Holmes

MARCH 25, 2005: ADOPTED! And at his new home in Canada. FEBRUARY 25, 2005: ADOPTION PENDING

Holmes is an approximately 48 lb loving boy, non-shy, and likes attention and rubs. This is a very friendly dog! He gets along with most other dogs except were there may be a personality clash. Within the dog yard he comes when called. Holmes currently has a 137 training miles. The longest run has been 8.5 miles at 10-11 mph. He does not appear to exhibit tremendous amounts of speed. He is capable of 16 mph, but does not like to maintain that pace. His tug line is usually tight most of the way, but he does not drive extremely hard in harness. He does tend to chew lines during hook-up but will usually respond when called. Holmes has been tried as a single skijor dog. He will run in front, but does not really pull and therefore is a dog that really exercises the human skijor component. He is more motivated when paired with a second dog and within a sled team. He is somewhat distractible and is really focused on goats. So if you have goats, he may not be the dog for you. He eats extremely well and has good feet. His dewclaws are not removed. When Holmes arrived he was obviously came from a pet home. When he went mushing (bikejoring) for the first time, he had no clue what to do. At this time he may not be a true blue collar sled dog, but he has shown considerable improvement. He may not be house broken.