The Iditarod, Alaska’s celebrated annual sled dog race, has heightened its safety measures after five dogs lost their lives. Worse still, another eight suffered injuries due to snowmobile collisions ...
WOODBURY, Minn. — When it’s 50 below and you’ve been leading a team of sled dogs through the Arctic, the snack of choice is a stick of butter. Danish explorer Mille Porsild said she expects to eat a ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, is set to get underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight ...
Alaskan Huskies are not Siberian Huskies. In fact, they aren’t technically a breed, per se, but more of a dog type, according to ASPCA Pet Health Insurance. Some of the official breeds believed to ...
SEELEY LAKE – When Clayton Perry starts hooking his sled dogs into their harnesses, they know it’s time to run. By the time the musher from Power clipped the last animal onto the line for a fall ...
A lack of snow may delay next month’s annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. Erin Altemus' dog sled team pauses on a recent snow-free training run near Grand Marais, Minn. The team is pulling an ...
CALUMET, MICH. -- The annual CopperDog sled dog races return to historic Calumet in the U.P.’s Keweenaw Peninsula this week, bringing together scores of dogs, mushers and spectators for one of the ...
In veterinary school I was taught that dogs are physically incapable of smiling, because they lack the necessary facial muscles. I doubt the veterinarians who determined this ever witnessed the ...
It may have been cold and windy on Sunday at Camp Hale, but that did not stop the Rocky Mountain Sled Dog Club members and affiliates from spending hours outside, having fun, and competing in dog ...
The decision to call off the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race for the first time since its inception three decades ago was a matter of safety, organizers said. By Rebecca Carballo Jonathan ...
WOODBURY, Minn. -- When it's 50 below and you've been leading a team of sled dogs through the Arctic, the snack of choice is a stick of butter. Danish explorer Mille Porsild said she expects to eat a ...