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==Gender of lead dogs==
==Gender of lead dogs==
The statement that lead dogs are commonly female was added, but in my experience this is not correct. I see both males and females run at lead. Other factors than gender are much more important. Unless someone can cite a reference that this is true, I don't believe the statement belongs here so I undid this addition.[[User:Botanybob|botanybob]] ([[User talk:Botanybob|talk]]) 04:32, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
The statement that lead dogs are commonly female was added, but in my experience this is not correct. I see both males and females run at lead. Other factors than gender are much more important. Unless someone can cite a reference that this is true, I don't believe the statement belongs here so I undid this addition.[[User:Botanybob|botanybob]] ([[User talk:Botanybob|talk]]) 04:32, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

==Types of dogs==
This section has no citations and the list of breeds seems fishy. Canine ethologists Ray and Lorna Coppinger have written that Malamutes are useless for any but the lightest mushing because of their size. They are incapable of regulating their brain temperature under competitive mushing loads. OTOH, standard poodles have run the Iditerod. It would be nice if a knowledgeable contributer edited this section.
http://home.gci.net/~poodlesleddog/ [[User:Svejkist|Svejkist]] ([[User talk:Svejkist|talk]]) 22:04, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

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Gender of lead dogs

The statement that lead dogs are commonly female was added, but in my experience this is not correct. I see both males and females run at lead. Other factors than gender are much more important. Unless someone can cite a reference that this is true, I don't believe the statement belongs here so I undid this addition.botanybob (talk) 04:32, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Types of dogs

This section has no citations and the list of breeds seems fishy. Canine ethologists Ray and Lorna Coppinger have written that Malamutes are useless for any but the lightest mushing because of their size. They are incapable of regulating their brain temperature under competitive mushing loads. OTOH, standard poodles have run the Iditerod. It would be nice if a knowledgeable contributer edited this section. http://home.gci.net/~poodlesleddog/ Svejkist (talk) 22:04, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]