Sled Dogs?

[houndcrazy93]

hey does anyone on here have any exsperiance with seld dog breeds. i am considering getting a few to pull me around up on the hills. because it seems like it would be fun to run hounds this way. i just need to know what an average dog can pull. i am looking more at malamutes. any help would be great also i would even consider dong a cross with a sled dog on with hounds because a lot of the breeds where breed to hold polor bears at bay. just looking for opinons. and help thanks brady

[silentnight]

When we lived in alaska ididnt have dogs myself but the guys i ran with did. Most ran McKenzie river husky and Siberian huskys. They all told me a minimum of 4 dogs to pull a grown man on a small sled. 6 is optimal to be able to carry gear.

[come-hunt]

Four big english pointer birddogs will pull a 4 wheeler faster on flat ground than you'll want to ride. LOL!! Speaking from experience.

[super white hunter]

there are some malamutes down the road from me that look after some sheep, last year they treed a lion and held it for a few hours

[Liz ODell]

I think most of the alaskan huskies that they use for racing carry quite a bit of hound bood back in the woodpile...

[justahunter]

I have a friend that uses his hounds to pull a sled when he cuts a track he unsnaps them puts his snow shoes on and away he goes. he said it didnt take long before they figured it out. There are pictures and stories in a full cry a couple years ago. i think its in the full cry that has a plott face to face with a lion on the cover . that plott is one of his lead sled dogs. he has a light built sled he made. it works real good for him. Something you might think about.

[john porter]

When I was living in my home state of Maine, I had a team of Alaskan Huskies. They are awesome for flat ground and packed trails. Going uphill be prepared to help push the sled, deep snow- better have snowshoes to break a trail.
My dogs were used for winter beaver trapping and also ice fishing.
Takes a lot of work to keep a team of huskies in shape so be prepared to work. Not trying to discourage you as when I get back to snow country, I will be back mushing...
JP

[houndcrazy93]

Thanks for the help guys. And I Remember reading that article awhile back that's where I got the idea.