Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska's mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
High school boys in one Kuskokwim River village can 'forget the muscle cars,' said Barron Sample, principal of the school ...
Meet Muppy, the World’s Smallest Sled Dog
Most sled dogs are huskies and pointers, but Muppy didn’t get the memo. With determination and a lot of heart, this little ...
How sled dogs and pets respond when the clocks change
For the sled dogs, the time change was a sudden shift in a strict daily routine. Prior to the clocks going back, handlers ...
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How to watch, track Michigan’s most grueling sled dog race
Even if you are not braving the frigid Upper Peninsula this weekend, you can still see live feeds and track The UP200 ...
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Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska’s mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming.
Charlie Chingliak started his kennel with a couple of dogs from his uncle and now has enough of a team to compete in races — including lead dogs Cabby ... high-pedigree sled dogs for $2,000 ...
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Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks due to lack of snow
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks, not Willow, due to a lack of snow, race officials announced ...
Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world's most famous sled dog race to move the ...
Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change
The race is meant to commemorate and celebrate the history of Alaska and the critical part that sled dogs have played in the ...
Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into ‘staffing chaos'
As their ranks diminish, park rangers say fewer employees could mean long entry lines, dirty bathrooms and potentially unsafe ...
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17-Year-Old Musher Wins Warm Lake Stage Race as Part of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge
Musher Caroline Nevills from Middleton, Idaho, and her sled dog team start the first leg of ... heading up the 10-minute lead that last year's victor, Clayton Perry had on the young musher.
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Born in 1913, the Siberian husky was small, weighing less than 50 pounds, but he was strong and determined, with an uncanny ability to lead a sled-dog team in harsh conditions. According to ...