I doubt the veterinarians who determined this ever witnessed the beginning of a sled dog race. Every year, dozens of canine ...

New research co-led by Cornell University examines thousands of years of Arctic sled dog ancestry and reveals when and how ...

Sep. 16, 2024 — A new study shows the mood-boosting benefits of Buckeye Paws, a therapy dog program that many health care workers say helps reduce emotional exhaustion and improve work ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study of the taxidermied remains of a celebrity Siberian Husky has revealed the special DNA that helped the sled dog gain international fame. In 1925, Balto led a team of sled dogs in a ...

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s longtime head veterinarian, Stuart Nelson, died suddenly this week, race officials said Thursday. It was not immediately clear what caused the 71-year-old ...

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 ...

A sled dog in Ilulissat, Greenland. New research is shedding light on the genetics of these animals Inuit use to hunt and travel with. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Inuit hunters in North Greenland ...