| Information about sled dogs and how they
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| | known to pull skiers when there is little
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| are trained.
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| | to no snow.
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| Sled dogs are a group of dogs that are
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| | Pups that are being trained to be sled
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| used to pull a vehicle that has no wheels
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| | dogs are weaned from their mother as soon
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| but is set on runners over terrains of
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| | as possible in order to shift their
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| ice and snow. Sled dogs are attached to
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| | attentions to their musher. They are at
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| these vehicles by harnesses and lines. It
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| | about six weeks old shifted from their
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| is said that the origins of sled dogs can
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| | mother into their own pen in order to
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| be traced back to Siberia as the people
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| | accomplish this.
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| that live there have a long history of
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| | When pups that are being trained to be
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| nomadic travel due to rather harsh
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| | sled dogs are around five months old they
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| winters.
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| | are already running around with the lope
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| There are certain breeds of dogs that are
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| | that is characteristic of a sled dog and
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| synonymous with being sled dogs. These
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| | is also the time when they are first
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| dogs being Huskies and Malamutes although
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| | introduced to a harness.
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| just about any medium sized dog would be
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| | There are many methods in which pups
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| suitable to be a sled dog.
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| | learn to be sled dogs. A very common
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| Dogs that are selected to be sled dogs
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| | method is to harness up to a dozen pups
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| need to exhibit three main qualities.
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| | behind a pair of experienced older sled
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| First of all they need to be in peak
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| | dogs and control the speed that they go
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| physical condition and be able to pull a
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| | with the use of an atv. The speed that
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| sled, they need to have the endurance to
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| | the older dogs are allowed to go is
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| be able to pull a sled over sometimes
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| | gradually increased as the pups'
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| great distances and they need to have the
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| | endurance and strength continues to
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| speed in order to do the task of pulling
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| | increase.
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| the sled quickly. There are many teams
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| | People are amazed that sled dogs are so
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| of sled dogs that have been able to
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| | excited to be able to pull a sled over
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| travel over one hundred miles in a twenty
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| | long periods of time and generally over
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| four hour period of time.
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| | very rough terrain. Mushers can attribute
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| Teams of sled dogs can range from three
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| | this to the very early interactions that
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| dogs to a team of two dozen dogs. Sled
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| | they have with the pups that builds such
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| dog teams not only pull several different
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| | a strong relationship between themselves
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| types of sleds for racing and other
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| | and the dogs so very early in their
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| transporting purposes they have also been
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| | lives.
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