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A musher riding a dog sled in Røros, Norway, during a sled dog race. A dog sled or dog sleigh [1] is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow, a practice known as mushing. Numerous types of sleds are used, depending on their function. They can be used for dog sled racing.
A 2015 survey found that dog owners of all classes participate in dog sports, with owners from large cities (over 500,000 people), medium cities (between 100,000 and 500,000 people), small cities (less than 100,000 people), and rural areas each accounting for roughly the same percentage of dog sport competitors.
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The first sled dog race to feature a codified set of rules was the All-Alaska Sweepstakes, which first took place in 1908. This was followed in 1917 by the American Dog Derby, which was the first sled dog race outside Alaska or the Yukon. [1] In 1929 the Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Race" was first held in the city of Laconia, New Hampshire.
Sled dog racing (sometimes termed dog sled racing) is a winter dog sport most popular in the Arctic regions of the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland and some European countries. [1] It involves the timed competition of teams of sled dogs that pull a sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners.
The International Federation of Sleddog Sports (IFSS, International Federation of Sleddog Sports) is the global governing/sanctioning body of sleddog sports (Sled dog racing). [1] It represents 49 national sleddog sport federations and organizations that are overseen by the board and six continental directors.
This category shows articles pertaining to dog sledding. for more information see: Mushing and Sled dog racing. Subcategories.
Human Dog Sled Participants go all out for glory. The Human Dog Sled Competition is an event held in February during the Winterfest celebration of Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Each year, a field of approximately 32 teams compete against each other in a double elimination tournament to determine the National Human Dog Sled Champion.