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Whitetracks - Dog Sledding
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Whitetracks organises Dog Sledding for small corporate
groups, hen & Stag groups, general public groups and individuals
staying in Courchevel and Meribel, Three Valleys, France.
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Dog sledding began in Canada and Alaska where, in the far
north, people were dependent on their dogs for protection, companionship,
hunting, trapping and, most of all, transportation. Sled dogs enabled
explorers such as Byrd, Peary and Amundsen to explore the frozen
wastelands of two continents. They have helped men in two World Wars and,
the Canadian Mounties owe much of their fame to their teams of sled dogs.
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There are four different official breeds of sledge dogs, the
most famous being the Siberian Husky, the others are the Alaska Malamute,
the Samoyede and Greenland dog, they all have the same features in
common, they are all hard working and resistant to very low temperatures.
They are affectionate but also unfortunately prone to escape to hunt.
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This is NOT a sit on ride! You are in charge of your own sled
with three sometimes four dogs to pull it and you. The dog Sledding
activity is an energetic, sometimes hard work experience that can be
incredibly rewarding. This experience is not around a flat lake its
through woods, up and down hills and occasionally under trees. You will
have to help the dogs up hill only then to balance on, and brake the
sledge at the same time coming back down.
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dog sledding > huskies LINKS
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British
Mushers Association
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Sleddog.com
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The British Siberian Husky
Racing Association
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