The Alaskan sled dog is very tough. It has a thick coat, and is a well built, well muscled dog that can run all day. During the Iditarod they may wear a jacket and booties to keep the paws from being cut. But they were bred for this work.
The maximum number of dogs you can run in the Iditarod race is 16 dogs
16 dogs
16
to have dogs and race them to win.
Kris Hoffman actually has 16 dogs total for the Iditarod race of 2011. All mushers start with 16 dogs
The tradition is racing with dogs
50
Iditarod.
Leads the dogs in the Iditarod race really. :-)
it was to commemorate the serum race, mushers + dogs
Siberian husky
usahally the big ones