For his daughter's dog, a man in Illinois digs out a race track from the snow. My family and I are huge animal lovers. I have owned a pet since I was a very young child. Growing up, we had Alaska Malamutes. They are a kind of sled dog. In fact, when I was little my dad would have them pull me on a sled down the block when there was enough snow on the ground. They loved being outside, especially, in the winter. We had to basically forced them to come inside. They would bury themselves in the snow.