Dogsledding

Dog sledding, a type of skijøring, which can also be called sled dog/dog sled racing or dog mushing, is a dog sport which is played in the winter. This is popular in the USA, Canada, Russia, and some European countries. This sport involves teams of sled dogs that pull a sled with the driver. The driver stands in the runners. The team who completes the course in the fastest time is crowned the winner. Dog sledding was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics. Dog sledding varies in distances. The short distances ranges from 4 to 100 miles, the mid-distances ranges from 100 to 300 miles, the long distances ranges from 300 to over 100 0 miles. Some of these distances are done in two or three days. Long-distances races are most of the time continuous or stage races, they go through a different course every day. The races are also categorized by the number of dogs allowed in each team. Some categories include: four-dog, six-dog, eight-dog, ten-dog, and unlimited.