Transcript Sled dogs

Author Lori Haskins
The main idea is sled dogs are used for many different things.
Carissa Eavou 4
Mrs.Butzin
Instinct – Comes natural
Tundra - A plain full of snow
Purebred - Bred from animal of a breed
Hitched - to move by jerks or with a tug
Info
January, 1925 people used dogsleds and dogs to help
get medicine over 700 mil.es. Balto, a dog sled leader,
in Nome saved the town. In the Gold Rush more dogs
Nome had more dogs then people.
More Info
Some of the sled dogs go over 1000
miles . Gee means to turn right and haw
means turn left . At age two sled dogs
are able to pull sleds . Some dogs get
drooped out from frost bite. Once a lead
dog was dropped out . Sled dogs racing
is Alaska’s sport.
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The most interesting thing I learned
was you must be very loyal to your
lead dog.
These dogs are lead dogs.
VIDEO
This is a video of how sled dogs work.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/zoology/28228-a-dogs-life-sled-dogsvideo.htm
LINKS
o http://www.seppalakehttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balto_CLE.JPG
o nnels.com/articles/sled-dog-training-3.htm
o http://intelligentink.co.nz/new-words-for-2013/
Power point by Carissa
SLED DOGS