Dog Sledding Prehistory By Robert Forto, PhD The art of dog driving started with early man. The area in northern Asia known as Siberia, is the location of some of the most brutal weather conditions on the face of the planet. The bone chilling temperatures produce almost frictionless snow and ice that covers everything for the majority of the year. The next natural step from dogs pulling firewood along the beaches, or dragging home spoils from the hunt across ...