A Siberian Husky attends on the second day of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, Britain, March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Molly Darlington TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A husky is tethered before a training run in advance of this weekend's annual Aviemore Sled Dog Rally,Feshiebridge, Scotland, Britain January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

A husky is tethered before a training run in advance of this weekend's annual Aviemore Sled Dog Rally, Feshiebridge, Scotland, Britain January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Tunisian farmer Mohamed Souayah plays with his Alaskan Malamutes inside his farm in Al-Haouaria, Tunisia November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui 

A woman grooms her Alaskan Malamute​ dog at the 2022 World Dog Show, where more than 15 thousand dogs from all around the globe are expected to attend, at IFEMA conference center in Madrid, Spain June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes 

Alaskan Malamute Mocha is seen inside its kennel at a cargo terminal before emigrating to Britain, in Hong Kong, China February 17, 2021. Picture taken February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Don Yip plays with his pet Alaskan Malamute dog called Mocha, before their emigration to Britain, in Hong Kong, China February 15, 2021. Picture taken February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, plays with Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, at the Siberian Zoo in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov 

Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, plays with Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, at the Siberian Zoo in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov 

Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, plays with Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, at the Siberian Zoo in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, plays with Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, at the Siberian Zoo in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov 

Siberian Zoo employee Daria Trifonova walks with Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, and Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, on the cost of the Baikal lake in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov 

Siberian Zoo employee Daria Trifonova walks with Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, and Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, on the cost of the Baikal lake in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov 

Siberian Zoo employee Daria Trifonova walks with Andreyka, a 10-month-old female bear cub, and Rommi, an Alaskan Malamute, on the cost of the Baikal lake in the settlement of Listvyanka, Irkutsk Region, Russia December 9, 2020. The bear cub, which was found in a weak condition earlier this year, now play-fights with the Alaskan Malamute, who adopted her and has seen three generations of bear cubs brought up in the Siberian zoo and released back into the wild. REUTERS/Yuri Novikov 

Dogs compete in a sled and skijoring race in the village of Kadnikovo outside Yekaterinburg, Russia, December 10, 2016. Picture taken December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Visitors stroke an Alaskan Malamute after a children's competition as a part of the "Kara-Dag 2016" open amateur dog sled and skijoring race near the village of Yelovoye in Taiga district, outside Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, February 21, 2016. Dogs and their owners from various regions of Siberia took part in the annual race. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A handler shows an Alaskan Malamute during the second day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, central England, March 6, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A woman grooms an Alaskan Malamute during the second day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, central England, March 6, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Mick, an Alaskan Malamute from Portland, Oregon waits for an elevator with his owner and handler Thea Robinson inside the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City ahead of the139th Westminster Kennel Club's Annual Dog Show in the Manhattan borough of New York February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Mick, an Alaskan Malamute from Portland, Oregon waits for an elevator with his owner and handler Thea Robinson inside the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City ahead of the139th Westminster Kennel Club's Annual Dog Show in the Manhattan borough of New York February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

A skier is pulled by an Alaskan Malamute during the "Full Wheels Drive 2013" open amateur dog sled and skijoring race on the Tatyshev Island Sports Park in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Two Alaskan Malamute dogs rest after taking part in the "Full Wheels Drive 2013" open amateur dog sled and skijoring race at the Tatyshev Island Sports Park in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A musher rides on her sledge harnessed with Siberian Husky, Samoyed Laika and Alaskan Malamute dogs during the "Full Wheels Drive 2013" open amateur dog sled and skijoring race on the Tatyshev Island Sports Park in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk February 24, 2013. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Alaskan Malamute dogs Mush (L) and Molly pull musher Lorraine Barton during a training session at Feshiebridge, in Aviemore, Scotland January 23, 2013. The Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain will hold its annual sled dog rally this weekend. REUTERS/David Moir (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SPORT) 

Participant Tatiana Kosmynina strokes her Alaskan Malamute after taking part in the first Yenisei Meridian regional amateur dog sledding race on Tatyshev Island in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT ANIMALS) 

Participant Tatiana Kosmynina strokes her Alaskan Malamute after taking part in the first Yenisei Meridian regional amateur dog sledding race on Tatyshev Island in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT ANIMALS) 

A girl is being pulled by an Alaskan Malamute during the children's 300 m race at the first Yenisei Meridian regional amateur dog sledding races on Tatyshev Island in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A musher rides on her Alaskan Malamute sled during the first Yenisei Meridian regional amateur dog sledding race on the Tatyshev Island in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT ANIMALS) 

Two huskies are pictured before the start of the first dog sledge race in Inzell January 28, 2006. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

A husky is pictured before the first dog sledge race in Inzell January 28, 2006. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

Two huskies snarl their teeth before the first dog sledge race in Inzell January 28, 2006. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

Australian dog racer Graeme Hall is pulled around a 3.9 kilometre (2.4 mile) track by two Alaskan malamutes in the inaugural Canberra Sled Dog Classic in a pine forest outside Australia's capital, August 24. More than 150 competitors from around the country took part in a series of races over distances of up 12 kilometres (7.5 miles), with two or four dog teams pulling racers on scooters or sleds fitted with wheels. The sport, which originated in snow capped Canada, is rapidly becoming a popular sport in Australia, despite a the lack of snow in the dry, hot country, according to the event's organisers. 

Australian dog racer Graeme Hall is pulled around a 3.9 kilometre (2.4 mile) track by two Alaskan malamutes in the inaugural Canberra Sled Dog Classic in a pine forest outside Australia's capital, August 24. More than 150 competitors from around the country took part in a series of races over distances of up 12 kilometres (7.5 miles), with two or four dog teams pulling racers on scooters or sleds fitted with wheels. The sport, which originated in snow capped Canada, is rapidly becoming a popular sport in Australia, despite a the lack of snow in the dry, hot country, according to the event's organisers.

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