 A team of six white, husky-type dogs - Mushing also means playing on a MUSH.
- Mushing also can be used to describe the kneading behavior of domestic cats when they are content or are preparing to settle for a nap.
Mushing is a general term for a sport or transport method powered by dogs, and includes carting, pulka, scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled on snow. The term is thought to come from the French word marche, or go, run, the command to the team to commence pulling. "Mush!" is rarely used in modern parlance, however; "Hike!" is more common in English. Mushing can be utilitarian, recreational, or competitive. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 359 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mushing Portal:Dogs/Selected picture Portal:Dogs/Selected picture/9 ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 359 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mushing Portal:Dogs/Selected picture Portal:Dogs/Selected picture/9 ...
The login screen from M*U*S*H, the centre of development for PennMUSH. A MUSH (sometimes said to be an abbreviation for Multi-User Shared Hack, Habitat, Holodeck, or Hallucination, though these are backronyms) is a text-based online social medium to which multiple users are connected at the...
A cat kneading a soft blanket Kneading is an activity common to all domestic cats whereby, when in a state of contentment, they push the surface on which they are standing with their front paws. ...
Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus Schreber, 1775 For alternative meanings see cat (disambiguation). ...
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Dog cart during Mardi Gras in New Orleans Carting is the dog sport or activity of carting, in which a dog (usually a large breed) pulls a cart filled with supplies, such as farm goods or firewood, but sometimes pulling people. ...
Pulka is a Scandinavian sport or transport method using a dog hitched to a short, low-slung small sled or pulk, which in turn is hitched to a skier. ...
Dog Scootering Dog Scootering is a sport where one or more dogs pull a human riding a scooter (unmotorized). ...
Dogsled racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled, on the runners of which the dog driver or musher stands. ...
Skijoring is a winter dog-powered sport popularized in North America and derived from the Scandinavian sport of pulka. ...
Freighting refers to the hauling of cargo, historically, using a dog team to mush goods cross-country. ...
Weight pulling is a dog sport involving a dog pulling a cart or sled, loaded with weight, a short distance across grass, carpet or snow. ...
Scene from winter nearly anywhere snow may fall on a handy hill—Children at play sledding. ...
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Mushing as a sport is practiced worldwide, but primarily in North America and northern Europe. Racing associations such as the International Federation of Sleddog Sports (IFSS) and the International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA) are working toward organizing the sport and in gaining Olympic recognition for mushing. It is the state sport of Alaska. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ...
Although dogsled racing gets more publicity and is seen now as the primary form of mushing, recreational mushing thrives as an unorganized sport providing healthy outdoor form of winter exercise for families. Dogsled racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled, on the runners of which the dog driver or musher stands. ...
Mushing for utilitarian purposes includes anything from hauling wood or delivering milk or the mail to rural travel and equipment hauling. Dogs have been replaced by snowmobiles in many places, but some trappers and other isolated users have gone back to sled dogs, finding them safer and more dependable in extreme weather conditions. Look up travel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A snowmobile tour at Yellowstone National Park, note the mixture of exhaust and snowdust in the air (NPS Photo) A 1997 Arctic Cat ZR 580 EFI Snowmobile A snowmobile (in the Canadian north and Alaska is known as a snowmachine) is a land vehicle propelled by one rubber track with...
The human activity of trapping consists of hunting for animals to obtain their furs, which are then used for clothes and other artifacts, or sold / bartered (see fur trade). ...
Sled dogs, known also as sleigh dogs, sledge dogs or sleddogs are a group of dogs that are used to pull a wheel-less vehicle on runners (a sled or sleigh) over snow or ice, by means of harnesses and lines. ...
Equipment
Equipment used in mushing includes at least a dog sled, harnesses for the dogs, and tuglines. Depending on the kind of hitch system used, a towline and necklines may also be used. Greenlandic hunters, for example, use a fan hitch, in which each dog has a separate tugline attached to the sled. The dogs spread out in a fan formation ahead of the sled as they run, and this gives them more room to maneuver over rough ice or other obstacles. The fan hitch is used in treeless areas. The gangline (or towline), a single line to which each dog is attached usually in pairs, keeps the dogs in parallel ahead of the sled, and is better for forested areas and / or narrow trails. The gangline is the setup used for almost all races today, such as the Iditarod and the Open North American Championship, and mandatory for some races. Booties, small sock-like coverings for the dog's feet, are used where ice is sharp and granular or when the team is traveling a long distance, to protect the pads of the foot. Dog sled A dog sled (or dogsled) is a sled pulled by one or more dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. ...
