On a Sunday morning, deep in the Pine Barrens, about 35 Siberian Huskies tethered to cables strung between trees strained against their leashes. The din of barking was contagious. They really wanted to run.
Pulling a wheeled cart through the Pine Barrens' sandy soil is more difficult that pulling a sled over snow -- there's more resistance -- so the dogs have to work harder. But it needs to be cold, preferably below freezing. On this day, it's in the mid-40s.
"It's warm -- I'm out here without gloves, and I'm not uncomfortable," said Quinn-Rillo. "It's best when you're freezing and you can barely stand it. That's when they're running the best."
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Pulling a wheeled cart through the Pine Barrens' sandy soil is more difficult that pulling a sled over snow -- there's more resistance -- so the dogs have to work harder. But it needs to be cold, preferably below freezing. On this day, it's in the mid-40s.
"It's warm -- I'm out here without gloves, and I'm not uncomfortable," said Quinn-Rillo. "It's best when you're freezing and you can barely stand it. That's when they're running the best."
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/33422-01pcdogs