See also: Eskimo dog hauler sled (def. 1) sledge-dog sleigh dog
- 1692  (1929)  Now as for a woman they [Indians] do not so much mind her for they reckon she is like a Slead dog or Bitch when she is living & when she dies they think she dyes to Eternity. . . .
- 1777  (1792)  . . . finding my sled-dog lame, I defered my journey and went to Pinchgut Point and Alder Head.
- 1910  For the ten sled dogs 30 lb. pemmican and 500 lb. fresh deer meat was needed, giving an average of 3 lb. per dog per day.
2 See 1896 quote.