A dog harness is similar to harness for horses, and varies depending on the type of use: assistance to a disabled person, hauling a cart or sled, or pulling a human being as in skijoring. ...
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Iditarod may refer to: Iditarod (dog sled race), an annual sled dog race in the Alaskan Interior and western coast. ...
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Type of dog Dogs used for mushing depend on the particular application: freighting dogs tend to be large and sturdy, racing dogs light and speedy, with long legs. Breeds used for mushing include Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies, Alaskan huskies, Eurohounds, German Shorthaired Pointers, Greenland Dogs, Canadian Eskimo Dogs, Samoyeds, Chinooks, Seppala Siberian Sleddogs, Japanese Akitas and miscellaneous crossbreeds. The Alaskan Malamute is a large northern dog breed originally bred for use as an Alaskan sleddog and is often mistaken for a Siberian Husky. ...
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The Alaskan Husky is not so much a breed of dog as it is a type or a category. ...
A eurohound is a cross between an Alaskan husky and a pointer (dog). ...
The German Shorthaired Pointer is a breed of dog developed in the 1800s in Germany for hunting. ...
The Greenland Dog is a large breed of dog bred as a sled dog. ...
The Canadian Eskimo Dog, otherwise known as the Qimmiq, is a larger breed of Arctic dog commonly found pulling sleds fortheir Inuit counterparts. ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Samoyed The Samoyed dog takes its name from the Samoyedic peoples of Siberia. ...
Notes The AKC foundation stock service (FSS) is a registration service for breeds not yet recognised by the AKC. The Chinook is a rare sleddog type or variety developed in the New England region of the USA in the early 20th century. ...
Breed standards (external links) SSSD Breed Std. ...
Country of origin Japan Classification Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC, CKC KC(UK), NZKC, UKC The Akita or Akita Inu is a breed of huge Japanese dog. ...
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Dog team members Dog team members are given titles according to their position in the team relative to the sled. These include leaders or lead dogs, swing dogs, team dogs, and wheelers or wheel dogs.
Lead dogs steer the rest of the team and set the pace. Leaders may be single or double; the latter is more common now, though single leaders used to be more common during the mid-twentieth century. Exceptionally a leader may be unhitched (a loose or free leader) to find the trail for the rest of the team, but the practice is uncommon and is not allowed at races. Qualities for a good lead dog are intelligence, initiative, common sense, and the ability to find a trail in bad conditions. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ...
Swing dogs or point dogs are directly behind the leader (one dog if the team is in single hitch). They swing the rest of the team behind them in turns or curves on the trail. (Some mushers use the term swing dog to denote a team dog.)
Team dogs are those between the wheelers and the swing dogs, and add power to the team. A small team may not have dogs in this position. Alternately, the term may be used to describe any dog in a dog team.
Wheel dogs are those nearest the sled, and a good wheeler must have a relatively calm temperament so as not to be startled by the sled moving just behind it. Strength, steadiness, and ability to help guide the sled around tight curves are qualities valued in "wheelers."
See also
 Frank Turner out of Dawson City. Yukon Quest 2005 Image File history File links 09_DawsonYukonRiverFrankTurner. ...
Image File history File links 09_DawsonYukonRiverFrankTurner. ...
Sled dogs, known also as sleigh dogs, sledge dogs or sleddogs are a group of dogs that are used to pull a wheel-less vehicle on runners (a sled or sleigh) over snow or ice, by means of harnesses and lines. ...
Dogsled racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled, on the runners of which the dog driver or musher stands. ...
Dog sled A dog sled (or dogsled) is a sled pulled by one or more dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. ...
The Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race, or just the Yukon Quest, also known as The Toughest Sled Dog Race in the World, is an international dog mushing race held every February. ...
Iditarod may refer to: Iditarod (dog sled race), an annual sled dog race in the Alaskan Interior and western coast. ...
Dog cart during Mardi Gras in New Orleans Carting is the dog sport or activity of carting, in which a dog (usually a large breed) pulls a cart filled with supplies, such as farm goods or firewood, but sometimes pulling people. ...
External links - Alaska Dog Mushers Association
- New Zealand Federation of Sled Dog Sports
- Canberra Sled Dog Club
- Mushing Magazine
- Photography of Mushing and Arctic Scenes
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