Julian Johnston, of North Canterbury, and his six-dog team of German pointers finish an 8km race. Photos by Mark Price. : Sled dogs show their pace
Julian Johnston, of North Canterbury, and his six-dog team of German pointers finish an 8km race. Photos by Mark Price. : Sled dogs show their pace
Six-year-old Alaskan husky Petra gets a pre-race massage from owner Alan Raki Raki, of Invercargill. : Sled dogs show their pace
Six-year-old Alaskan husky Petra gets a pre-race massage from owner Alan Raki Raki, of Invercargill. : Sled dogs show their pace
Jake Faulkner (10), of Christchurch, and two of his family's ''Black Paw'' team compete in the two-dog event. : Sled dogs show their pace
Jake Faulkner (10), of Christchurch, and two of his family's ''Black Paw'' team compete in the two-dog event. : Sled dogs show their pace
Jess Winther (15) and Josh Winther (13), of Melbourne, get their borrowed sled-dog team ready to race. : Sled dogs show their pace
Jess Winther (15) and Josh Winther (13), of Melbourne, get their borrowed sled-dog team ready to race. : Sled dogs show their pace
Sled dogs show their pace
More than a hundred of the country's best sled dogs have been wagging their way through a series of races at the Snow Farm on the Pisa Range near...