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 ...

Sled dog breeds love two things: cold weather and running. Well, they also love being part of a team. And having a job to do.

The organizers of the Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race have announced the introduction of a Copper Basin 100 junior race ...

Credit: Jonathan Herrera/Park Record For the past three weeks, kids with the Youth Sports Alliance have been getting a look into the world of dog sledding at Rancho Luna ... Alliance provides a ...

When breeders of Siberian huskies began contacting Heather Huson ’97, frantic after learning their purebred dogs were showing ancestry from other breeds in ancestry tests, Huson decided to find out ...

Nelson was a graduate of the Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine who became enthusiastic about researching sled dogs as athletes and learning how to better care for them. “We have been able ...

The deaths of three sled dogs during the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have undergone further investigation, but a definitive cause of death for the dogs could not be identified, the Iditarod ...

Head race veterinarian Stu Nelson talks with other vets in Unalakleet on Sunday, March 15, 2020 during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The longtime head veterinarian for the ...

Alyssa and Rohn Buser run Susitna Sled Dog Adventures in Susitna, Alaska, a dog sled tour business they started two years ago. Their days are filled with wilderness tours and training and caring ...

Initially bred in New Hampshire in the early 1900s to be strong sled dogs, today Chinooks are sweet souls who thrive on companionship. Train them early and get the whole family involved in ...