6 dogs at the finish
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.
what is the maximum number of dogs in the iditarod?
The Maximum is 16 dogs the minimum is eight dogs.
The maximum number of dogs you can run in the Iditarod race is 16 dogs
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At the start of the Iditarod you may have a maximum of 16 dogs and a minimum of 12 dogs; minimum of 6 dogs are required to continue in the race and are mandatory as you cross the finish line. (iditarod.com)
a musher can only have 16 or up numbers of dogs
They always look incredible when they run into the finish line from a race. Jake gives his dogs a lot of affection. He feeds Red Paw, beef, and salmon. Based on 2009 Iditarod finish with all 16 dogs (only achieved 4 times in history of Iditarod) and this years winnings it seems he has excellent dogs care.
the closets finish in the iditarod was in 1961, when two sleders where 2 seconds apart.
A contestant in the Iditarod usually has 12-16 dogs on their sled team at the beginning of the race. If less than 6 dogs are pulling the sled when they cross the finish line, the team will be disqualified.
the bigest and the strongest dogs are hoock in the very back.
You need at least 7 dogs. Two wheel dogs, two dogs to help turn, the next one or two or more is the lead dog/dogs . P.S If you want to know more, go to Wikipedia.com