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Home page for Mushing Magazine, a bi-monthly publication that features articles on dog training and care, as well as tips for the mushers themselves on how to prepare for not only races but for, say, the unexpected blizzard. There are several archived articles available on-line, plus info needed to backorder issues and merchandise.
http://www.mushing.com/

The Crooked Creek Observer uses musher interviews and photos to detail the love the mushers feel toward both their dogs and the sport. Details sport's beginnings and growth as well as the not-so-positive sides.
http://www.emily.net/~schiller/mushing.html

Raven's Watch Dog Sled Tours helps individuals enter a sled dog race.
http://www.dog-sledding-canada.ravenswatch.on.ca

News and information about this sport. Races, updates, clothes, equipment, sleds, dogs, kennels, pictures, wallpapers, programmes.
http://www.levillagedemusher.com/

Sled dog racing in middle Europe and Scandinavia and offers Siberian Husky and Alaskan Husky breeding. Site is in English and German.
http://www.8ung.at/racedogs/

Official site of the GLSDA with club information, race schedules, race results, a juniors page, members' achievements and pictures.
http://members.aol.com/glsdaclub/

Well sorted dog sledding resources.
http://www.hikercentral.com/dogsled

Article on Montana's top sled dog race, The Race to the Sky.
http://www.seeleyswanpathfinder....ews/1999news/jan99/dograces.html

Club for skijorers, kick sledders and recreational dog sledders which goes on weekly group runs in the Winnipeg area, and encourages members to race in the Festival du Voyageur each February.
http://www.mts.net/~sstracha/GoSnowMotion.html

Here is a place to find retired sled dogs, or submit one that you will be reitiring. Recreational mushers, create your team here!
http://www.dogsled.net/retireddogs

1000 km Non Stop Running through the Arctic Winter. The northernmost Sled Dog Racing Area in the World. Under North Cape Norway Start: Second saturday in March. Qualifying Event for the Iditarod
http://www.finnmarkslopet.no

Written in the style of a Native American origin myth, this story nicely deals with the death of a beloved sled dog, linking their passing to the gaining a "silver harness" and racing in the skies as part of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis; while not directly sports related, deals with an important element of dog sports, the inevitable death of a canine companion
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Yard/5541/aurora.html

Provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas that promote sleddog sports in Ontario, Canada.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/dogpower/

Mushers and dog sledding adventures in Northeastern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Information also available on the areas events and races.
http://bwca.cc/activities/dogsledding/dogsledding.htm

Race results, members, contacts, and news.
http://assa.flix.com.au/

General information, committee, events, membership, photographs, clubs, and training workshops.
http://www.sleddogs-australia.com/

Photographs, Greenland dog FCI standard, race calendars, and results.
http://digilander.libero.it/greenlanddogteam

Small kennel of mid-distance racing dogs. Lines based on Sepp-Alta. Available puppies and dogs, pedigrees, racing and other pages. Located in Southern, New Hampshire.
http://www.mishawum.com/

Racing breeder and team. Photographs and racing information. Located in MI.
http://members.aol.com/rhsnostorm/home.html

Dog Sled tours in the Similkameen valley of British Columbia.
http://www.sibetribe.com/

Information about two Siberian Husky sled dogs in Denmark and their Siberian Huskly family and friends. General information, sled dogs in Denmark, and FAQs on huskies.
http://www.siberweb.dk/

Results for British sled dog events.
http://www.mikrotime.com/husky/

P.R.I.D.E. stands for "Providing Responsible Information on a Dog's Environment." Supports the responsible care and humane treatment of all dogs and is dedicated to enhancing the care and treatment of sled dogs in their traditional and modern uses.
http://www.mushwithpride.org/

Annual event in which teams with up to 14 dogs race up Lake Superior's North Shore in northeastern Minnesota. Two races: a mid-distance, and a 400-mile marathon are held in early February. History of the race, volunteer needs, information on events, and biographies of participants.
http://www.beargrease.com/