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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.
A sled dog race was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and again at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, and once more in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, [2] but it did not gain official event status. [3] Sled dogs, known also as sleighman dogs, sledge dogs, or sleddogs, are a highly trained dog ...
Sled dogs have a very efficient gait, [32] and "mushers strive for a well balanced dog team that matches all dogs for both size (approximately the same) and gait (the walking, trotting or running speeds of the dogs as well as the 'transition speed' where a dog will switch from one gait to another) so that the entire dog team moves in a similar ...
The IFSS On-Snow World Championships are a biannual sled dog racing event organized by the International Federation of Sleddog Sports (IFSS). The On-Snow World Championships was started in 1990 and was first hosted in St. Moritz , Switzerland .
Chukotka sled dogs are prized for their high endurance, strength, ability to work and trainability. They should have a friendly disposition as required for working in teams. [2] [13] They have double coats and come in a variety of colors. [13] Males and females of this dog are 53–65 cm at the withers.
An 11-year-old's Christmas came early with a special surprise that left him absolutely over the moon. Kellan couldn't believe his eyes when he spotted a tail-wagging puppy on the other side of his ...
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