At one show we were at there was a Malemute specialty or booster going on so as a side show after they had pulling contests for all breeds of dogs.. They had different size harnesses and different size loads for all breeds.. My girlfriends shepherd one the contest for pulling the most weight in his size category.. so up against lots of sled dogs.. Also at the annual sled dog races up here they have weight pulling contests and German Shepherds have won that a couple times As far as different dog teams go, when I was a kid I started a team with all the neighbour kids dogs.. My cocker spaniel was the lead dog as he listened to my commands, then we had a lab, a collie and a great pyranees... quite a mixture.. they pulled our tobbogan up to the top of the hill and the cocker rode in the front coming down. Holly Woods ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================