Sled dogs, known also as sleigh dogs, sledge dogs or sleddogs are a group of
dogs that are used to pull a wheel-less vehicle on runners (a
sled or
sleigh) over
snow or
ice, by means of
harnesses and lines. The origins of this arrangement are unknown.Several distinct dog breeds are in common use as sleddogs, although any medium-sized breed may be used to pull a sled. Purebred sleddog breeds range from the well-known
Siberian Husky and
Alaskan Malamute to rarer breeds such as the
Mackenzie River Husky. Dog drivers, however, have a long history of using other breeds or crossbreds as sleddogs. In the days of the
Gold Rush in
The Yukon, mongrel teams were the rule, but there were also teams of
Foxhounds and
Staghounds. Today the unregistered hybridised
Alaskan husky is preferred for dogsled racing, along with a variety of crossbreds, the
German Shorthaired Pointer often being chosen as the basis for crossbreeding. From 1988 through 1991, a team of Standard
Poodles competed in the
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
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