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Image:Rcmp sled dogs 1957.jpg Royal Canadian Mounted Police (R.C.M.P.) hitching sled dogs into their harness Sleddogs pull various sorts of sleds, from the small 25 pound (11 kg) sprint-racing sleds, through the larger plastic-bottomed distance racing toboggan sleds, to traditional ash freighting sleds and the trapper's high-fronted narrow toboggan. Sleddogs are also used to pull skiers and to draw wheeled rigs when there is no snow. A team of sleddogs may consist of anywhere from three to two dozen animals. Modern teams are usually hitched in tandem, with harnessed pairs of sleddogs pulling on tuglines attached to a central gangline. Trappers in deep snow conditions using the toboggan will hitch their dogs in single file with traces on either side of the line of dogs. Dog teams of arctic natives are usually run in "fan hitch", each dog having its own tow line tied directly to the sled. Driving sleddogs has become a popular winter recreation and sport in North America and Europe; sleddogs are now found even in such unlikely places as Australia and Patagonia. Sled dog breedsImage:Greenland Dog 600.jpg A typical sled dog breed, such as the Greenland Dog, has a very dense double coat, wide padded feet, erect ears, a curled tail, and a muscular build.
See alsoImage:Engagé mit einem indianischen Hundeschlitten by Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied.jpg Indian Dog sled near Fort Clark. Watercolor by Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied 1833.
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