By: Becky 
This is a team of sled dogs pulling a sled for the Iditarod race.
The Iditarod is also known as The Last Great Race. You might have heard of the movie Balto, this movie was inspired by the story of how the Iditarod started. In January, 1995 a deadly disease called diphtheria broke out in Nome. The only medicine that could cure this disease was all the way in Anchorage which was nearly a thousand miles away. It was snowing to hard for their best aircraft to fly so they had to turn to another form of transportation, dog sledding. A dog sledding race was held to choose who would be the fastest to get to the finish line. The winner of the race would be the one to carry the medicine through very bad weather, all the way from Anchorage to Nome. The first team to cross the finish line was a musher named Gunner Kaassen and his team of sled dogs. When they got to Nome the dog leading the rest of the team was Balto. Balto became known around the world. A year later to honor Balto a statue was built in New York's Central Park. In 1993 Balto died and his body was preserved in the Cleveland's Natural History Museum. An animated movie about Balto was made in 1995, it was a big hit!
This is a picture of the famous sled dog Balto
These are pictures of husky puppies. (Aren't they cute!?!)
This is the statue of Balto in Central Park, New York.
List of Sled dog breeds:
Alaskan Malamute-These dogs are used as sled dogs but also as family pets and
show dogs.
Alaskan Malumute
Two Alaskan Husky Lead Dogs- The lead dogs are the two dogs in the front of the
row of dogs that lead the sled.
Canadian
Eskimo Dog- This dog is of a rare breed.
Chinook- This
breed of dog today is used more as a family pet than a sled dog.
Eurohound- This
kind of dog is a mix between an Alaskan Husky and a pointer.
Greenland
Dog- This is a large breed of sled dog and is also an ancient breed.
Mackenzie
River Husky- These dogs usually have long fur.
Samoyed-
Another name for this fluffy breed is theBjelkier.
Here are some other websites that you might want to check out to get some more information on the information above.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sleddogs/balto.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Malamute#Appearance
http://baltosource.timduru.org/balto-act-b1mul2-numg-1.html
Here is a website on sled dogs that one of my friends made.