text: A skier in Switzerland proved that his dog is certainly his best friend when he brought it along to a snowy slope for a day of skiing. Videoed descending the crisp ski runs of the small resort of Minschuns in Val Müstair, Adrian Schaffner is initially featured ascending the mountain on a button lift. Perched on his shoulders looking entirely at ease is his dog Sintha – an Appenzeller mix according to the owner, who noted alongside the upload of the original video that he only knows the breed of the dog's mother. The dog named  Sintha appears to be entirely at ease as it sits across its owners shoulders . Once at the top, Mr Schaffner points his skis down the mountain and takes off at speed with the dog remaining calmly sat on his back. The dog appears to be enjoying the sensation of speed as it points its face into the wind and the camera angle changes to show the skier’s descent. After a long ski to the bottom, Mr Schaffner comes to a stop and the dog jumps from his shoulders and onto the ground. Mr Schaffner points his skis down the mountain and begins skiing at speed and the dog remains calmly sat on his back . The dog appears to be enjoying the sensation of speed and points its face into the wind . The skier smiles at the camera as the excited dog begins barking and running off in the snow. The video concludes with the dog – who obviously loves snow – chasing after some more skiers as they make their way down another section of mountain. Discussing the video, Mr Schaffner wrote: ‘She grew up on a farm in the mountains pretty wild and more or less without any supervision. Mr Schaffner said the dog is used to being held because she spent a lot of time being carried after an accident . After a long ski to the bottom, Mr Schaffner comes to a stop and the dog jumps from his shoulders and onto the ground . ‘And she had severe problems with walking because of an accident with a biker when she was about five-weeks-old. She almost died. ‘When we adopted her at the age of about 13 weeks, we had to carry her around. So she was used to it from the beginning. ‘After some months her injuries completely healed – but we kept trying to prevent long walks in her first year – the doctor advised so. ‘That time I started to carry her on my back. That's why she is so comfortable with it.’ The dog jumps from its owners back and begins barking and running in the snow before chasing after other skiers . Mr Schaffner recorded the video of himself and his dog at the small skiing resort of Minschuns in Val Müstair .
target: Adrian Schaffner skis at speed with pet dog on his shoulders .
  Dog called Sintha appears content and leans into the wind .
  Video concludes with dog jumping off and running in snow .
  Footage was captured in ski resort in Val Müstair, Switzerland .