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Close of dog's face2. Tilt down volunteer Janet Keen petting dogs3. Wide of dogs pulling sled with people on snow4. Wide of dogs pulling sled with people on snow 5. SOUNDBITE:...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eSouth River, Ontario, Canada - March 5, 2011\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close of dog's face\u003cbr/\u003e2. Tilt down volunteer Janet Keen petting dogs\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of dogs pulling sled with people on snow\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of dogs pulling sled with people on snow \u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janet Keen, dog sledding volunteer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I actually wanted to go to the Yukon, couldn't afford to go. And when I was scrolling through on the Internet, trips to the Yukon, they were talking about dog sledding. So I thought, 'Hey, I can do that in Ontario. I don't need to go to the Yukon'. So I booked one for between Christmas and New Years. Two days - we went in, stayed in a tent, came back out. It was people from all over the world. You meet a lot of new people. It made me realise I don't appreciate right where I live. People come from all over the world to do this, and here I was three hours away.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Tilt down student putting harness on dog\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close of dog as harness is put on it\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Connor Rouse, Outdoor Education student: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I love dogs. I've loved dogs all my life, and I just think it would be a great experience to come out and go for a dog sledge trip with my friends. It's going to be a good time.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of students with backpacks walking past trucks\u003cbr/\u003e10. Pan from students standing to dog sledding guide talking to them\u003cbr/\u003e11. UPSOUND: (English) Dries van Hecke, dog sledding guide from Belgium, (addressing sledding group): \u003cbr/\u003e\"If you leave this line slack, dogs will be able to turn around, and then we'll have problems, okay. So you need to make sure that it's tight. Best thing to do for holding leaders is to sit in front of them and keep their focus on you, okay. If you keep their focus they will be just automatically doing that. Instead of being right there, then they try to turn around for you.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Tilt down volunteer and student putting harness on dog\u003cbr/\u003e13. Close of dog having harness put on it\u003cbr/\u003e14. Pan of woman holding dogs at front of pack in place\u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of woman holding dogs at front of pack\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid of the backs of the dogs and woman holding them in place\u003cbr/\u003e17. Mid of dogs barking\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide of dogs pulling sleds \u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of dogs pulling sled\u003cbr/\u003e20. Tilt down two people petting dog\u003cbr/\u003e21. Close of dog's face as women pet it\u003cbr/\u003e22. Pan from students standing to guide preparing sled\u003cbr/\u003e23. Mid of guide tying rope on sled\u003cbr/\u003e24. UPSOUND: (English) Lauren Hammond, dog sledding guide: \u003cbr/\u003e\"And just tuck it right under one of these strings here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. Mid of guide's hands tying rope on sled\u003cbr/\u003e26. Pan right of dogs pulling sled \u003cbr/\u003e27. Pan left of dogs pulling sled\u003cbr/\u003e28. Pan from students to transportable dog kennel\u003cbr/\u003e29. Close of dog peering out from dog kennel\u003cbr/\u003e30. Mid of dog in kennel\u003cbr/\u003e28. Wide of guides taking dogs from kennel to sleds\u003cbr/\u003e29. Mid two dogs\u003cbr/\u003e30. Mid of dog in chain harness\u003cbr/\u003e31. Wide of dogs pulling sled\u003cbr/\u003e32. Tilt down outdoor education teacher Birch Behmann placing harness on dog\u003cbr/\u003e33. Close of dog as harness is placed on it\u003cbr/\u003e34. SOUNDBITE: (English) Birch Behmann, Outdoor Education instructor: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Doing this is just another way for them to really appreciate being in the Canadian outdoors. Every time I come on this trip with students, and I know they feel too, it's a quintessential Canadian experience. I think you just feel really connected to the country where you come from, the place. So, for them to be here in the snow with the dogs, travelling, it's an amazing experience for them. They get so much out of it. So many skills, really.\"\u003cbr/\u003e35. Mid of two dogs and handlers\u003cbr/\u003e36. Close of two dogs\u003cbr/\u003e37. Wide of dogs pulling sled\u003cbr/\u003e38. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kevin Vanderbussche, dog sledding guide from the Netherlands: \u003cbr/\u003e\"They just love you whatever happens. That's what got me hooked, I think. I'm more like, I don't really - for me it's not about sledding itself, it's more about the dog care. It's about me living together with the pack of dogs. That's more what it is for me. Just hanging out with the pack. That's pretty much what it is. Instead of just standing on the sled, it's more the whole lifestyle and everything around it, the forest, everything.