The most important dog in a dog sled team would have to be the lead dog.Hope this helps. :) *!*
it leads the team the way they are suppose to go
The lead dog was Balto.
The lead sled dog's job is to set the pace and direction for the rest of the team. They respond to commands from the musher and navigate the sled through various terrains. They are usually the most experienced and disciplined dogs in the team.
Well the lead dogs technically turn the team. They follow your commands. But the swing dogs help turn the sled.
The people who control a dog sled are called mushers. They stand on the runners at the back of the sled and give commands to the team of dogs to steer and control their speed. Mushers must have good communication with their dogs and be skilled in navigating the terrain.
In the front of the line. They are leading the whole team.
There is a Lead Dog(s) Then Swing Dogs Then Usually Three Rows of Team Dogs Then The Wheel Dogs Then the Sled and You!
Buck killed Spitz and when Perrault and Francouis went to give Sol-leks the lead position on the sled team, Buck stepped in front of them as if to say ' I killed Spitz, I should be lead sled dog' Perrault tried to hit Buck with a club but Buck dodged it and stepped in the lead position, and again Perrault tried to hit him again then after a long time of this Perrault finally gave in and gave Buck the position as lead sled dog.
Swing dogs in a sled dog team typically stand behind the lead dogs and in front of the wheel dogs. They help with steering and maintaining speed during the run.
there are two kinds of sledding, 7 dogs or 6 dogs. when there is 7 dogs, the one in the front is lead dog, the next two are navigaters, then fast dogs, then wheels, in 6 dogs, the one on the left is lead dog, beside it is navigater, then fast dogs, then wheels
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