High Country Dogs

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04/08/2025

FYI:

Mushroom season is right around the corner! Check out this great infographic that covers the 'shrooms that should be on your naughty list!

03/30/2025

Hello High Country Dog friends and followers. It has been sometime since I have posted. Like many of us, my life has gone through changes and growth.

After teaching and sharing the wonderful sport of skijoring for over 25 years, I have finally retired. I carry warm memories of all of the dogs and their hoomans with whom I have had the opportunity to meet and enjoy skijoring. And I am deeply grateful to the generations of dogs that have been my teaching partners (see photos).

I am still a Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Trainer (VSPDT) and I look forward to sharing her work with you. You can find a wealth of information on her webpage https://positively.com/.
I also continue to be a member of the Pet Professional Guild of Force Free trainers.

I am committed in promoting and advocating for force free and fear free relationship based training. I continue to study to deepen my understanding of our canine and other animal friends. I hope to share what I have learned with you on this page going forward.

So while I may be changing gears a bit, I still hope to engage with all of you in conversation.

Let's start with: please share pictures, stories or memories of skijoring adventures with your dog and how these experiences have deepened your bond.

Also, please post questions and topics for future conversations.

Thank you to all of you and your canine friends past and present.
Louisa

Looking forward to hearing from you.

01/16/2023

Ready for skijor season! We are! The team is warming up and ready to share this incredible sport!

We have skijor classes this year at:
Devils Thumb Ranch Jan. 22, Feb. 4, Feb. 18 and Mar. 4. Call the activities center at (970) 726-8231 for more information or to register.

Frisco Nordic Center Jan. 21 and Jan. 28th. Register online or call the nordic center.

Classes are filling up so don't wait to join us for a bunch of fun! You can contact us at [email protected] for more information.

01/16/2023

Ready for skijor season! We are! The team is warming up and ready to share this incredible sport!

We have skijor classes this year at:
Devils Thumb Ranch Jan. 22, Feb. 4, Feb. 18 and Mar. 4. Call the activities center at (970) 726-8231 for more information or to register.

Frisco Nordic Center Jan. 21 and Jan. 28th. Register online or call the nordic center.

Classes are filling up so don't wait to join us for a bunch of fun! You can contact us at [email protected] for more information.

01/30/2022

Ten humans, 13 (and no cats), and tons of fun at today clinic at Frisco Nordic Center.

01/04/2022

Getting ready for skijoring season! Our new team is training and getting ready to share this wonderful sport with others at upcoming classes:

Devil's Thumb Ranch on January 8, January 22, February 5 and February 26. For more information and registration follow this link https://www.devilsthumbranch.com/event/skijoring-clinic-2-2/2022-02-05/

Frisco Nordic Center on January 29th from 1 to 3 pm. More information to come soon.

01/23/2021

Want to learn to skijor? Rosie the border collie says to come join us at Devil's Thumb Ranch this Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 11 am. We have fun!
For more information and to register contact the Devil's Thumb Ranch activities center.
https://www.devilsthumbranch.com/.../skijorin.../2021-01-10/

12/28/2020

Skijoring Classes this coming January and February!
We will be having skijoring classes in January and February of 2021 at Devil's Thumb Ranch nordic center and resort near Winter Park Colorado.
Dates are January 10, 24th and February 7 and 21st. Classes run from 11 am until 12:30 pm.
For more information and to register contact the Devil's Thumb Ranch activities center.
https://www.devilsthumbranch.com/event/skijoring-clinic-2/2021-01-10/