Mush!

Last Saturday we went to Dumfries to spend a day with some champion sled dogs- a Christmas present from Stu. What a fantastic present! On a massive woodland estate, Steven and Fiona run a pack of Scandinavian sled dogs (German pointer-husky crosses) and some beautiful huskies. The sled dogs are both UK and world champion sprinters, and yes, it does show. Steven runs them with a quad bike, which is pretty exhilarating- I went on the back of the bike. Conditions were fairly wet and muddy, but the dogs clearly loved it. After that we ran the pups for a bit- they chased the quad loose as they were still being trained up to go in harnesses. They were big pups- almost indistinguishable from adults, but were a bit more wayward, and wanted to chase pheasants now and again.
Then it was the 6 pack of huskies, but this time on the really light and purpose- built rig- a small three-wheeled thing a bit like a mountainbike. I got to take them out around the forest with Steven on the quad in case it all went pear-shaped. But it was great fun, I didn't fall off, and yes, it was quite fast enough, even though the pack were getting on in years.
Fab day.