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No Snow? No Problem: Sled Dog Racers Compensate with Wheels

  • November 5, 2012
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Sled dog racers don’t always need snow.It was near freezing Saturday morning at Fort Custer Recreation Area but only leaves covered the ground, so dog owners were using bicycles, scooters, carts and sneakers to run their four-legged competitors.The weekend Trails, Tails, and Tuglines Rig Session was part competition, part training session and part introduction to the sport, according to Mary Vowell, an organizer.Read more here: http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20121103/NEWS01/311030027/No-snow-No-problem-Sled-dog-racers-compensate-wheels?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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