During a diphtheria epidemic in 1925, numerous Siberian Husky
dog teams relayed much - needed medications to the stricken city of Nome.
Not exact matches
The lead
dog of the
team that took on the last leg of that serum
relay is still well known today, and a statue of the
dog, named Balto, can be found in New York City's Central Park.
Flyball, according to AnimalPlanet.com, «is a competitive sport in which
dogs are part of
teams and the rules of the game are similar to a human
relay race.
Flyball is often done in sprints with one or multiple
dogs working together in a
team to earn the best times in a
relay type race.
This canine
relay race features
teams of four
dogs and four handlers competing head to head with other
teams to complete the flyball course in as little time as possible, says Williams.
Flyball is a sport in which
dogs perform as a
team of four
dogs in a
relay.
The Woof
Relay World Record is 7.11 seconds for 15 woofs by the Dealing With
Dogs team in the Toronto Sky Dome (1999).
The Woof
Relay is a timed event; each
team, comprising five
dogs and five handlers, competes one - at - a-time against the clock.
Flyball is a
team sport for
dogs that involves a
relay - style race.
The
teams compete in nine games: Musical Chairs, Doggy Dash, Kong Retrieve, Distance Catch, Take & Drop, Joe Pup
Relay, Recall
Relay, Woof
Relay, and the K9 GAMES ® signature event — Waltzes with
Dogs
Seppala drove a large part of the
relay himself with his lead
dog Togo who ran over 5,000 miles in his career, although it was the final
team led by Gunnar Kassan and his
dog Balto that really captured the heart of the public.
Flyball can be described as a timed
relay between two
teams of
dogs (4 - 6
dogs per
team) that race against each other in parallel courses from a start line, over a series of four hurdles to a ball - dispensing box that releases tennis balls when
dogs press the spring - loaded pad, and then return over the hurdles back to their handlers while carrying the balls.
In the winter of 1925, when a diphtheria epidemic broke out in the isolated town of Nome, Alaska, a
relay of
dog teams brought life - saving serum from distant Nenana.
Flyball — this high - energy activity involves two
teams of four
dogs who engage in a type of human
relay race using one or more hurdles, with the one
team competing against the other
team for the fastest time to the finish.
-- this high - energy activity involves two
teams of four
dogs who engage in a type of human
relay race using one or more hurdles, with the one
team competing against the other
team for the fastest time to the finish.