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| It was Churchill's first mtn bike/trail ride Tuesday morning. Seven months old and full of beans this dog can keep up! |
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| Well, almost full of beans. It was pretty warm at 9 AM (mosquitoes are preparing to be in full force very soon) and everytime we stopped he laid down in the middle of the trail and I gave him a drink. I really didn't know what to expect with him on the trails as he is still young, full of piss & vinegar, and his re-call isn't the best yet. However, he did amazing and was a natural. He stayed behind me, always kept close enough (but not so close to run into me if I stopped quickly) and responded so well. |
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| New signs out in SMH look great. Churchill christened a couple with one legged salutes. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel after 140 + kms on Sunday and RoTD, but I was surprised how spunky I actually felt. |
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| I was tempted to let him jump into the lake/swap but it was pretty dirty. I'll be looking for better swimming spots. |
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| I won a new pair of Giro gloves from a draw prize from RoTD on Sunday. Whoot! Not bad - comfy, grippy and light. Best $20 I've ever spent on a bike event - registration, feed zone, free cookie, bbq and draw prize. Whoot! I feel like I owe them money for such a good time. |
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| My only beef is that there is no velcro closure dealie. Meh. They're free so I ain't complaining. |
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| Church liked them - good patting gloves. |
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| To prove I was feeling good I went out, after dropping Church off, and did a 65 km loop of the Park. Two ride Tuesdays! |
3 comments:
Did you do any "training" with the dog in a park or at home to get him used to bikes? For 7 months old I'm both stoked and surprised that he stuck around and didn't just f*ck off into the woods. I'm looking at getting a "bike" dog in a few months myself so this post excites me :)
Brian, did some training in the back year - rode around on the fat bike in the snow holding the leash having him follow - always at about 7 o'clock. Church always wants to be near me so he always followed. I was expecting him not to listen like he does when at the dog park . . . maybe not as many smells.
I don't think that I'd take him out during busy times in SMH (weekday evenings, weekends) - too many people out there.
Yeah, I'm really happy with how things went and looking forward to my next ride with him. I've never had a dog who I could take mtn biking with me (my last guy was too big!).
Thanks for reading!
Cheers
That's awesome!
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