tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post2127731905521106964..comments2024-03-14T23:18:21.304-08:00Comments on Old School Alaskan: Beautiful Day to Run DogsSwannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760445041030590554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-15496015156800366542011-03-17T14:07:55.640-08:002011-03-17T14:07:55.640-08:00Thanks for the update, Swanny - I confused the nam...Thanks for the update, Swanny - I confused the names - it was Orion I was asking after - I know that Torus has many miles behind him. Your planning seemed spot on as you and the team seemed to have enjoyed a good run. Cheers!AussieAlaskanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948202124199657361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-8822457238095654662011-03-17T08:14:08.894-08:002011-03-17T08:14:08.894-08:00Ol' Torus is mostly retired, as he has become ...Ol' Torus is mostly retired, as he has become injury prone. He's almost 13 years old. He was born during late winter / early spring of 1998. He still goes out for short little training runs with the young ones, though. Anything more than four or five miles worries me, and leaves him feeling stiff and sore for a few days. He deserves better than that. <br /><br />Orion also stayed home. I wanted to take the girls out, didn't feel confident about putting 9 dogs out on those fast, icy trails, so wanted some solid, reliable veterans on the team in case I had issues. Orion still needs to learn to pace himself and can overheat easily if I'm not careful and I knew with 8 dogs we wouldn't be taking many rest breaks. <br /><br />I still think it was a good decision to keep the team size down to 8 and to let Orion stay home for the day. He'll go out with a team tomorrow doing the same or perhaps a longer run.<br /><br />SwannySwannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760445041030590554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-53276014345909047292011-03-17T02:56:58.014-08:002011-03-17T02:56:58.014-08:00So, is it Torus who is not up to this group yet?So, is it Torus who is not up to this group yet?AussieAlaskanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948202124199657361noreply@blogger.com