The fun and furry world of sled dog racing keeps barking, despite not being in the Winter Olympics

Humans being pulled along on a sled across picturesque, snow-covered landscapes by a group of agile, energetic dogs is an ...
National Geographic news

Capturing the action on an Alaskan sled dog run

Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley is a major dog-mushing hub, even in the snow-free offseason. Several Iditarod mushers live and train their teams in the Mat-Su town of Willow, which experiences near ...
WDIO

Chilly Dogs: A home for retired racing sled dogs

Located deep in the woods of Ely, lies a special kind of dog kennel, one made specifically for sled dogs. “We have around 90 dogs here. They are age ranges in the mid to upper ages. This is an old ...
Albuquerque Journal

Alaska husky sled dogs work at more than being cute

Alaskan huskies at Iditarod champion Martin Buser's Happy Trails kennel in Big Lake, Alaska, are ready to run in June 2024. From owning huskies, Alaskan and Siberian, to following the Iditarod every ...
Sun JournalOpinion

Sled dog presentation a big hit at Rumford library

Sarah Garland from Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton said there are 96 present and past sled dogs at their business.
Star Tribune

For Anishinaabe musher, the sport connects him to the outdoors, his past and those dogs

GRAND PORTAGE, MINN. – Jesse Terry wanted to hang onto his standing. The 41-year-old musher from Sioux Lookout, Ontario, was in third place before the final stretch of the 267-mile John Beargrease ...
Alaska Public Media

Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska’s mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming.

Local mushers compete in the 2025 Akiak Dash. This story was produced by KYUK and Northern Journal. Charlie Chingliak is a budding high school basketball player in the Western Alaska Native village of ...