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ALASKAN HUSKY: “BORN TO RUN”

favorite winter festival in northern Norway is the Finnmarkslopet sled dog race. It is the longest sled dog race in Europe at 475 miles. The race is held the second week in March, when the temperature is usually a comfortable few degrees below zero. And which quick canine can run such a great distance in about 5 days and

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