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¿Por qué son conocidos los perros de trineo?

Marta Rodríquez
Marta Rodríquez
2025-05-25 22:45:20
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Los perros de trineo son conocidos por su papel en la historia de la exploración y el transporte en el Ártico. Indigenous tribes have utilised the dogsled as transportation for centuries. Evidence of dogsledding dates back more than 1,000 years. Later, sled dogs played a role in the Alaskan Gold Rush of the late 19th century. At the time, dogsleds carried gold prospectors, supplies, even doctors on house calls and the post. In 1925, dogsledding entered the wider consciousness when the remote town of Nome, Alaska suffered a deadly outbreak of diphtheria. The town desperately needed a life-saving serum but the closest supply was more than 700 miles away. A blizzard set in and planes were grounded. The only way to get medicine to the town was by dogsled. Over six days, six different teams of dogsleds relayed the serum all the way to Nome. The town was saved and the feat made the national news. The team that delivered the serum was led by a Siberian husky named Balto. The dog became a national hero and a statue of Balto was erected in New York City's Central Park. The statue remains today as a testament to the hero dog. In 1973, to commemorate the historic Nome run, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was born to cover the same route from Anchorage to Nome. The annual race has grown to become the biggest dogsledding event in the world and the largest sporting event in Alaska. Dogsled teams today are generally made up of Alaskan huskies, Siberian huskies and Alaskan malamutes. Teams consist of a lead dog that is generally the smartest dog in the pack. Swing dogs follow directly behind the leader and help to turn the sled. Team dogs in the middle of the pack provide the speed, and wheel dogs, usually the largest, bring up the rear and pull to free the sled if it gets stuck.
Erik Delapaz
Erik Delapaz
2025-05-13 08:37:01
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Los perros de trineo son conocidos por su habilidad para tirar de trineos y vehículos en la nieve y en la tierra. Las razas principales utilizadas para hacer mushing sobre superficies nevadas son canes nórdicos, alaskanos, greysters o eurodogs. De estos grupos, las razas más conocidas son el husky siberiano, samoyedo, alaskan malamute y cruce de perros de caza, alaskanos y lebrel. Estos perros tienen una gran resistencia al frío y poseen una potente musculatura que les da la fuerza suficiente para arrastrar un trineo, así como una enorme capacidad de resistencia física en distancias largas. En la modalidad de canicross, el grupo de canes adecuados para su práctica es más amplia porque los perros no necesitan tener una gran resistencia al frío. Las razas de tamaño mediano y grande son las más habituales para esta modalidad, ya que de esta forma el corredor aprovecha los beneficios de correr tirado por la fuerza del animal.