Sled Dogs by Alexa, Jenaya, and Miriah

We live in Minnesota, and our whole family raises and races sled dogs. We race 4-dog, 6-dog, and 12-dog teams. Selecting the dogs to make up a team is a tricky process, because the dogs don't just have to run fast, they have to get along as a team. We're trying to put together a new team of four dogs, and we want to know: can we use dog respiration rate as a way to match dogs up in a team? more...