Images of female wolfdogs from Nordenden

In this bouquet of females are from above: Nahanni owned by Marijke Saarloos (photo by Gerard De Moore), Nagaya owned by Christel De Landeghem (photo by owner), Nia and Ax both living at Nordenden.

Skiing to a remote lake

Starting from our backyard on our snowshoe-made trail, we continued today to some secluded small lakes where the snow and ice is compressed by the wind with only a thin layer of soft snow on the top of it. It is perfect for the dogs to run and play there, as they dont sink through too deep. The temperature has risen from far below 20 to about 10 degrees below zero which feels rather comfortable.

Preparing the winter trails.

Still no sign of global heating ! We have had several nights with as low as minus 29 - which is cold. The dogs seem to thrive however. And despite the atricious cold we think nature is more beautiful than ever. With full moon reaching the highest on the sky and illuminating the snowcovered forest with only short shadows and diamand-reflexions from the feathery snowcrystals, one can enjoy a ski-run without a head-lamp. First however we brake the trail with snowshoes to compress the snow, then we make the track with ski. This is really a finishing of a trail we started this fall when cutting trees and bushes in a dense forest. We always need new tracks for variety and alternation of our runs. Pictures are of a snowshoe while using it and of a wolfdog patroling the route.