Jr. Iditarod
By: Ben, Cailin, and, Aiden
MLA
· Crane, Cody. "Cool Runnings." Science World (Vol. 65, No. 10). 23 Feb. 2009: 8+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 03 Mar. 2015.
"A Sled Dog Life." Iditarod. Scholastic Inc., 2015. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.
Shannon, Sherry"Teens,Their Dogs, and an Amazing Race." Christian science Monitor. Feb 19 2008: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 03 Mar. 2015
forsberg, Will. "Dog Sledding." Encyclopedia Americana. Groiler Online, 2015. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.
"A Sled Dog Life." Iditarod. Scholastic Inc., 2015. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.
Shannon, Sherry"Teens,Their Dogs, and an Amazing Race." Christian science Monitor. Feb 19 2008: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 03 Mar. 2015
forsberg, Will. "Dog Sledding." Encyclopedia Americana. Groiler Online, 2015. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.
Choosing And Training
- Chosen by... personality, strength, courage, teamwork
- hard to train
- teens that compete very close to their dogs
- 12,000 calories burned a day
- musher must mature to show leadership
- breaks taken to avoid overheating
- teens care for all dogs needs
- earn each others trust
- http://iditarod.com/musher/second-iditarod-qualifier-in-alaska-copper-basin-300/
the musher
- teens ages 14-17
- have to be responsible
- take care of dogs
- pack wisely
- choose right dogs
- learn sledding fast
- train properly
- start early
- become mature
- be attentive
- learn to wear layers and get used to it
- http://info.lynden.com/blog/bid/26438/2010-Jr-Iditarod-Results-Pictures
Racing time
- 21 teams compete
- go as low as -20 degrees
- musher's start with 12-16 dogs harnessed
- 5 dogs must finish
- 2 day race
- famous
- sleds must carry...
tools, the wieght of the musher, sick dogs, exuasted dogs, hurt dogs, dog food, people food, medicine, etc...
- take breaks so dogs dont exuast
- competetive
- http://www.dogsleds.ca/dog_sled_number6.html
bonus facts
- very snowy and icy trail
- light sled
- strong team
- very close to each other
- siberian husky or alaskan husky
- jr iditarod weekend before iditarod
- shorter by 2 weeks
- 5,000 in college scholership
- both girls and boy compete
- dogs named by personality and actions
- cold temp is comfortable for dogs
- dogs not easy to train
- dogs can overheat
- teens responisble for anything that happens to their dogs
- closer to dogs then anything else
- http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2011/02/iditarod-excitement