Meet the mcc_edu student who trains sled dogs in her spare time, often on DiscoverMCCD trails
For dogs that want to race,"they have to love running more than they love you," Hebron resident and dog trainer Hanna Kowal said.
But these days, Kowal works and attends McHenry County College. Competition racing will wait until after she completes her radiology technician degree, Kowal said.Anyone who regularly hikes on the McHenry County Conservation District's Glacial Park or Winding Creek trails might see Kowal and her four dogs as she trains with them on what looks like a tripod bicycle.
For the uninitiated, what might be surprising is that sled dogs don't actually need snow to run or pull sleds or rigs like Kowal's. In fact, many dog race events are designed for running on dry land. Now, Kowal runs the dogs about every other day through the winter months to keep up their skills. That means mornings loading up her truck with the rig, lines, harnesses and food, then getting the dogs into their crates.
"For most people, huskies are the least popular. People have mutts because they want the diversity of a good, strong, willing-to-work endurance dog," Kowal said. "A dog isn't going to run and pull just because you tell them to. They can learn to love it," she said.
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