Sled Racing Dogs by Alicia Z Klepeis Canine Athletes SportZone An imprint of abdo publishing abdobooks.com
Chapter 1 ON THE TRAIL It's a frigid March day in central Alaska Teams of sled dogs are barking wildly They are ready to run It takes nearly a dozen people to keep them from dashing onto the trail A young musher looks over her team of dogs one last time She makes sure their harnesses are in place She checks that the towline is connected properly to the harnesses and to the sled She gives each of her eight Alaskan huskies a scratch behind the ears
sled dogs are wild with excitement at the beginning of a race
