Within a few hours, skills were learned and participants were fulfilling goals of getting a workout and bringing home well-exercised pets during the dog-days of winter. Instructors ranged from the competitor — Dan Hanks, who qualified last year to represent Team USA in the World Skijor Championships — to the facilitator — Diana Roberts, who won approval 15 years ago from state parks officials and Nordic trails grooming committees to allow tethered dogs on a portion of the Mount Spokane Cross-Country Ski Park. “Essentials for skijoring include a fitted harness because you never let a
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