Quote Originally Posted by Freedom
OK, so I KNOW I must ask this EVERY year.

Why are they Siberian Huskies? Why don't they use Malamutes? the bigger the dog, the faster you can cover the territory.
Frankly almost no one uses either breed. I think Karen's is the only team of purebreds in this year. There's never more than two or three siberian teams anymore and they are rarely competitive. Karen's best finish is 51st and that's pretty dang good for a team of purebreds.

Malamutes are extremely slow and their temperment makes them bad racing dogs. Mals are supposed to be dog aggressive. Not a good thing when you have 16 of them trying to pass another team.

Most racing sled dogs don't even look like huskies anymore. They are often GSP and hound mixes. Most weigh under 50 pounds. My dogs are considered frieght style dogs and look huge against competitive racing dogs.