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DeeDee Ann Jonrowe (née Stout; born December 20, 1953) is an American kennel owner and dog musher who is a three-time runner up in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.She is a very popular figure in the sport, and her completion of the 1,049-mile+ (1,600+ km) race in 2003 just three weeks after completing chemotherapy for breast cancer received widespread publicity.
The final took place on 27 June 1931, with 70,000 spectators attending to see Mick the Miller take on "The Black Express" Ryland R. The two dogs were both matched as joint favourites for the final at odds of 13–8. The other four dogs in the race were Golden Hammer, Mick's Fancy, Seldom Lad and Brunswick Bill.
The snowmobile struck King's team, killing one of his dogs. [7] [8] King's "Idita-Rider" -- a person who rides in the front storage compartment for the ceremonial start of the race [9]-- for the 2005 Iditarod was a child sponsored by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. King has also won many other sled dog races.
A greyster puppy. Rather than breeding similar-looking dogs in order to create a new breed with a consistent appearance, greysters are bred for the specific working traits and health needed to run short, high intensity sprint races, such as a strong cardiovascular system, high endurance and cognitive function.
These styles of racing required small, fast teams of 1-4 dogs who competed over short, hilly distances of 15–30 kilometres (9.3–18.6 mi). Required to use purebred dogs by the Norwegian Sled Dog Racing Association, the German Shorthair Pointer quickly emerged as the dog breed of choice. [7]
The name "Greyhound" is generally believed to come from the Old English 'grighund'. Hund is the antecedent of the modern "hound", but the meaning of grig is undetermined, other than in reference to dogs in Old English and Old Norse. The word "hund" is still used for dogs in general in Scandinavian languages today.
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GBGB Logo. Registered racing in Great Britain is regulated by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), formerly the NGRC, and has been UKAS accredited since 2010. [12] All in the registered sector are subject to the GBGB Rules of Racing [13] and the Directions of the Stewards, who set the standards for greyhound welfare and racing integrity, from racecourse facilities and trainers' kennels ...