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I don't, but I am eager to learn! I have been talking to some people, local to me, who might be able to help.

Of course, there are so many common AND rare sledding breeds to work with: Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute, Seppala Siberian Sled Dog, Chinook, Alaskan Husky, Greenland Dog, Canadian Eskimo Dog, Eurohound, MacKenzie River Husky, Sakhalin Husky, Samoyed, and Utonagan (for info on each of these dogs, and general sled dog info, check this link out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sled_dog. I think many of you will be surprised when you see info on the MacKenzie River Husky and the Utonagan. And my links below on the Seppala Siberian Sled Dog).

Of course, my dream team would consist of all Seppala Siberian Sled Dogs. The QUINTESSENTIAL sled dog! The dog which was first brought over from Siberia, and laid in the hands of the legendary Leonhard Seppala (which was referred to, at the time, as the "Siberian husky"...meaning "the husky from Siberia" rather than its breed name, which was not established until the 1930s, when the original breed, and the new, modern Siberian Husky - which developed OUT OF the Seppala Siberian Sled Dog - started to branch away from each other). THESE are the dogs which Seppala himself wowed Alaskans and, later, Americans and Canadians with in races (in which he almost consistently beat larger, bigger-boned, and slower breeds...even Chinooks).

Want to know what they are, if you haven't been following my previous talks about them? (You experienced mushers should know.) Take a look at these links:

http://www.seppalas.com/page3.htm

http://seppalasleddogs.com/default.htm

http://www.hometown.aol.com/westernsleddogs/sibetosepp.html

http://www.hometown.aol.com/westernsleddogs/commitment.html

http://www.seppalas.com/page16.htm

You can also see some more great pics of Seppalas here, on a topic I created in the True Story board: http://baltosource.timduru.org/board/viewtopic.php?t=8646.

wish you luck artic wolf91 to be in the idiorad race wish me a lot of luck to get in the jr races my husky is very smart and fast i know she can do it

i will work hard for my dream too and we will race in the idiorad race go America lol

yeah lets go U.S.A lol

i have my own dog sled and yes I may be racing my team this year too theyve been practicing all fall when the weather was a bit cooler but i hope the races arnt cancled due to lack of snow and maybe if there are races this year i will win

There a couple of races here in VA this year which is a change. Most of the time they're further north in places like PA but I may just go watch one this year.. Thogh I have been training my lead dog for about a year or so off and on, I don't think she's ready for a race. Now that I have a second husky as well I need to train him with my female leader. The leader hasn't run with any other dogs before and I hooked her up with a team about a month ago. She freaked.. had no clue what was going on. Stuck her in the wheel position after that run and she did a little better but wasn't really pulling much. Well I guess experience will cure that ... Best of luck all you racers and remember your team comes first! You can always race another day.