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Sled Dog Breeds - The Fleet Of Foot

Sled dog breeds are characterized byis important, and the distances are shorter,
endurance, strength, and intelligence. TheyAlaskan huskies were found to perform better.
are usually medium to larger dogs, with aAlaskan husky dogs are not a recognized
very muscular build, and have helped mankindbreed. They are bred for their performance,
transport supplies in times before theand so they cannot be easily characterized as
automobile. Nowadays, sled dog breeds area breed. Alaskan husky dogs represent a
found as pets, as well as trained tovariety of types with different lines. They
participate in sled dog racing. Sled dogsare hybrid dogs - a husky with another breed,
were developed to withstand very lowthat is determined by the needs and ideas of
temperatures. Their coats have a doublethe breeders. A husky may be bred with a
layer, with the undercoat acting aswolf, setters, or any other breed that can
insulation against the ice and snow. Becausebring genetic advantages in speed and
they have such thick coats, they need regularendurance. Sled dog racing is a winter and
brushing and grooming. They also shed a lot,fall sport where the sled dogs are attached
especially at the beginning of summer whento a sled (or a 3 or 4 wheeled cart in
they lose a lot of their undercoat. Thisautumn), and pull the driver along. The
could be a problem for people with dogdriver stands on runners. The dogs are
allergies. Traditional sled dog breedsharnessed individually, with tug lines
include the Siberian Husky, the Alaskanattached that are linked into a central gang
Malamute, the Chinook, the Sakhalin Husky,line. The dogs are linked in pairs, and there
the Canadian Eskimo dog, the Seppala Siberianare up to 22 dogs in a racing team. Teams
sled dog, the Tamaskan husky, the Samoyed,race either against the clock, and a winner
the Eurohound, the Mackenzie River husky, andthen announced, or against each other in a
the Greenland dog. Whilst these dogs wereseemingly chaotic race. There are dog sled
purpose bred, many other breeds have beenraces in three categories - short distance,
used, including mixed breeds. These days,middle distance, and long distance. Like the
that tradition lives on in sled dog racing,sled dog breeds themselves, the sport of sled
where the most popular breeds include thedog racing has seen some interesting
Alaskan Husky, and various cross breeds,adaptions to modern times and different
often based on the German Shorthairedclimates. In Australia, for example, where
Pointer. However, many breeds have been used,there is very little snow, even in winter,
including the poodle! Alaskan huskies aresled dog races are held. Here, modified
favored in modern sled dog races because theyscooters are used, and racing is done on dirt
are faster than traditional breeds like thetracks. Australian sled dog racers tend to
Alaskan malamute or the samoyed. They are notuse all sorts of dogs as sled dogs, including
as strong, but in sled dog racing where speedkelpies, english pointers, and red heelers.



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