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If a musher is looking for speed they'll use mostly mutts who have many different breeds in their lineage and who have acclimated to the cold weather and running super long distances. If they just want to get to the finish line they'll use Huskies and Malamutes. The latter 2 are used more for power than speed, but the mixed breed dogs are bred for speed, power, and ease of training. Most mushers will have a few Huskies and Malamutes on their team to provide an extra "push", but past that an experience Iditarod racer will usually opt for mixed breeds.

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The dog most commonly used by mushers in the Iditarod is the Alaskan Husky. The Alaskan Husky is a mixed breed, or mutt, that loves to pull. Alaskan Huskies are a descendant of the original sled dogs, which included domesticated wolves and other wild Dog Breeds.

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Breeds like Alaskan malamute,sibarian huskies were specifically bred to pull loads carts on ice in Alaska and sibaria used by local devellers! as the time passed by these dogs as we know today had the strength and power to pull these breeds love to run. thier stamina,hardiness in coldest weathers made them sled dogs now used in races.

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they use mulmutes if they want speed and huskies

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the Husky or similar breeds, like the Alaskan Malamute

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They use sled dogs like alaskan Malemutes,and Siberian huskies.

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mostly huskies and newfoundlands.

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huskies

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