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Sled categories Due to the distances covered stands out short-day races, or sprint (or a few dozen kilometers), the medium (40-100 km one stage) and long distance (more than 100 km each step).You can not compare the performance of the sled consisting of a large number of dogs with these by two or four dogs. A team consisting of a pair of dogs is completely different order than the one composed of eight or ten dogs. As a result, the achieved results to be comparable, Sprint sled competitions are divided into Class D, C, B, A, O and N. The smallest units D are two dogs in harness, the largest and N - are at least 11 dogs at the first stage. In the next days competition can start with fewer dogs, if one of them suffers an injury or clearly lagging behind sled run. However, in no case be replaced by another one dog or make additional to the team. Today in sports clearly marked by the division of players competing in the Nordic race dogs, and those who strive to achieve the best possible results, not paying attention to it . In the latter run alaskan husky greysters  and euro dogs (or hybrids of different breeds characterized by speed and strength). Also, the performance of dogs of varying construction and capabilities can not be compared with each other. Therefore, the competition created three separate categories are marked with numbers. 0 is the category in which all dogs are permitted - hybrids and breed dogs classified as a sled, such as Pointers, Setters, 1 sled is made of Siberian Husky, or those in which at least one Husky, 2 and it samojeds, Malamutes and grenlands .