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Kristin Kemp, Minneapolis, and her 17-month-old Malamute, Avalanche, are ahead of the game, with the large pup responding to positive reinforcement and already pulling a sled, as she would a skier, in one of the snow covered ball fields at Freeman Park in Shorewood, Minn., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
Jim Benson, left, president and head trainer for the Midwest Skijorers Club helps put a harness on Aleera, a five-month-old Siberian Husky belonging to Christopher Krolak, center, and Nicole Hutit, Saturday morning at Freeman Park in Shorewood, Minn. This class is done 'dryland' style, which means on foot, not on skis. Attendees are taught how to train their dogs the commands for skijoring, along with teaching the dogs how to 'pull'. Skijoring is a team sport in which the human skis and the dog runs out front pulling along the human by means of a harness and towline. The 'pulling' is what differentiates skijoring from just skiing with your dog.
Kristin Kemp, Minneapolis, directs her 17-month-old Malamute, Avalanche, to 'sing', which is a bit like a musical bellow, at Freeman Park in Shorewood, Minn., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Kemp and Avalanche attended a skijoring class, which starts as 'dryland' style, which means on foot, not on skis. Attendees are taught how to train their dogs the commands for skijoring, along with teaching the dogs how to 'pull'. Skijoring is a team sport in which the human skis and the dog runs out front pulling along the human by means of a harness and towline. The 'pulling' is what differentiates skijoring from just skiing with your dog.
A colorful display of canine harnesses stand ready to be used on dogs for their skijoring class Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Freeman Park in Shorewood, Minn. Skijoring is a team sport in which the human skis and the dog runs out front pulling along the human by means of a harness and towline. The 'pulling' is what differentiates skijoring from just skiing with your dog.
St. Paulite Tracy Dimond holds Lola, a five and a half year old Australian Cattle Dog with startling, different color irises, while attending a skijoring class at Freeman Park in Shorewood, Minn., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
Minnetonka senior guard Joe Risinger, center, barrels through the Bison defense for two of his 12 points against Buffalo Saturday in Minnetonka at the Breakdown Tip Off Classic. The Skippers bounced the Bison 59-47.
Skippers senior Latrell Love (42) skies above the Buffalo defense en route to his team high 23 points in Minnetonka's 59-47 defeat of the Bison Saturday, Dec. 10, during Breakdown Tip-Off Classic action at Minnetonka High School.
Skippers senior guard Greg Kellogg passes from mid-court during Minnetonka's 59-47 bashing of the Bison during Breakdown Tip-Off Classic action Saturday, Dec. 10, at Minnetonka High School. Kellogg put up eight points against Buffalo.
Skippers senior guard Greg Kellogg (3) skies past the Buffalo defense en route to his eight point game total in Minnetonka's 59-47 bashing of the Bison during Breakdown Tip-Off Classic action Saturday, Dec. 10, at Minnetonka High School.
Kristin Kemp, Minneapolis, and her 17-month-old Malamute, Avalanche, are ahead of the game, with the large pup responding to positive reinforcement and already pulling a sled, as she would a skier, in one of the snow covered ball fields at Freeman Park in Shorewood, Minn., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
Kristin Kemp, Minneapolis, and her 17-month-old Malamute, Avalanche, are ahead of the game, with the large pup responding to positive reinforcement and already pulling a sled, as she would a skier, in one of the snow covered ball fields at Freeman Park in Shorewood, Minn., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
Kristin Kemp, Minneapolis, and her 17-month-old Malamute, Avalanche, are ahead of the game, with the large pup responding to positive reinforcement and already pulling a sled, as she would a skier, in one of the snow covered ball fields at Freeman Park in Shorewood, Minn., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
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