Sled Dog Team Formation Terminology

When hooking up a large sled dog team, it is important to know what everything is called even if you're just handling.

In this diagram we have dog positions:

• Wheel dogs
• Swing dogs
• Lead dogs

And the equipment used:

• Rig/Sled
• Shock absorber
• Tug line
• Tow line
• Team/Lead sections
• Neck line