Sentences with phrase «other sled»

Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian husky and other sled dog breeds are intelligent, vocal and from time to time can be labeled as «escape artists».

Many of you may know the story of Balto and other sled dogs delivering the diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska in 1925.

This is the lack of the thyroid hormone something that Sibes and other sled dogs seem more prone to than other breeds as they naturally have lower levels of the hormone.

The gentle nature of Huskies remains one of the defining characteristics of the breed that stands out from the other sled dog breeds.

Samoyeds, Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies, and other sled dogs have no problem being outside during the cold season, and that's why many Artic sled dog drivers allow their dogs to stay outside.

Some people confuse Huskies with Malamutes or other sled dogs but Malamutes are much larger than Siberians.

Jim's ethically run dog sledding teams have been winning dog sledding races in Quebec's Sled Dog Club competitions recently, and he's spreading the word to other sled dog owners and mushers about coconut oil.

Jim's ethically run dog sledding teams have been winning dog sledding races in Quebec's Sled Dog Club competitions recently, and he's spreading the word to other sled dog owners and mushers about coconut oil.

The centrepiece is a wooden bridge across the Kicking Horse River, a symbol of the logging industry backbone and a deep connection to the natural environment that the people share, one skis it, walks it, bikes it, climbs it and the other sleds it, cuts it, hunts it and drives it.

Not exact matches

For a certain set, it's other things they're after: dog sled rides, solving puzzles, going to concert performances, racking up some serious hot tub time, and just parking one's self in front of the fire.

All dogs have masters, but some must pull a sled tirelessly in the cold for a demanding master, and others spend their time curled up by the fire with their master tossing them treats.

This was before Mackey had won a single Iditarod, let alone four straight; before he used what he calls his marathon style — catnapping as his sled moves and covering 100 - mile chunks at a moderate pace without prolonged rest, instead of sprinting from rest stop to rest stop like most other racers — to win an unprecedented double (the Yukon Quest, the world's other 1,000 - mile dogsled race, and just weeks later the Iditarod) not once but twice; before he became so dominant that slower competitors complained they had no chance to finish within five days of him (the requirement for an official place and a commemorative belt buckle); and before a rival pushed for drug testing at the 2010 Iditarod, suspecting that Mackey's secret was his prescription for medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment.

Rather than spending as much time as other teams on the runway pushing the sled, the three athletes behind Holcomb get on board earlier, quicker and more efficiently.

When you spend six months a year sharing hotel rooms, praying to find American food chains off the autobahn and doing your best sardine impression in a sled, it helps if you enjoy each other's company.

«We probably emphasize the sled work a lot more than other programs,» Nixon said of line coach Moe Loller's routine with his charges.

The two work hard to answer each other's heroics — Greene by doggedly studying the playbook, Pollack by hitting the blocking sled hours after practice.

According to Raymond Geor, an exercise physiologist at Michigan State University, sled dog muscle cells are well equipped to use this fat because they have a higher mitochondrial density — more cellular power plants — than other animals.

Materials • Printer • Paper • Scissors • Crayons and markers (optional) • Tape • Two drinking straws • Hole punch • Kite string • Measuring tape or ruler • Paper clip • Plastic grocery bag or other thin plastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it out on a sheet of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inch paper.

In a nutshell, working with a sled will test the strength of your torso, grip, endurance and testicular fortitude like no other.

Get a tether band and attach one end of it to some heavy object like a sled or a tire and attach the other end around your midsection.

Last but not least, the sled and most other machines do not challenge your stabilizing muscles.

Other compound exercises such as the sled push and split squat produce similar levels of muscle activity and are therefore likely to be comparably effective.

Other compound exercises such as the sled push and split squat produce similar levels of muscle activity, and are likely to be similarly effective.

Sled work can be used as an entire training session in and of itself, or substituted as a more dynamic version of other movement patterns.

We took a sled and hooked a 1.5 ″ thick nylon rope to one end and a tow strap on the other end.

Most people are familiar with weightlifting, but there are other kinds of activities that fall under the heading of resistance training, including bodyweight exercises, dragging sleds, running with parachutes, and even movement in water.

SKILL Push Jerk / Split Jerk Workout of the DayEvery other minute for 12 minutesyou will have 60 seconds to complete the following BarBell Complex3 Front Squats2 Push Press1 Push Jerk / Split Jerk The Following Minute will consist of 60m Sled Push (heavy)

If you can learn to sprint and hurdle with near - perfect mechanics without the two tasks interfering with each other, then you can similarly learn the different skills of sprinting, as well as sprinting while towing a heavy sled.

Bobsled Run is a 2 VS. 2 sled race against the other team.

Other insane events include riding Santa's corpse like a sled, bouncing on a pair of Atari boobs, and fighting crazy bosses such as Jason, The Giant Claw, Satan, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future.

They steal paintings, are involved in gunfights and sled chases and one help's the other escape from prison.

The Discovery Sport set off in one direction and the six - dog sled team of Finnish middle distance champion Laura Kääriäinen went off in the other to see which was quicker.

Last year, Hyundai brought two of its Gran Turismo 6 game sleds for contestants to race around the track, but they were not racing each other.

A new crash test sled at the Vehicle Research Center will allow for dynamic testing of head restraints and seats, as well as other testing that doesn't require a whole vehicle.

In addition to testing seats and head restraints, the Institute's sled will be used to evaluate other vehicle parts and components such as child restraints.

Either way, pretty much better than any EV other than Mr. Musk's expensive sled.

When you see a Siberian Husky at a dog show, that is exactly how the coats of other Huskies look whether they are pets or pulling sleds.

Although these three regions are really the pivotal geographic locations in the history of the sled dog, and although there are really only three types of dog that people today classify as huskies — Alaskan Malamutes, Alaskan Huskies and Siberian Huskies — there are actually a number of other less well known polar breeds that developed over time which can be differentiated by region, height, weight and colour...

In other words, sled dogs were a vehicle of American history that saved lives during one of the worst wars this world has known.

It is in fact linked to the fact that because Inuits were unable to afford to feed their dogs in the warmer months when they didn't need them to pull sleds, they would let them fend for themselves locally, so Huskies (and other spitz breeds) needed to keep their prey drive if they were to survive - natural selection.

With so many different teams operating in the same area, utilizing so many different types of dogs (even teams of standard poodles, like the infamous team of standard poodles that challenged preconceptions of suitable sled dogs by completing the Iditarod from 1988 through to 1991), it is not surprising that people wanted to test their team against others.

During the 20th century, these dogs were eventually imported to Alaska, where they were also used as sled dogs, both in competitions and in other capacities.

For most dogs, pulling weight, sleds or other large objects is a natural behavior.

They gave guidance to their use in a field manual called «dog team transportation» and trusted that when all other modes of transportation failed, the sled dogs could deliver.

Vogt - Koyanagi - Harada - like syndrome: an autoimmune disease common in Akitas and the «sled» dog breeds where the eyes, blood and other tissues are progressively destroyed leading to blindness and death.

Harnesses are meant to encourage pulling, as they are typically reserved for service dogs who are trained to haul sleds and other heavy equipment.

Original Purpose: To pull sleds; to live and work with packs of other dogs; generally had to supplement their own diets by hunting for their own food.

Certain breeds, such as Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, Border Collies, Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers, have reputations as being easier to train than others, such as some hounds and sled dogs.

Prior to the sled dog race season, the kennels are open for tours, various events, and the mushers and their dogs often make public appearances to share their experiences with others.

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.