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		<title>Hello and Welcome</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you for visiting our blog spot! this is all new to us &#8211; so bare with us.  After some teething problems &#8211; mainly in the technology area! we are now up and running.  The  products will continue to grow, so visit us regular for updates.  We are really pleased to announce that we are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Heat &#038; Humidity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do your Irish Setters cope well with the heat?  The answer to that question is quite simply No. Just because we have a dog that doesn’t have a dense thick coat doesn’t mean it can cope with the heat and humidity any better. You’d be surprised at just how much the heat and humidity affects [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why we use the Non-Stop Free Motion Harness by Rita Wilson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We use the Non-Stop Free Motion Harness – Why? We have a team of Irish Setters and always found it difficult to get an x-back harness to fit properly. The problem we were having was the traditional x-back harness tended to slide obstructing the dog’s airways under force. We especially seen this with Hector and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guide to Ganglines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Guide to Ganglines Ganglines are used for harness work with single or multiple dog teams pulling bikes, scooters, carts or sleds.  There are effectively three components to a gangline: the tow line, tug lines, and neck lines. Tow Line or Centreline &#8211; The main line running down the centre of the dog team to the sled, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Zima Xback Harness</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Zima xback and multi sport harness are our favourite harnesses to use for mushing. The fit, quality and workman ship on these harnesses really out weight the others we have tried on the dogs. The Zima xback harness is the perfect racing and training harness for dogs. It is ideal for racing sled dogs, whether you are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Willospeed Sleddogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Country Hounds are sponsoring Team Willospeed at the IFSS Sleddog World Championships Norway March 2011. They are competing at the IFSS World Championships 2011, 4 dog Sprint class. They have had many wins in the last few years including; 2007/08 (ABSA) 6 dog championship winner. 2009 (ABSA) Wyedean Quest stage race overall runner up 4-6 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Canicross</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Canicross is the term used to describe the sport of cross country running with dogs. Originated in Europe as off-season training for the mushing (sledding) community, it has become popular as a stand-alone sport all over Europe, especially in the UK. Canicross is closely related to bikejorring, where participants cycle with their dog and skijoring, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bikejoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bikejoring A Good Use For That Mountain Bike Bikejoring by definition is a dry land activity that is similar to scootering and is widely used to train sled dogs in the off season. The exercise and the running is great. This sport involves having a harness on your dogs and a towline that connects them [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Types of Harnesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Types of Harnesses Xback, Shoulder, Split-Chest or Freight harness &#8211; which to choose? The racing/recreational harnesses x-back, an x-back harness is designed for the efficiency and comfort of a dog pulling a light load at anything from a walk/trot to a gallop. This may be either as an individual or working in a team. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Measuring a Dog for a Harness Neck (all harnesses) &#8211; Measure from just ahead of the withers at the base of the neck to the top of the breastbone, then double this measurement. Work the tape under the fur, pull it snug, but not stretched. Measure the dog, not the fur! Measure only one side [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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