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Cox and Grey DeAro, with race dog Noggin, little Chloe with Karen Land’s public speaking at Brighton’s Anythink Library. PHOTO BY BELEN ing the race and the musher will remove them from the team, dropping them o at the next checkpoint. Called “dropping a dog”, the team must continue one dog short. ey can’t add another, and the dog will be own back to its handler once the race is complete.

Smaller, faster lighter

Mushers prefer slimmer Alaskan Huskies with an Inuit Yupik Athabascan bloodline, which is native to Alaska. ey have a good disposition and make the perfect sled dog, she said. Larger Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes are too big and heavy and are not as fast. ey are also more likely to have injuries from pounding and sinking in the deeper snow.

Land said she prefers mixed breed dogs, such as her dog Noggin, an Alaskan Huskie-Greyhound mix.

“We also use German Shorthaired Pointers, Labrador Retrievers and hound dog mixes,” she said. “So if you see dogs with big oppy ears, it’s because they have hound dog mix. We don’t care what the dog looks like; they are bred for exceptional health, great endurance and are super intelligent dogs.” ey also breed for disposition and friendliness. e dogs train year around daily, running miles following bikes or four-wheelers; some people use a cart. Each dog they learn likes a particular position but is trained in all positions. e dogs learn by voice command training to turn and stop.

“We can’t hook up 14 dogs together that ght, and you’ll never get anywhere,” she said.