| A | B |
| booties | footwear for sled dogs to protect their paws from cold and injury |
| dog box | a container for transporting dogs, usually carried on a truck |
| gangline | the line that runs between the dogs and connects to the object being towed |
| harness | the gear that a dog wears |
| musher | a person who travels with dogs over snowy trails |
| neckline | the line between the collar and the gangline; keeps the dogs moving forward |
| pedaling | pushing the sled with one foot while keeping the other foot on the sled |
| rigging | all the lines to the dogs and sled |
| safety line | an extra line from the gangline to the sled |
| snow hook | a large metal hook used to secure the dogs without tying them |
| tugline | line that connects to the gangline |