The Chosen One By

Jared C.Williams

TRAITS THAT MALAMUTES NEED

• Strong
• Fast
• Able to stand the cold
• Able to work with others

TRAITS THAT HUSKIES NEED

• Strong
• Fast
• Smart
• Able to work with others

BABY HUSKIES

• Baby huskies had a strong tolerance to the cold.
• Baby huskies can survie on very little food .
• They can also carry loads over long distances.

WHAT KEEPS THEM WARM

• Huskies have a double coat to keep them warm
• There undercoat is short and warm.
• A Huskies wrap it's face with it's tails to keep the tails and the face warm and protected.

HUSKIES SAVED THE DAY

• Huskies saved there town when the people of Nome got a disease
• They travled 1000 miles in all to get the medicine.
• The mushers had to travel 674 mile just to get the medicie back.

HUSKIES DONT GET FATIGUED

• Huskies often run for long distances with little to eat.
• Huskies burn a lot of calories without tappingi into there energy stores.
• And they do it without regulating there metabolism.

BABY MALAMEUTS

• As babys they rarley need baths.
• As babys they have sharp claws
• There fur repells dirt

HOW THEY STAY WARM

• Malamutes has a strong tollarence to cold weather.
• Their coats are medium or large to keep them warm.
• A malamutes coat can be shaved off.

HOW MUCH MULAMUTES

• A malamute eats 2+cups of food.
• The malamute may eat 11/3 food depending on what the food is.
• If it is a baby then it will eat less.

THERE LIFE SPAN

• A malamutes life span is 13 to 14 years.
• Malamutes have genes that give them dwarfism
• Malamutes also have hip dysplasia.

EXAMPLES OF WHY I THINK HUSKIES ARE BETTER MUSHERS THAN MALAMUTES

• Alaskin huskies can pull heavy loads.
• Malamutes cant cary more than there own weight like huskies.
• Hiskies fur cant reflects dirt
• Malamutes fur can reflect fur dirt.
• Huskies can run a long distance with only eating a little.
• Malamutes on the other hand need to eat a lot to go a long distance.
• A Malamutes genes make them small.
• A huskies genes make it bigger.
• A malamutes genes also give it hip dysplasia.
• A Huskies genes dont give them hip dysplasia.
• Huskies can get fleas ticks and heartworm.
• Malamutes can also get flaes heartworm and ticks.
• Huskies can get along well with other dogs.
• Malamutes dont get along with other dogs.
• If you put 2 Malamutes together they have to be male and female
• If you pit 2 huskies together than they don't have to be male and female
• Huskies are smart dogs that get along with other dogs.
• Malmutes are not smart dogs that get along with other dogs

THE HUSKY THE CHOSEN ONE

• I decided to choose the husky for my dog in the iditarod contest.

The Chosen One

I chose the husky to be the dog for the iditiarod because of several factors. This type of dog is a medium sized working dog that possesses power and strength. I feel that they are remarkable and they have the ability to learn quickly. They preform at a very high rate during the race.

Sled dogs also have to have very tough feet. In some cases the racers may put booties or mittens on the dog's feet due to the cold condition. However the booties may slow the dogs down, but they are there to protect the dog's feet.

The dogs also have to be intellagent in order to pull the basket. The lead dog which is the dog out front helps to maintain order so.that the dogs are able to understand the command given by the musher . The remaining dogs have to follow the actions of the lead dog. The other dogs help maintain the speed of the basket.

Resources:
What makes a great sled dog by Jane Lee
Ten Warm Facts About By Rebecca OConnel