Getting last miles before the rifle deer season. It began a few minutes ago in Michigan (one mile away). The first blast caused the dogs to howl and Skinny must have seen a running deer from the front porch as he was wild with excitement . They usually bound through here on both opening days (MI and WI).
We can't take the trails after the openers until at least Dec 1st. The season begins in Wisconsin on Saturday and it surrounds our 80 acres like a war zone. The dogs are getting their last miles for a few weeks now. All dogs will have blaze orange ribbons on their collars just in case they leap a fence . They have been known to do that when the rifles blast nearby.
Yesterday we ran two six dog teams, each 6.4 miles. Two dogs did run both runs for 12.8 miles
(Ruthie and Medio). This photo is of young Matilda , her first time in lead with her mother,
Liller . Liller has a very dense coat and it take a long time for her to shed out (as she is here).
Matilda was so excited to run out the gate in lead, yiping as if to say, "Look at me, I'm in lead!"
She responded well to commands although she needs a lot of work on them.
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Looks Cold....
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