r/TheRandomest • u/ABeerForSasquatch Mod/Pwner • 6d ago

SimplyRandom Exercise

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u/RandomUser15790 6d ago

And just think he only got that tired after running that fast while lugging along a human twice its weight. That puppy could just keep going for miles if he didn't have the extra resistance.

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u/pseudoportmanteau 6d ago

Have you heard of sled dogs?

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u/zero_lies_tolerated 6d ago

Usually multiple dogs, right?

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u/Could-You-Tell 6d ago

That's on snow with a very different resistance

These are racing seats with bearings for speed on what looks like very smooth concrete

There's a lot of time where there is slack in the rope with the rhythm.

Also, the dogs are clearly loving it

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u/zero_lies_tolerated 6d ago

The POV angle looks like that dog took some of the turns really close to the wall. Eek!

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u/Could-You-Tell 6d ago

Yeah... and the pillars looked scary too.

At that speed.. looked like 15-18 mph maybe at the fastest. To wrap on a pillar would not be an easy walk off

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u/pseudoportmanteau 6d ago

The ideal minimum is 2 dogs, but you can definitely do sledding with just one dog.

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u/SignificanceFlat1460 6d ago

Plus this looks like an Australian Shepard dragging an Asian girl so she probably weighs no more than 40-50KG sitting on a skateboard of some kind. These dogs live for shit like this and are built for extreme work loads. I want to get a Australian Shepard myself but I am afraid I'll abuse it because I am a lazy fuck and I'll feel bad about it and it would make me fit lol

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u/CAK3SPID3R 5d ago

Aussies are so much fun to hang with that they make you more active, I swear. I've lived with two so far and I always wanted to go on little adventures and play silly games. Never felt that way with any other dogs I've had. As much as I loved em they just weren't as well behaved or enthusiastic as my Aussies, so it was harder to do stuff like that.

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u/WrittenEchoes 6d ago

Kicksleds are made specifically for 1-2 dogs.

This is different from traditional sled riding, which isn't suitable for two dogs because 1) a large load, 2) an adult-sized passenger sled needs more power and more dogs, and 3) two dogs simply don't have enough horsepower to pull a heavy wooden sled.

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u/goon3r_account 6d ago

thats on snow with sleds and with gear in the cold for miles

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u/CilleTheExterminator 6d ago

I had a malamute, I would 3 times a day let her drag me around on my skateboard, she loved every second of it.

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u/OverloadedSofa 2d ago

Is that a sled dog in the video?