Wild Adventures
These dogs can do a lot...... Period:1/7 2-4-16
By: Holly Holtschneider, Brenden Gajewski, and Taylor Czawlytko
Sleds
- light enough to travel 10 mph across ice
- Types: Nome, Nansen
- Nome- long narrow sides that look like baskets
- holds 1000 pounds
- Nansen- made of wood, lighter then Nome
Dogs
- breeds: Qimmiq (Greenland), Huskies
- sweat happens inside body (makes them run faster)
- need to get shots
- arrived with first people around 2500 B.C
- Dogs wear boots
Diet and Health
- if overheat it can effect: brain, kidneys, muscles, even kill it
- 60-70% of diet is fat
- never get heart disease
- dogs given big meals before and after the race
- sometimes snacks in between (takes a few mins)
Fun Facts
- attached by a 12-foot rope (called pituq)
- people still like dog sledding over snowmobiles
- sled consist of 7-10 dogs
- sled racing is increasing every year
- out dates any modern vehicles
- in 2003, around 40,000 mushers participate in the annual race
- has started in the arctic region
- males weigh about 77 pounds
- females weigh about 60 pounds
Work Cited
http://www.dogsled.com/dog-sleddings-history-and-rise/
McIntosh, Carolee Miot. "Dog Sledding." Faces. Jan. 2015: 20-21. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 01 Feb. 2016.
Shahan, Sherry. "Teens, Their Dogs, and an Amazing Race." Christian Science Monitor. Feb. 19 2008: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 01 Feb. 2016
"Sled dog." World Book Student. World Book, 2016. Web. 1 Feb. 2016