Across
- 3. The huskies __ behavior to pull things helps make them better than most other dog breeds to be sled dogs.
- 4. One requirement for a sled dog is that they be physically "sound" or __.
- 5. Kopta uses __ Collies as her sled dogs.
- 8. The __ is one of the most well-known Arctic dog sled races, stretching almost 1000 miles.
- 9. Doug Stoakly helped his labs learn to be sled dogs by using an __ husky, named Bridger, to "show them the ropes" or to train them.
Down
- 1. Recreational and sprint-distance mushers will continue to race __ breeds, those not typically thought of as sled dogs.
- 2. Greyhounds and other hunting breeds may be able to run faster, but huskies have the __ toughness needed for the Iditarod or the Yukon Quest.
- 5. Another term for cycling with a dog attached to a tow line.
- 6. Musher, Tabatha Kopta, took 3rd place in the New York State __ Challenge.
- 7. Irish setters, ___, and Great Danes are some of the "regular" dog breeds being used as sled dogs.
- 10. John Suter says poodles make great sled dogs because they will __ if you fall off the sled, whereas huskies keep on going.