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Anna Faszcza Something For Sports And Dogs Lovers - Two In One!

Are you someone who enjoys watching dogs doing tricks and taking part in sports disciplines? Dogs are truly admired for their brilliance, being devoted to their owners and highly disciplineddisciplineddisciplined. Dogs participate inparticipate in various sports activities and dog sports have long been popular in many countries in the world.

A.

One of the best known dog sports is sled dog racingsled dog racingsled dog racing mainly practised in the Arctic region of the US, Russia, Canada and some European countries. In North America the first recorded sled racesled race was held in Alaska in 1908. This is where sled dog racing emerged fromemerged from [emerge from]emerged from. At that time it was 400 miles long through hard areas. It was a timed competitiontimed competitiontimed competition of teams of sled dogssled dogs [sled dog]sled dogs whose job was to pull a sledpull a sledpull a sled. Now it looks similar. A dog driver or mushermushermusher is in control of a sled while highly trained dogs taking part in a race pull a sled or a wheel‑less vehiclewheel‑less vehiclewheel‑less vehicle over ice or snow. A driver uses harnessesharnesses [harness]harnesses and ropes like it was in the past.

B.

Dog races vary mainly in distance. There are sprint races with 4 to 100 miles, mid‑distance races from 100 to 300 miles and long‑distance ones from 300 to over 1,000 miles. The last one, known as the Last Great Race on Earth, is called Iditarod, with 12‑16 dogs across frozen lakes, uninhabited tundrasuninhabited tundras [uninhabited tundra]uninhabited tundras, mountains, or forests. The number of dogs allowed in the team determinesdetermines [determine]determines the category of the race. The most typical categories are four‑dog, six‑dog, eight‑dog, ten‑dog, and open (unlimited).

C.

Have you ever heard of mushing? It is not only a sport but a great means of transportation, powered by dogs. It involves one or more dogs to pull a sled, a bicycle (bikejoringbikejoringbikejoring), a scooter (dog scooteringdog scooteringdog scootering), a skier (skijoringskijoringskijoring), a sledge (pulkpulkpulk), a cart (cartingcarting [cart] (verb)carting), or weight pulling. Mushing is becoming a more and more popular way to get some fun and exercise during the winter months.

D.

Whatever the length of the race, it’s necessary for each musher to be equipped withbe equipped with certain equipment that includes an arctic parkaarctic parkaarctic parka, an axaxax, and snowshoessnowshoes [snowshoe]snowshoes for the dog driver as well as for dogs. Snowshoes protect animals’ feet against hard packed snowhard packed snowhard packed snow and cutting icecutting icecutting ice. Certain regulations must be followed for the race to be organised. First of all, the trail has to be clear to the competitorscompetitors [competitor]competitors and participantsparticipants [participant]participants are told to report distances accurately. What's more, the racers must treat the dogs well and cannot use any substances to improve their performanceimprove their performance [improve the performance]improve their performance.

Well, it seems that dogs are not only beloved pets, but we can add that a good dog is the best companion on the road of life. 

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