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Are dog mushers mean to their dogs?

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BaltoJenna

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15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Well, it depends on the musher himself (or herself). If he or she is really interested in mushing, he will most probably will not be mean to his dogs. If he is completely not interested, he will likely reject the dogs in the end.

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