No one can MAKE a sled dog run and pull a sled. Mushers must build relationships with the dogs. Dogs are born, breed, and trained to run. These dogs have it in their blood line to love to run and pull. The dogs also have a natural 2 layer coat to protect them from the elements. The dogs get the best veterinarian care possible. But no one can MAKE a sled dog pull a sled and race. The dog has to want to do it. (It's like you can't push a string...)
It was when The huskies dogs were around and very popular. there wasn't a easy way to get around so some one had ideas to have the huskies dogs pull these tings calls sleds since they were so large and strong. After a while instead of getting places like that, people did races with them instead. That what many people believe what happened and how dog sledding came.
To commemerate the serem run to Alaska with Balto AND Togo. This race honors those dogs and all the people involed in saving Nome from Diptheria.
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was created in 1973.
Joe Redington
the iditarod is named after the ghost town iditarod in the northern route.
The "halfway point" checkpoint for the iditarod race is Ophir to Iditarod
Iditarod
It is Alaskian because the Iditarod is in Alaska!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the iditarod originated from the serum run.
People enter the Iditarod to win the money. They also enter the race to be in the outdoors and to say that they raced the Iditarod. People enter the Iditarod to win the money. They also enter the race to be in the outdoors and to say that they raced the Iditarod.
the iditarod can be very dangerous at times.
The first day of the Iditarod is March 2nd, 2013
Nope. Lance Mackey was the winner.
The Iditarod from 2018 has run for 45 years