JOHN BISSET/STUFF Santia Throp, 3, races in the Southern Region Sled Dog Club competitions with her mum Angela Clark on their bicycle pulled by their huskies Zephyr and Shiva. - South Cantebury, New Zealand 
Pleasant Point Domain becomes sled dogs' racing circuit
Dogs barked and pre-schoolers, as young as two, smiled with glee as they helped steer bikes and rigs towards the finish line in the Southern Region Sled Dog Club races held in South Canterbury over the weekend.
Thirty mushers and their canines from around the country competed at Levels Raceway’s grass car park area on Saturday morning and at Pleasant Point Domain in the afternoon, before returning to Levels to race again on Sunday.
Club president Shirley Burt said there were 77 bibs, which she explained each had a number on to identify the dog wearing it but some raced more than once.
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