Friday's rant

[domhnallj]

I've just noticed the brakes - how does that work when you have two dogs going full pelt? Do you just shout at them and slap on the anchors at the same time or what?

[IanD]

I've just noticed the brakes - how does that work when you have two dogs going full pelt? Do you just shout at them and slap on the anchors at the same time or what?

A bit of both. I have trained the Boys to listen to commands and we use brakes too. On the (borrowed) Rig in the photo the brakes are for each rear wheel so with a bit of practice you can skid round corners. On my own Scooter I have disc brakes front and rear. I now run both Taras and Drift on the scooter.




My Boys are trained for the following commands. There are others or variations on them but I use these main ones.

Hike on = Go
Go Gee = Right
Go Haw = Left
Easy = Slow down
Whoa = Stop
On By = Pass another team or other distraction

The handy thing is I use the commands when walking too.

[domhnallj]

Those commands are pretty interesting. I would have thought from a training and command perspective that single syllable words would be the way to go - and you have two starting with the same word. Do the dogs ever anticipate incorrectly?

[IanD]

Those commands are pretty interesting. I would have thought from a training and command perspective that single syllable words would be the way to go - and you have two starting with the same word. Do the dogs ever anticipate incorrectly?

The correct command would probably be just Gee and Haw. It is what works for you and the dogs. For example others use hup hup hup to go faster but Taras takes that as Up Up Up and trys to jump up on walls etc so I dont use it; I use 'Pick it Up' or just 'Hike on'.

Example of lists here.
http://www.urbanmushing.com/commoncommands.htm
http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/ ... ommand.htm


My Two have selective hearing so I repeat my commands 2 or 3 times. So say coming up to a right turn I call their names and give the command. I know when they hear me as their ears point back at me like satellite dishes. It would sound like...

Drift Taras - Go Gee Go Gee - then after making the turn I reinforce the command with Good Go Gee Good Go Gee.

A really well trained team would only call the command once or twice. But my Boys are not racers and I do it for fun and exercise so I am a little laxer in training.

An example of Dryland Mushing and commands in use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyCR8YZNrtc

Also it is not just Sled Dogs who can mush. Link below is to Irish Setters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soq9I8eZz50

[Oldschool]

DIY jobs it's back to SNAFU again.

[RoboProp]

I've probably ranted about this before, but it's a subject close to my nose. BO or in this case BBO beyond BO. I realise that today is unseasonably warm, but this pong behind me on the bus currently is a three day fermentation at least. No need for it in this day and age and as George Costanza says 'you know we're living in a society!' please consider others you odorous turd facsimiles

[IanD]

Kids walking thorugh my estate playing music on stupid fu€k!ng speakers.

I dont care that they dont live here; I can live with the laughing and kicking footballs and at a push I can just about abide the crappy tinny weak ass sound out of your crappy speakers.

But for all the love of the Crying Weeping Baby Jesus's in the world why is your taste in music up your Swiss Roll??

Someone should make a list of music all children should be made listen to. Maybe a new thread there Ted.

[blockhead]

IanD!

71 posts on this thread, thats nearly 6% of all posts.
What a fuppin MOANER!!

[Dave Cahill]

Hello Microsoft Outlook

[RoboProp]

Sibilant S sayers who insist upon whispering, which only exacerbates the hissing sound. I keep looking up expecting to see a snake or a mouse. Whispering in work in general is a bugbear of mine

[Peg Leg]

Jack Engrealish

[Peg Leg]

Woops

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Not a rant as such...but just watching the news and looking at those scumbags who were sentenced for terrorising that poor family in Tipperary. The story itself is frightening, and I'm honestly struggling to believe they're even human when you see the way they behaved on their way in and out of court. Prison just doesn't seem enough.

[domhnallj]

9am lecture when you have a massive gum infection.

[johng]

9am lecture when you have a massive gum infection.

That's the best euphemism for a hangover in ages

[Amz]

Nerves are shot, can't cope.
Wish I'd slept 'til 12:45.

[Oldschoolsocks]

Gave into the hype and bought a bottle of coconut water, despite the listed ingredients there's obviously a fair amount of over boiled cabbage in there somewhere. Seriously yuk

[Peg Leg]

What f%~king idiot thought it'd be a good idea to scrap Grantland?

[LeRouxIsPHat]

I'm sure I've said this before but...people not indicating at roundabouts.

Also people who don't actually know HOW to indicate at roundabouts.

ALSO, people who don't indicate on the motorway.

[Oldschoolsocks]

I'm sure I've said this before but...people not indicating at roundabouts.

Also people who don't actually know HOW to indicate at roundabouts.

ALSO, people who don't indicate on the motorway.

For me it's people indicating too much on roundabouts, everyfuvker knows they're going straight, but they indicate right and then they pull a fuvking Matlock out of the bag and indicate left.