2-6-10 City of Lakes Loppet- Skijoring
When skijoring, the first step is to clip on the belt, very important, or you won’t be connected to your canine.
Here Anita is assisting Renae with her belt. Shortly after this photo, the race began. There were about 130 skiers with dogs. It’s quite a sight- poodles, dalmations, huskies (of course) and many more types of dogs. The mushers ages were wide ranging, too. I think Renae was the youngest participant.
Here Gus pulls Renae on the final stretch to the finish line!
Go Gus! Go Renae!
A forced smile after a grueling race!
Truth be told, apparently on the trail, Gus took it upon himself to make a few stops. Perhaps he thought the spectators were calling to him- Renae was recounting her experience of Gus stopping to greet the people that were cheering. She’d have to get him back on course to run more. He also departed the trail to sniff and got them tangled around a pole, which Renae had to go around with her skis to get free. Notice the three of them looking at Gus, and Gus looking up trying to look innocent??
We’ll try it again next year. Good dog, Gus!
Cool! Congratulations Renae & Gus!