See also: dog traineau train ((2)) (def. 1c)
- 1793  (1889)  Five men, five loaded horses and five dog trains started with goods for Mr. Grant's. . . .
- 1875  Instances are known of men and dog-trains having been completely buried by such storms for several days, and who yet came out alive.
- 1960  John acquired a fine train of sleigh dogs, and a dozen dog trains swung off down the ice of the Saskatchewan River. . . .
2 n. Obs. a sled drawn by a team of dogs.
See also: dog-sled
- 1854  Their travelling in summer is performed by water, in winter by dog-trains called "commetteks."
3 n. a number of sled dogs (2 to 20) hitched to a sled or toboggan.
See also: dog-team
- 1836  We saw one youngster carioling behind a horse and another driving a dog-train.
- 1913  Voudrin, with the dog-train and sledge, was already ashore on the beach. . . .
- 1938  The interpreter and dog driver had carried the body of the murdered man back to the carryall and, with the dog train, had disappeared around a bend in the river.
4 n. a number of dog-teams and sleds forming a brigade that moves in single file.