Three former champions are among a field of 34 mushers as the 54th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race gets underway on an icy, ...

A dog that pulled his way into history has given scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs and other working breeds unique.

Balto’s genetic makeup shows a greater ability to process starches when compared to wolves and Greenland sled dogs.

SARASOTA, Fla. — In April, after hitting a grand slam in an Orioles win, Jackson Holliday credited his dog, Coconut, for providing the good luck. But Heston Kjerstad also made a web gem catch in the ...

Emile St. Godard of Manitoba won the dog sled race at the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the world was bewitched by the sudden arrival of a surprising competitor at the Milano ...

Hway, who grew up on the sport in Ely, helped revive dog sled racing on Lake Minnetonka. The Klondike Dog Derby returned in 2020, but its history dates to the 1930s, when racing was part of a winter ...

Female dogs prefer the competent person when opening a food container, researchers say. “Dogs are highly sensitive to human behavior, and they evaluate us using both their direct experiences and from ...

The inaugural Su Dog 300 gets underway on February 21, 2026, marking the launch of a new mid-distance sled dog race in the heart of Alaska’s mushing country. The public is invited to a Starting Line ...

ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen’s closest friends were his stepfather’s sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was ...

ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen’s closest friends were his stepfather’s sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was ...

Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen’s closest friends were his stepfather’s sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was different. When he was bullied ...