I don't race the full team yet, maybe someday. I skijor races with Raven.Quote:
Originally posted by stacwase
Do you race sleds with your dogs?
They have a thing called the "U.P. 200" up here, which is a sled dog race kind of in preparation for the Ididarod (sp?). We watched the racers coming in, once. It was really neat. They come across the frozen lake.
I was so surprised at how small sled dogs actually are. I was expecting big Huskies.
The UP 200 is a qualifier for the Iditarod. It used to be that any ol' fool could run the I-rod--regardless of how much experience you had. Then a couple rookies almost died on the trail, so now they have a few races that you have to finish in order to qualify.
Most of my sled dogs weigh between 40-50 pounds. My two best dogs weigh 35 pounds, but they can pull all day and are fast! Even a purebred husky shouldn't weigh more than 60 pounds for a male and almost nobody races purebreds anymore!
