Sled dog the decline of the working sled dog. Recreational mushing came into place to maintain the tradition of dog mushing. The desire for larger, stronger, load-pulling dogs changed to one for faster dogs with high endurance used in racing, which caused the dogs to become lighter than they were historically. Americans then began to import Siberian Huskies to increase the speed of their own dogs, presenting "a direct contrast to the idea that Russian traders sought heavier draft-type sled dogs from the Interior regions of Alaska and the Yukon less than a century earlier to increase the hauling capacity of their
Sled dog racing at the 1932 Winter Olympics the event through a race held by the New England Sled Dog Club in Wonalancet, New Hampshire in the winter of 1932. Twenty-six teams were entered in the two-day event, which was held two weeks before the Olympics. It was thought that Emile St. Godard would be unable to compete in the event because of the lack of financial support. A total of twelve competitors from two nations competed at the Lake Placid games. Sled dog racing at the 1932 Winter Olympics A sled dog race was included as a demonstration event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.