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He used to race in the Iditarod. He writes books.
"Rod" in Iditarod refers to the Iditarod Trail in Alaska, which was historically used as a route for delivering mail and supplies during the gold rush. The Iditarod Trail later became famous for the sled dog race that follows the same route, known as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
It's iditarodan important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod TrailFamiliarity information: IDITAROD used as a noun is very rare.
Generally no, Alaskan Malamutes are rarely, if ever, used in the Iditarod. This is because Iditarod racers breed their own variety of crossbred dogs that perform better in the endurance-testing race. Purebred Alaskan Malamutes are too heavy and prone to inherited illness to be used, although theoretically they could be used. The more experienced racers use a mixture of Labrador, Lurcher and Husky dogs to pull their sleds.
Pretty well any working-type dog of almost any breed, from German Shepherds to Huskies or pointers or setters to even collies. In Inuit (or is it Eskimo?) the term "husky" refers to any dog that lives in an eskimo (or inuit) village and is used for sledding. So long as they can pull a sled and keep up with the rest of the dogs in an Iditarod race, they're going to be used as sled dogs.
The thing that is worn by horses and Iditarod dogs is called a harness.
They are Husky 's if you mean the ones in the Iditarod in Alaska.There are also Malamutes. And Samoyeds used as sled dogs.
They use the rankings from the races in the past for younger racers, as you get older they have a points system and this is used the same way, the lower the points the better and earlyer you race!
It means how many miles of snow the dog will travel on. Thanks i used this on my prject i had for Iditarod hunt thanks so much :D
The most common breed used for racing is the Greyhound as they are the fastest breed. Greyhounds are known to reach speeds of 72km/h.