Gina Dewey participates in a sled dog race. Her husband, Tim Dewey, called it the "loudest silent sport." - Cadillac, Michigan 
Sled dog racing, the ‘loudest silent sport’
Participating in sled dog racing can be an energy rush.
One man calls it the “loudest silent sport.‘
When you’re out on the sled in the woods, you don’t have the buzzing sound of a snowmobile, said Tim Dewey, co-owner of Shemhadar Dog Sled Adventures in Cadillac.
It’s absolutely quiet.
There’s no noise at all besides the pitter-patter of paws and the “whoofing‘ of the dogs’ breath.
“It’s the absolute most beautiful way you can see the woods,‘ Dewey said.
By dog sled, you can really see and enjoy the woods and still have a little bit of the excitement and thrill at the same time.
There is a small but passionate dog sled community in the Cadillac area.
Matt Woudenberg, who has been involved with racing and training dogs for over 40 years, is another member of the community.
Dewey described it as a “very small subculture,‘ and Woudenberg said their community is shrinking.
For almost all of them, raising and training the dogs is a part-time hobby or side business to help pay for dog food and other dog needs.
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