Here Newfoundlands participate in draft and water tests; Rottweilers, Bernese Mountain Dogs, and Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs demonstrate their carting ability; Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies, and Alaskan
Malamutes pull sleds and go back - packing; Portuguese Water Dogs do water tests; and Dalmatians do road work in the tradition of the coach dogs of the past.
Not exact matches
Siberian huskies are probably best known as
sled -
pulling dogs, and these beautiful dogs are faster and smaller than
Malamutes, which are also used as
sled dogs.
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pull (titles and / or leg toward), Carting (Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, and Rottweilers),
Sled Dog (Siberians,
Malamutes), Water Rescue (Newfoundlands).
In fact, dogs selected for
pulling sleds, such as the Siberian husky, or the Alaskan
malamute, have quite a few less sweat glands on their paws than other breeds.
The Alaskan
Malamute was developed by Inuit tribes to
pull sleds over long distances.
The working group contains breeds that were mainly developed for guarding and fighting such as the mastiff or for
pulling sleds like the Alaskan
malamute.
Malamutes love to play vigorously in the winter weather and will happily
pull a
sled for you.
Like the Siberian Husky and Alaskan Husky, the Alaskan
Malamute was bred to
pull sleds in freezing temperatures.
In contrast to the Alaskan
Malamute which was bread for
pulling heavier
sleds over shorter distances, this breed is a medium sized, rather lightweight animal.
These qualities are due to the fact that the Alaskan
Malamute is used as a working dog that carries heavy freight and
pulls sleds.
The
sled dog par excellence, the husky works great for
pulling sleds but its endurance can't match the
malamute.
Huskies,
malamutes and utonagans have lots of energy and stamina because of the jobs they were selected to do — for example huskies can
pull sleds across hundreds of miles of icy terrain.
The large stature of the Alaskan
malamute enabled him to
pull sleds packed with heavy freight.