It's Dryland Time
With the snow melted and the skis put away it is time to canicross, scooter, cart and bikejor. Pick a well defined, unpaved trail in the cool morning or evening hours. We will be having a few dryland clinics and fun runs soon, check the events page for updates.
To learn more about the dryland venue of dog powered sports click here
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2009 Dog Bowl
With 80 happy participants the 9th Annual MIdwest Skijorers Club Winter Event was a success. Thanks to all of our race sponsors, contributors and all the skijorers and sledders. See you all next year! results
Pro skijor race sponsored by
Pro Sled Race Sponsored by
The next race in our 3 part series is the Snowflake Skijor/Sprint Classic. Midwest Skijorers Club members in good standing: show your membership card and receive a $5.00 discount on your entry fee. All club members who attended the 2009 Dog Bowl and attend Snowflake will be automatically entered in a special drawing. Those who attended the Loppet, 2009 Dog Bowl and Snow Flake will be eligible for Midwest Skijorers Club Championship points program in the Pro and Sport categories.
2008 French Clinic
The Annual French Park Skijor Clinic was held on Saturday, December 6, 2008. With an attendance of over 70 participants the club sure did get the word out about the fun of skijoring! Carin's Skijor 101 presentation was both informative and entertaining, leaving the audience excited to get outside for the hands on breakout sessions. Jim, Joe, Judy, Dave, Kent, Scott and Tim worked with the participants to help them learn about the skijoring basics such as line out, command lead training, pull training and others.
Maureen from the Canine Coach was on hand for a shy dog seminar. She explained to the group about the ways dogs can react in stressful situations (such as skijoring in a group setting for the first time) and how to help your dog feel more at ease. She gave great tips on reading your dogs body language, and how to prevent stress from escalating to aggression.
SkijorNow was on hand to help participants learn how to properly fit a harness and to explain about the equipment needed for skijoring.
Thank you to 3 Rivers Parks for hosting our clinic and to the participants for attending. We hope you had as much fun learning as the club members had teaching.
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The Midwest Skijorers Club once again participated in the Dogs Across America Relay. It was a great day for a run at Fort Snelling State Park.
Rick, Carin, Joe and Kent after their 5 mile run.
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