Especially when they’ve eaten fish! The sled dogs of Alaska east very well and like humans you can tell what they’ve digested. When learning to run in teams, the sled dogs very quickly learn how to use the bathroom when they run so as not to reduce the tempo of the sled. Typically, they will move to the outer side of the pack and do their business. Just be a little wary when the dogs are running downhill. You might get a whiff of something… fishy.
DO GET TO KNOW YOUR DRIVER… AND LEARN HOW TO ‘SPEAK DOG’
Many of the dog mushers grew up dog sledding and learning how to survive in the wilderness by practicing the knowledge and techniques passed on by their forefathers.
While you’re sitting there on the sled anyway, you might also pick up a few phrases of ‘dog mushing language’, which is how the dog musher communicates with the dog pack.