tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post3653010093469960242..comments2024-03-14T23:18:21.304-08:00Comments on Old School Alaskan: Hitchin' 'em UpSwannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760445041030590554noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-35891393712166005692016-02-23T20:15:34.932-09:002016-02-23T20:15:34.932-09:00Swanny, I have seen your post in many historic si...Swanny, I have seen your post in many historic sites! I am looking for patterns for historic dog harness and packs. also, i am looking for details of the Fine (show off) French Canadian dog harness.<br /><br />Can you help?<br /><br />Merci! EdouardMcGrath@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214311418674042240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-18891841030407209492016-02-23T20:15:08.976-09:002016-02-23T20:15:08.976-09:00Swanny, I have seen your post in many historic si...Swanny, I have seen your post in many historic sites! I am looking for patterns for historic dog harness and packs. also, i am looking for details of the Fine (show off) French Canadian dog harness.<br /><br />Can you help?<br /><br />Merci! EdouardMcGrath@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214311418674042240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-86963155322833372122010-03-27T02:16:00.412-08:002010-03-27T02:16:00.412-08:00I'm stuck with the world's slowest dial up...I'm stuck with the world's slowest dial up connection while I'm here at work, so I won't be able to check out the "Aliy Cam" vids until I return home. Once I'm back in the world of reasonably fast Internet I plan to watch the whole series.Swannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760445041030590554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-64647792847271268882010-03-24T19:05:10.110-08:002010-03-24T19:05:10.110-08:00Thanks for answering my questions! Have you seen ...Thanks for answering my questions! Have you seen the Aliy Cam video of the Red Team desending the Happy River Steps? Aliy's trail camera work filled in for what the Iditarod Insider did not cover this year in my opinion.davidlukosikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838119456670095500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-58235469047216470052010-03-23T21:32:02.491-08:002010-03-23T21:32:02.491-08:00I do see fewer tangles with a single file rig. An...I do see fewer tangles with a single file rig. Anytime you get rid of neck lines, there is less "stuff" for a dog to hook a leg over and tangle in. With running single file between a pair of traces, the tension on the traces leaves the dog feeling more constrained, so s/he is less likely to try to spin around, which can also cause some pretty ugly tangles.<br /><br />As with any other rig, you can only go as fast as your slowest dog. You can use your brake, a drag mat and your voice to control the speed. With training and experience the team will soon learn to run at the pace you prefer (for the most part). Of course an excited team just launching on a run will take a couple of miles (more or less) to settle down.Swannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760445041030590554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545669108540604761.post-61733610564016962162010-03-23T19:03:24.082-08:002010-03-23T19:03:24.082-08:00Thanks Swanny that was a beautifully illustrated a...Thanks Swanny that was a beautifully illustrated and written answer to my question!!! I was thinking of buying some of the "Yukon" harnesses on the Nordkyn outfitters website. It looks like you could use then both ways, single file and Alaskan style, side by side. Do you have less tangles with single file? You only go as fast as the slowest dog? How do you control their speed or pace? You should post that on the Old School Dogs site! Thanks for taking the time to post that explanation. Remember how Max took off in another direction in the fan hitch in Eight Below and Bruce Greenwood and the sled slipped into the ice crevase(sp)!davidlukosikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838119456670095500noreply@blogger.com