Of course, it's more comfortable for most people with dogs to get outside with them in the summer. But in this week's Get Out, Mitch Sego shows us a fun and effective way to keep you and your pooch active all winter long.

There's a whole lot of bellyaching by the dogs until it's time to run.

They get out and go. They don't waste any time, do they?

CBS 11 News met the members of the Anchorage Skijor Club, passionate people about their sport. You can say the same about the dogs.

"The dogs just love it. There's no way you could make them do it if they didn't want to do it. It's a hoot. The faster you go the faster they go. The more you hoot and holler and encourage, they just, they get real excited," said Becky Voris of the Anchorage Skijoring Club.

They're also smart. These canines pick up easily on body signals, so they know when they're doing all the work.

"If I'm not skiing very hard, they turn around and it's like, 'This is a team sport. We're not gonna pull if you don't ski,'" said Voris.

I'd never skate skied before; but I soon learned skijoring is not as hard as it first looks. I didn't fall, but I didn't skate ski at all. I just let him pull me. I just double poled and let him pull me; but I stayed up.

"They're happy; you're happy. They get exercise; you get exercise. It's aerobic. It's cardiovascular. I can't come up with a bad reason. It's all good," said Vice President of the Anchorage Skijoring Club Kimberly Wells.

This Saturday up at Powerline Pass, the club will be holding their first Show 'n' Go at noon. This is for any and all who are interested in trying out skijoring and training their dogs.

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