\"\u003cbr/\u003e39. Various of dogs pulling sleds\u003cbr/\u003eDog sledding is a major attraction in Canada's frozen wilderness.\u003cbr/\u003eThousands of tourists from all over the world visit the area each year, following the trail of 19th century fur traders and their furry companions.\u003cbr/\u003eThese dogs are well accustomed to the Canadian climate. They're trained for it, happy to be in harness and working as a team pulling sledges.\u003cbr/\u003eDog sledding is simply the best way of getting around the snow covered forest trails of Canada's icy northern regions.\u003cbr/\u003eEvery year thousands of visitors take part in sledding trips in Sunridge, Ontario, around four hours drive north of Toronto.\u003cbr/\u003eSome tourists, like a real estate broker Janet Keen, come again and again.  \u003cbr/\u003eShe started volunteering with Chocpaw Enterprises to look after the dogs after her first winter trip dog sledding: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I actually wanted to go to the Yukon, but couldn't afford to go,\" she says. \"And when I was scrolling through on the Internet, trips to the Yukon, they were talking about dog sledding. So I thought, 'Hey, I can do that in Ontario. I don't need to go to the Yukon'. So I booked one for between Christmas and New Years. Two days - we went in, stayed in a tent, came back out. It was people from all over the world. You meet a lot of new people. It made me realise I don't appreciate right where I live. People come from all over the world to do this, and here I was three hours away.\"\u003cbr/\u003eChocpaw Expeditions is the largest of several dog sledding outfits in the area - they've been running expeditions like this for 35 years.\u003cbr/\u003eThe season from December to March or as long as the snow lasts and trips range from a basic day outing to a fully fledged 15-day expedition.\u003cbr/\u003eGetting to know the dog teams - and be responsible for them throughout the trip - is a big part of the attraction says student Connor Rouse: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I love dogs. I've loved dogs all my life, and I just think it would be a great experience to come out and go for a dog sledge trip with my friends. It's going to be a good time.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThis group of high school students are preparing for a five-day trip into the snowy wilderness. Guide Dries van Hecke gives crucial tips on the do's and don'ts of dog handling:\u003cbr/\u003e\"If you leave this line slack, dogs will be able to turn around, and then we'll have problems, okay. So you need to make sure that it's tight. Best thing to do for holding leaders is to sit in front of them and keep their focus on you, okay. If you keep their focus they will be just automatically doing that. Instead of being right there, then they try to turn around for you.\"\u003cbr/\u003eTraining is all part of the package. The dogs are frisky and powerful and need to be carefully controlled.  A dog team is able to pull 300 to 500 lbs for an average of 18 miles (30 km) each day through a maze of forest trails and across frozen lakes.  \u003cbr/\u003eChocpaw has 450 dogs, with six dogs on each team. Many of the dogs cover as much as 5,000 days on the trails over their lifetimes. \u003cbr/\u003eTraining starts at a year old, and they work until they are 10 to 13 years old. At the end of their working life the retirement programme aims to find them homes. \u003cbr/\u003eKnown as Alaskan sled dogs, they are cross-bred specifically for the task. Their lineage stems from Euro hounds, one of the fastest breed of sprinters, and Louro hounds, a line developed by a breeder in Ontario.\u003cbr/\u003eThese dogs are known for their stamina and even temperament, and their desire to work in harnesses as part of a team. Traditional Huskies aren't able to run as well in warmer temperatures that the region has seen in the last few years, according to Chocpaw. \u003cbr/\u003eGetting familiar with the dogs and getting to know the wild Canadian outdoors is what it's all about says instructor Birch Behmann:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Doing this is just another way for them to really appreciate being in the Canadian outdoors. Every time I come on this trip with students, and I know they feel too, it's a quintessential Canadian experience. I think you just feel really connected to the country where you come from, the place. So, for them to be here in the snow with the dogs, travelling, it's an amazing experience for them. They get so much out of it. So many skills, really.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe tours are inspired by Canada's first fur traders, who survived the harsh winter elements by adopting ways developed by native peoples.\u003cbr/\u003eThe landscape and the history may be inspiring, but there's no doubt that the dogs are the stars of the show, says guide Kevin Vanderbussche:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For me it's not about sledding itself, it's more about the dog care. It's about me living together with the pack of dogs. That's more what it is for me. Just hanging out with the pack. That's pretty much what it is. Instead of just standing on the sled, it's more the whole lifestyle and everything around it, the forest, everything.\"\u003cbr/\u003eChocpaw offers trips from one day to 15 days long. 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