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SPOKANE, Wash. - A Coeur d'Alene man will booty what began as a way to exercise his dogs in the winter months and attempt after this ages on the all-embracing skijoring stage.
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What is skijoring? If you were a arctic European, you'd allegedly already know. For the blow of us, to skijor is to biking on cross-country skis, actuality pulled by a horse or dog.
In this case, it's dogs. And, the man skiing abaft is Dan Hanks, who grew up in Alaska, but has spent the aftermost 20 years in Coeur d'Alene.
"I absolutely aloof got into it because I bare the exercise," Hanks said. "I accept a Border Collie and an Australian Shepherd. They're high-energy dogs. If they don't get abundant exercise, they get into trouble, they get into mischief."
["500px"]Hanks skis the trails on Mount Spokane and throughout the Inland Northwest. He never absurd this winter amusement would booty him area he will go after this month: to the Apple Skijoring Championships in Ontario, Canada.
"We're on the U.S. National Aggregation and we're called to go to the apple championships," Hanks said. "We'll be aggressive in a one-dog accident and a two-dog event."
His teammates for the accident accommodate Border Collie Lucky, who is three. Hanks said he'll do any job you accord him, from frisbee to activity competitions. Australian Shepherd Louie allegedly lives for this winter event.
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"He doesn't affliction about annihilation else," Hanks said of Louie, who barks as anon as he gets out in the snow. "He aloof wants to eat his aliment and skijor and go to sleep. That's Lucky's day."
The newest affiliate of the aggregation will cull Hanks in the one-dog competition. Only calm a few months, the Alaskan Husky-Greyhound mix called Mountain Man could prove to be the brilliant of the show.
"He looks basically like a giant, able Greyhound," Hanks said. "His ancestors accept already won the apple championships in sled dog events."
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Hanks knows he has annealed antagonism on the all-embracing level, accurately from competitors from places like Norway and Finland. For him, it's added about accepting fun and aggressive in article he loves to do.
He hopes to watch the action abide to abound in our arena and added skijorers to accumulate him aggregation on the trails at Mt. Spokane.
"If you appear up to Mt Spokane on a weekend, you've got hundreds and hundreds of skiers out there," he said. "I agreement every one of them has a lab or some dog at home that's aloof dying for exercise."
["500px"]If you appetite to apperceive added about the action or try it for yourself, analysis out the Spokane Nordic Ski Association, which offers clinics and accessories rentals. http://www.spokanenordic.org/skijoring
Melissa LuckAssistant News DirectorKXLY4 News@MelissaKXLY4(509) 220-6573
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