Sled Dog Races Part 1
If you were to ask the average person to name the most famous dog race, they would attempt to answer the Iditarod. When I say "attempt" to answer it's because most people don't even know the real name and how to pronounce it. It's some far off event in the middle of nowhere to them, so close enough. The reality is that there are many types of dog sled races ranging from pure Sprint events up to the classic distance race known as the Iditarod. I hope this article will explain the key differences between the 2 major types of races. Sprint Race: Sprint races generally cover a distance of 4 to 12 miles. These races are currently being raced by the fastest, hardest charging dogs and are commonly referred to as Limited Class racing. What does this mean? Limited Class refers to the number of dogs for a set number of miles. In general, limited classes will be laid out as something like, 4 Dog 4 mile, 6 dog 6 mile and so on. The most common set of...