Gillian Mckeith who famously coined that phrase about humans with her TV show, but the same is true for our pets. Feed your dogs cheap dog food, packed out with filler ingredients and they’ll be climbing the walls like a kid on blue smarties. For a racing dog this sort of high […]

A short interview with ESDRA Sports Director and Vice president Girts Eldmanis 1/ What is ESDRA? As the name implies, its’ the Association of European Sleddog Sports Organizations (federations).  It was only a matter of years ago that ESDRA was actively in charge of European sleddog business life. It was agreed to hand things over […]

A dog that believed she could……..……. Willow came into our lives for my daughters 9th birthday. We didn’t pick her she picked us, she came out with her litter mates and plonked herself at our feet, staring up with those big brown eyes. That was it, this fluffy, big red was coming home. She was […]

Not for the faint hearted……… Nov 2017 World Championships Poland and the muddiest race I had ever been to, so bad that by the end of play on the last day the relay was cancelled due to trail safety concerns. I was terrified and as the bike slithered around I froze and could hardly turn […]

Facebook and Instagram this summer has been awash with pictures and stories about sled dog people training themselves. Whilst the dogs take it easy as the temperatures rise, summer is the perfect chance to work on the weakest link of the team…..the human. I do quite chuckle when people dismiss bikejor, scooter or canicross as […]