The Idaho Sled Dog Challenge happens at the end of January, but what do mushers and their teams do during the off-season?

Rick Katucki has served as the race director for the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge three times and has over 20 years of experience in racing. Rick started experimenting with dryland racing just for something to do with his dogs when there is no snow on the ground, and his dogs love it.

"My dogs are Alaskan huskies," said Katucki, who qualified to represent Team USA in the IFSS Dryland World Championships. "It is kind of like the sled dog summer Olympics, and this is the first year it has been held in the United States."

Next week Minocqua, Wisconsin, will be the site of the world championships featuring 350 teams representing 32 countries from around the world. Katucki

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