Gee (command)

The command "Gee" in the realm of sled dog mushing serves as a fundamental directive, signifying an instruction for the team to execute a right turn. The term, with its earliest recorded uses tracing back to Scotland in the 1620s, traces its origins to the Scottish phrase "gee up" and boasts deep historical roots within the intricate communication between mushers and their canine teams. Mushers can employ this command at a trail fork or across expanses of open land.

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