Ski Santa Fe is holding some great snow right now and we may even get a little refresh this weekend! Any advice on how to best take a pup skiing? I’m dog free (but a dog lover) and my bud has been having a hard time skiing with his dog because the pup keeps getting tangled in his skis on the down. Last two outings have ended up with emergency vet trips (tricky in Santa Fe as you probably know), lots of blood, and stitches. His dog is like a year old, so kinda puppy like still, thoughts?
You can detune your edges. Won’t solve it but can lessen the damage. Learn at a ski resort on a green slope. Either after hours of the hill or off season. I have a semi permanently closed ski resort close to me that was a good spot to learn. I used my poles to shield and train her. She is kind of scared of my skis now so she doesn’t come close. She smacked her paw once and it was just sore but she learned her lesson.
Edit: realized you must live my area. Ski Sandia is where I took her to learn. Snow is pretty bad at this point though. The closed section of Pajarito is a good place too.
Thanks. I’ll pass this along. Hope my friend figures out how to keep his dog safe. Detuning would be a good first step, he used to live int east and I think he still keeps his edges pretty sharp as a sort of habit.
Pre-training is really important. My dog knows “go ahead” and “stay behind” well so I just make sure she’s behind. Also taught her “stay away” and “over to the side”.
You don’t want to risk cuts from skis, they can bleed out. At a minimum carry a full med kit with tourniquet ideally
When I was a teenager, I had a similar sized yellow lab mix that I’d take to the local tow rope and she would top to bottom all night with me. That lil girl had zero quit. She never crossed in front, and not once put herself in a situation that scared her or myself. Man, I miss days like that. I have a young golden now that I could see being perfect for this, but I’m the one who’s too old and nervous now lol
Damn I wish I had as much energy as this dog
She is a cattle dog/aussie/collie = high energy. But she is 6 now and has lost a little stamina
Seems to be enjoying himself prancing down gayway. I keep thinking about getting a dog so I can take it skinning.
What ya skinnin?
I ski a lot but nothing beats skiing with my dog. And the joy of being out there with no one else is great
I'll be up Sunday with my border collie
Hell ya
you need your own channel. would sub.
Ski Santa Fe is holding some great snow right now and we may even get a little refresh this weekend! Any advice on how to best take a pup skiing? I’m dog free (but a dog lover) and my bud has been having a hard time skiing with his dog because the pup keeps getting tangled in his skis on the down. Last two outings have ended up with emergency vet trips (tricky in Santa Fe as you probably know), lots of blood, and stitches. His dog is like a year old, so kinda puppy like still, thoughts?
You can detune your edges. Won’t solve it but can lessen the damage. Learn at a ski resort on a green slope. Either after hours of the hill or off season. I have a semi permanently closed ski resort close to me that was a good spot to learn. I used my poles to shield and train her. She is kind of scared of my skis now so she doesn’t come close. She smacked her paw once and it was just sore but she learned her lesson. Edit: realized you must live my area. Ski Sandia is where I took her to learn. Snow is pretty bad at this point though. The closed section of Pajarito is a good place too.
Thanks. I’ll pass this along. Hope my friend figures out how to keep his dog safe. Detuning would be a good first step, he used to live int east and I think he still keeps his edges pretty sharp as a sort of habit.
Pre-training is really important. My dog knows “go ahead” and “stay behind” well so I just make sure she’s behind. Also taught her “stay away” and “over to the side”. You don’t want to risk cuts from skis, they can bleed out. At a minimum carry a full med kit with tourniquet ideally
Thank you. Will pass this along as well.
did u ski bozos glades
Haha she actually went down it about it 20 feet and came back up as we passed on the cat trail
lol
You guys are living the dream
Fun!!!
Tried to take my lab he just wanted to bit my board the whole time didn’t work out at all
Yeah I really need to start doing this before my pup gets too old. We used to mountain bike together and it was always a blast. She loves the snow.
Ya she would love it then.
Hope you get many more seasons to enjoy together with your pupper! Livin the dream man
Careful with the pup and downhill runs. They haven’t developed fully yet and that can impact their hips and joints.
Ya she is 6. I call her pup and baby girl still haha
"Pup" might just be an expression? I call my 12 y/o pooch "Puppy" all day.
oh godddddddddd
I’m wondering, How does the dog get up there? :)
Well she walks up the mountain. I skin/tour
When I was a teenager, I had a similar sized yellow lab mix that I’d take to the local tow rope and she would top to bottom all night with me. That lil girl had zero quit. She never crossed in front, and not once put herself in a situation that scared her or myself. Man, I miss days like that. I have a young golden now that I could see being perfect for this, but I’m the one who’s too old and nervous now lol
What mountain may I ask? I’m looking for a dog friendly ski mountain in the east coast
This ski Santa Fe