The Evolution Of Dog Sledding
By Lexy and Vika
Materials of the Sled
- Hickory woood
- Birch wood
- Made now- adays of Hardwood
- Aluminuim
- Plastic
Purpose of Sled Dogs
- Transportaion
- Mail Delviery
- Medicene transport
How it Started
- First race in 1889
- Only way to get around in the Artic
- Started as Transport...Then into Rec
- Racing took a break when the world wars broke out
Fun Facts
- Siberians originated from wolves
- Sled dogs can be Siberians, Malamutes, and Samoyed
- Out dates vehicles
- Sled dogs decreased when snow mobiles were invented
Citings
- Forsberg, Will. "Dog sledding." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015
- "Dogsled.com." Dogsled. WordPress 2015. Web.04 Mar. 2015
- "Iditarod Facts and Information for Kids | KidsKonnect." KidKonnect. N.p., 22 Nov. 2015. Web. 04. 2015
- "A Sled Dog Life." Iditarod. Scholastic Inc., 2015. Web. 04 Mar. 2015