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What are booties for sled dogs?

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Booties are required equipment for the Iditarod race in order to protect the dog's feet. A musher must have eight booties per dog.

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Little socks they put on their paws to keep them protected.

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booties are boots for a sled dogs


How many booties does each sled dog need?

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What is a group of dogs that pull a sled called?

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A pro to the Iditarod is that the food for the dogs contain fat in them. The dogs usually eat fatty fish, beef, and lamb. A con is that the sled dogs are forced to race when they can suffer from heart failure, pneumonia, and sled accidents. A second pro is that the dogs MUST where booties to prevent frostbite and cut paws. Another con is that dogs' mushers can injure or even kill the huskies if they don't do what the musher wants them to do.


How many dogs per sled on average?

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What are rules and basic set up for dog sled racing?

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The basic set up for a sled dog team is no more than 22 dogs in pairs with individual harnesses and booties. The harnesses are strapped to tuglines, which is attached to a gangline for the musher in the sled. There are many rules for dog sled racing, including mandatory check ins at every stop, having the provided list of mandatory items, and no outside assistance.


Can sled dogs lose confidence in musher?

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