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From: ajm to DH
Date: 9/25/00
Time: 7:23:25 PM
Remote Name: 208.47.225.84
That is the exact same as this dog. Except for he is left sided. He does the same thing with pulling away at the neckline. I am/was worried about it being because of a physical limitation. When I first trained the pups I made sure that i switched them from side to side so they wouldn't have a one-side preference. And I never had any trouble whatsoever during the runs on snow. It seems that many dogs eventually prefer to run on one side or the other. I usually try to start pairing up dogs by the end of October/november. They seem to work best with a certain dog next to them. I still mix things up a bit, especially with the front 4 dogs, but try to keep the wheelers and 2 team dogs in front of them paired, and alternate the pairs in the wheel postition. I usally run 10-12 dogs in training, so it works out best for me this way. Thank you for the insight.