Mostly a lot because there are a lot of teams so i know that some teams start out with 18 to 16 dogs but there are some people that when they finish they end with only nine, ten, six dogs left.
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Kris Hoffman actually has 16 dogs total for the Iditarod race of 2011. All mushers start with 16 dogs
she has 16 dogs that are in the iditarod but all together...77 :)
12 to 16
max of 16 per person
how many teams usually compete in the iditarod
A musher can have a maximum of 15 dogs to start the Iditarod race. He must have a least 5 dogs in the harness at the end to officially finish. Dogs can be dropped for many reason such as injury, illness, and attitude issue.
Dogs can be as young as one year and as old as 12. Generally they range from 2 -7 or 8 years of age. After retiring from racing many Iditarod dogs continue doing training runs as "teachers" for the younger dogs.