Thanks for the great post! I too am about to start harness breaking my two pups, although I'm sure it will not be anything like your experiances go; you have just great dogs like; Tonya and Kolyma, and many more!
Only if everybody saw their dogs as individuals and not power-units, more than likely the world would be more full of excellent sled dogs and drivers, not drivers lost and more interested on wins.
Good Luck with those pups and in the New Year!