"Luna" (Kindred Moon's Solar Eclipse)
Luna is showing great potential. I take her out at least 5 times a week on a 2-dog line attached to a ski-jor belt for a jog through the woods behind our home (approximately 1 mile). Sometimes she will run next to another dog (I rotate these so that she does not become too dependent upon running next to any one dog) and sometimes she will run by herself. When running alone she will follow commands as long as I do not try a totally new route. She is extremely excited to see a harness and hits the line hard when hooked up. She is doing great with the "hold tight" command, but has yet to master the "leave it" command I use for passing wildlife. We are planning for a first real hook up when it begins to get cold, probably in September. I will most likely put her next to either Blue or Jada in point. Both dogs have a great work ethic they can share with her. Our first dry land event is scheduled to be at the end of October, at which point she will be just over a year old. We will monitor her progress and conditioning to see if she will be capable of running with the 4-dog team. If she is not quite ready yet I will run her alone in the cani-cross so that she can still get the "race" experience. We then have another dry land event scheduled in the beginning of November and then again in the beginning of December before our snow events start for the season. I am so anxious to see her really hooked up but do not want to push it and rush her...now is her time to be a puppy.