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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A breed of fast-running, keen-sighted dog having a long slender body and head and long legs, long used in hunting and coursing, and now used in racing...  3, record 1, English, - greyhound

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A person who drives a dog team, often in a race.  4, record 3, English, - musher

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There is a kind of dog race that is run on snow and ice. It's sled-dog racing.... The number of dogs in a team varies from one to nine. The driver, or "musher, "guides his dogs with such commands as "Gee!"(turn right) and "Haw"(turn left). He may also flick his whip to make a noise, but he must not use it on his dogs.  5, record 3, English, - musher

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From "mush," a command to advance given to sled dogs.  6, record 3, English, - musher

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Dog-puncher: slang.  3, record 3, English, - musher

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Personne qui conduit des chiens de traîneau.  3, record 3, French, - conducteur%20d%27attelage%20de%20chiens

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Les courses d'attelages de chiens (se tiennent sur la neige et la glace). [...] Un attelage compte de 1 à 9 chiens. Le conducteur guide ses chiens à l'aide de cris tels que «Hue!» (à droite!) et «Dia!» (à gauche!). Il peut aussi se servir de son fouet afin de produire un bruit. Mais il ne doit jamais frapper les chiens.  4, record 3, French, - conducteur%20d%27attelage%20de%20chiens

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

L'attelage peut être attaché à un véhicule monté sur patins ou sur roues, ou directement relié au meneur, qui court, skie ou patine.  2, record 3, French, - conducteur%20d%27attelage%20de%20chiens

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Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Flyball races match two teams of four dogs each, racing side-by-side over a fifty one foot long course. Each dog must run in relay fashion down the jumps, trigger a flyball box, releasing the ball, retrieve the ball, and return over the jumps. The next dog is released to run the course but can’t cross the start/finish line until the previous dog has returned over all four jumps and reached the start/finish line. The first team to have all four dogs finish the course without error wins the heat.  2, record 4, English, - flyball

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le principe du flyball est simple : le chien effectue seul un parcours rectiligne composé d’une série de quatre haies au bout duquel est positionné une boîte (le lanceur) comportant une pédale sur laquelle il doit appuyer, déclenchant ainsi l’éjection d’une balle qu’il rattrape au vol et rapporte à son maître en sautant les mêmes quatre haies en sens inverse.  2, record 4, French, - flyball

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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A race in which contestants are dog teams and drivers.  2, record 5, English, - sled%2Ddog%20race

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A "sled-dog race" is an event in "sled-dog racing", the sport. The breed of sled dog used by the Canadian Inuit, the Canadian Eskimo Dog, is back in harness, saved from extinction by a special breeding program after the snowmobile replaced dog power in the Arctic. Still, most of the dogs in sled-dog races are Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes and Samoyeds. The number of dogs in a team varies from one to nine  3, record 5, English, - sled%2Ddog%20race

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Sled-dog racing terms.  3, record 5, English, - sled%2Ddog%20race

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Course où les participants sont des attelages de chiens guidés, chacun, par un conducteur.  2, record 5, French, - course%20d%27attelages%20de%20chiens

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Quand l'expression signifie le sport, «course» doit demeurer au singulier; le mot peut se mettre au pluriel s'il s'agit de plusieurs épreuves.  2, record 5, French, - course%20d%27attelages%20de%20chiens

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Les Inuits ont surtout utilisé les chiens esquimaux pour se déplacer dans l'Arctique. Pratiquement éteinte avec la venue de la motoneige, cette race de chiens a été sauvée de l'extinction par un programme spécial de reproduction. Néanmoins, les attelages de chiens sont composés essentiellement de huskies de Sibérie, de malamutes d'Alaska et de samoyèdes. Un attelage compte de 1 à 9 chiens.  2, record 5, French, - course%20d%27attelages%20de%20chiens

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Record 6,  Textual support,  English

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A dog, as an Eskimo dog, trained and used to draw a sled, especially in the Arctic.  2, record 6, English, - sled%20dog

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Sled dog : A generic for dogs now especially used in sled-dog racing.  2, record 6, English, - sled%20dog

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Pack dog: A generic for dogs as traditionally used for transportation purposes in the North. From: "pack horse: A horse used to carry packs of goods.".  2, record 6, English, - sled%20dog

Record 6,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Un chien, surtout un chien esquimau, élevé et entraîné pour tirer un traîneau, surtout dans l'Arctique.  2, record 6, French, - chien%20de%20tra%C3%AEneau

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chien de traîneau : générique pour désigner surtout les chiens utilisés en course d'attelages de chiens.  2, record 6, French, - chien%20de%20tra%C3%AEneau

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chien de somme et chien de trait : Expressions calquées sur «bête de somme» et «cheval de trait» et qui n'ont presque plus cours; elles valaient, avant l'apparition de la motoneige, quand le chien servait à des fins de déplacement ou de transport de marchandise.  2, record 6, French, - chien%20de%20tra%C3%AEneau

Record 6,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Perro que forma parte de la línea de tiro de un trineo.  2, record 6, Spanish, - perro%20de%20trineo

Record 7,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

There is a kind of dog race that is a far cry from greyhound racing and that is run on snow and ice rather than a dirt track. It's sled-dog racing, a popular sport in parts of Canada and the U. S.  1, record 7, English, - sled%2Ddog%20racing

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Sled-dog racing term.  2, record 7, English, - sled%2Ddog%20racing

Record 7,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Discipline sportive comprenant des épreuves du même nom où les attelages de chiens et leurs conducteurs cherchent à franchir, dans le temps le plus court, une distance donnée sur la glace et la neige.  2, record 7, French, - course%20d%27attelages%20de%20chiens

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Le terme s'emploie au pluriel car il s'agit du sport et non de l'épreuve.  3, record 7, French, - course%20d%27attelages%20de%20chiens

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Terme de course d'attelages de chiens.  2, record 7, French, - course%20d%27attelages%20de%20chiens

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Record 8,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS

This sporting and cultural event takes place every 3 years and is hosted in the central Labrador town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Contests will be held in "traditional" skill testing events such as target shooting, dog sled racing, snowmobile racing, cross country skiing, snowshoe races, northern triathlon, snowshoe biathlon and the labrathon(a test of the skill a trapper would need to survive on The Big Land). As well, more commonly known events such as ball hockey, volleyball, darts, badminton and table tennis will take place.  1, record 8, English, - Labrador%20Winter%20Games

Record 8,  Textual support,  French

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Record 9,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Seeks to find homes for retired greyhounds(a type of dog that is often used for racing) as well as greyhounds that have not had successful racing careers  1, record 9, English, - Retired%20Greyhounds%20as%20Pets

Record 9,  Textual support,  French

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Record 10,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Also referred to as International Sled Dog Racing Association  1, record 10, English, - International%20Federation%20of%20Sleddog%20Sports

Record 10,  Textual support,  French

Record 10,  Textual support,  Spanish