Lola and her sled

[JackandKelly]

We have one coat of epoxy on Lola's sled so we thought we would test it out..
Things we learned
1. Don't put the shafts through the wrong loops like I did.
I didn't realize it until after the photos and she was unhooked.
Looking at the photos I also need to move her back and shorten the tracers I think

2. Long narrow skis don't work well in deep fluffy snow. We need 4 wide short skis instead. The narrow ones would sink and it was hard to turn. We had to turn REALLY wide. I stole the skis off my sled, we won't be using those once Jack makes the "proper" ones

3. Lastly don't let her pull it inside the garage. The scraping noise is a little scary. Once on the snow she did amazing, but the skis on the concrete did not make her too happy

Here a couple photos of my girl. Once on the snow she pulled it around like she has done it for years.
My video camera is out for service so no video until I get it back on Tuesday


You can see how the skis sunk in the fluffy snow

Lola admiring her new sled

Shafts though the wrong loops

Her new sled, will sand and put 2 more coats of epoxy on it this week

 

[HeidiPeterson]

OMG! What a beautiful sled! I love it! Lola looks like a natural!

 

[JackandKelly]

Thank You Heidi!
We are new to this and only doing it for fun. She is doing great, but I am the one making mistakes

 

[newfy]

Looks like furniture!!
Lets see the video!
Tiki is jealous.....

 

[Ginny]

Can I be first on the list for another one? Beautiful!!!

We all make mistakes...the first time I put the harness on Duncan, I had it all screwed up - made the shafts jab him. It's a good thing he's bomb proof, otherwise I might have created a very fearful drafter. Lola looks very comfortable and I'm very impressed by the workmanship of the sled.

 

[JackandKelly]

Thank You so much Ginny!

 

[The Doctor]

That sled is AWESOME ! What craftsmanship. Don't worry, the first time I put Juno's freight harness on, I thought I was gonna go into cardiac arrest. :new_popcornsmiley:

 

[Tula]

Wow - having seen Jack's craftsmanship first hand, I'm not surprised by the sled's beauty. Lola looks awesome.....fun in the snow Kim

 

[Newfs Forever]

Beautiful sled!

 

[Carlina]

Both the sled and the dog are beautiful.

 

[KS Newf]

This is so cool! Lola and the sled are beautiful!!

 

[chumleysma]

Someone is very talented.

 

[JackandKelly]

Someone is very talented.

I can assure you it's not me :shrug:

It's all Lola and Jack :heart:

 

[hdnewfies]

that s beautiful.. Very talented craftman.

 

[mulenag]

We are new to this and only doing it for fun.

Yes, it is supposed to be fun, but I also said we would "only" do draft for fun. It's amazing where these dogs can take us.
Love Lola's sled!!!

 

[Shel]

That's a work of art.

 

[Henrys Mom]

Beautiful!!! She looks like a natural!

 

[JackandKelly]

Thank You everyone!
Jack and I hope to modify the skis this week so she can practice.
My video camera will be returned to me tomorrow or Tuesday so hopefully I can get some video of her moving

 

[Wayne A]

Can't wait to see video.Very nice wood work.

 

[Cascadians]

You're hired! Wow that is very attractive. Somebody smallish could sit on a big pillow in that wagon-on-skis and have a storybook ride. Looking forward to videos!

Jack & Kelly your posts and threads always make me smile, love how you work with your furbabes.