Name: Klaas Ouwehand

Date of birth: 4-10-1964

Residence: Wijk bij Duurstede.

• What do you love about sports with dogs?

Exercising together with your dog.

• What breed of dog(s) do you have and what is/are their name(s)?

Greysters, Mikke / Power / Oslo / Joonas.

• What sports do you play?

I started in sled dog racing 6 and 8 dog class.

These days I do bikejoring and scootering.

• How long have you been active in this sport(s)?

In 1989 I started sled dog racing. First I had 12 Alaskan huskies and also 2 Bouviers, then I switched to Hounds. After doing sprint for 1 year, I switched to mid-distance; I liked that better. After that until 2011 with the old Hounds I did some nice longer trips. In 2012 I started bikejoring and stepping with my first Greysther Extran. And now still doing bikejoring and stepping with Greysthers.

• Which part do you prefer and why?

Bikejoring because I really enjoy mountain biking and biking together with your dog is really challenging.

• What are your goals for the future in this sport(s)?

Echten goals I don’t have but I do want to perform well in every race and preferably finish in the top 3.

• What is your greatest sports moment to date?

^3rd place at the world bikejoring championships in poland 2018.

• What is the funniest or least funny sports moment to date?

It is not the funniest moment but something I still think back on often and that is a 500 km sled dog ride from Lake Inari Finland toward the border with Norway and Russia.

• Can you give one tip to other canicrossers/steppers/bikers/sled dog mushers what is best to do/don’t do in this sport(s)?

Always watch your dog closely and you don’t always have to win.

• What is your favorite Fastdog product for your dog(s)?

The recovery shake and the Power bonbons.