Saturday, April 24, 2004
We teach dogs to pass using many turnouts along our trails. This works for 2 or more teams running together. The lead team pulls into a turnout, stopping with the sled barely off the main trail. Following team(s) then has no choice but to go straight. This method eliminates close contact, which prevents tangles, snapping, etc which can be distracting (or worse) for young or inexperienced leaders. We live on a remote trail system where our dogs rarely see other teams and with this method, our dogs were able to pass nicely at races.
