Hard mush into the new year for these dogs
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While most people were celebrating the holiday season this week in the warmth of their homes, these sled dogs in Britain were hard at work in the freezing cold.
A musher, who drives the sled, put these huskies through their paces during a training session in the English village of Chelford on Tuesday.
Huskies are one of the most popular breeds used in sled dog racing.
Race-bred dogs generally run harnessed to a sled for about five hours a day as part of their training five or six times a week.
During races, which can be hundreds of kilometres long, sled dogs are known to run up to 12 hours a day, with a few breaks in between.
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