Skijored with Lucy over what appears from calculations done afterward at home about 11 kms. Took lots of breaks and I always let her go at whatever pace she offered, which usually was an easy lope.
Saw two deer on Malamute Loop! I don't think Lucy saw them though. When we got to where they had been, no immediate reaction from Lucy compared to last Saturday's outing, but a bit further on she started her oh-my-goodness-the-deer-were-just-here!!!!! yipping.
Also, at one point on either End Loop or Logging Loop we noticed a lot of longish fur and specks of blood, but no bones or flesh or anything. I wonder what happened there.
Had two uncomfortable falls due to getting a ski tip caught in the edge of the trail, ending up on the ground with each foot/ski pointing in opposite directions. Ouch.
Some differences between skijoring with Lucy vs with Walter:
- Lucy's stamina is great; Walter gets tired much sooner (already knew this from regular walks)
- Verbals (whoa, left, right) for Lucy are pointless since she's so focused on the smells; Walter's very responsive to verbals
- Lucy's nose is usually sniffing out the nearest deer trail; Walter sometimes sniffs but not usually to the point of trying to drag me off the trail
- Lucy sees stops and breaks as an opportunity to see if a deer trail is nearby, and if not, she'll probably sit and relax; Walter sees stops and breaks as a time to roll in the snow, mill about and tangle me, whine about the fact that nothing's happening, then roll in the snow some more
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