Chris Nielsen of Sault Ste. Marie has gained local fame for riding his skateboard with his pack of well-trained huskies. The sight of the furry fleet pulling him around town never gets old for residents, who often gasp, point, honk, and wave in admiration. Nielsen started with one husky and gradually trained each new pup to follow his lead. He credits his first dog, Keynai, for teaching the others. Nielsen and his huskies have become a beloved sight in the central part of town.
Residents of Sault Ste. Marie, particularly those living in the central part of town, may already be familiar with Chris Nielsen and his pack of well-trained huskies.
The father of three didn’t imagine he would be riding around town with five huskies when he got his first dog Keynai, a pure-bred Siberian, back in 2017.“When I got Keynai, I had my skateboard one time, and we went out to see how it would go,” he explains. “He wasn’t quite trained to do it, but eventually he was pulling me around. Once he turned two, he calmed down a bit, and I started off-leash training with him.
“I never had one of them run off on me ever,” he adds. “At about six months is when I start to tandem them on the skateboard with Keynai. The puppy is always looking at the veteran dog. You repeat with each dog, and before you know it, you have five going across.” The dogs can travel even further in the winter, so they’ll go for adventures as far as the airport and even Garden River.
“I hear people take videos of me all the time, but I don’t always see them,” he admits. “I tell people to send them to me, because from my point of view, all I’m seeing is tails and dog butts.” “I honestly don’t even know how fast they go since I let them go at their own pace,” he adds. “They’re the engine. I’m not doing anything; I’m just the spectator. I don’t force them to do anything they don’t want to do. If they want to pull over and break, then they will.”
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