Last Sunday, Titan and I went to the Malamute Working Dog Clinic sponsored by the Potomac Valley Alaskan Malamute Association. I figure Titan is a fifth generation malamute and nothing like a shepherd, so I m real curious about malamutes! Turns out, he s probably lots like them. But not quite as vocal. Well, you ll hear plenty of that in these clips! If you don t have QuickTime and can t see these clips, then you can at least see the thumbnails above. You can also visit my site at flickr to views the photos and comments. They aren t the best quality, but you get the idea. (Okay, the dumb photographer me accidentally had the camera set to macro- all day.) Denise started out the clinic with some basics. (12MB) Then we watched dogs getting harnessed (1.4 MB) Finally, Hike! (2.2MB) Next two young novices get harnessed and find that it s a bit scary! (2.6 MB) But they get better. (.5 MB) Titan pulls a cart. (.5MB) There is lots of cool howling by excited dogs. (1.7 MB) There is one tiny patch of snow in the shade. Wow! The shortest sled ride ever. (1.1 MB) Finally, Laura harnesses Buck the beagle and it s his turn! She tells me that the last time he came to this event he was eight weeks old and got to be pulled in a cart. He s three now and ready to pull! (9.7 MB) Titan and I had a really good time. I think we both really liked those hairy malamutes!
