A dog that pulled his way into history has given scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs and other working breeds unique. Researchers have used a tiny patch of skin cut from a taxidermy ...

At the Lonesome Pine Lodge in Fort Kent, tables are covered in bags of dog food, paperwork and emergency supplies. This is where mushers, or people who train sled dogs, stop to register their teams ...

Hundreds of sled dogs will parade through Anchorage on Saturday, March 7, 2026 for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonial start. (File photo from 2020). The 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coming down the hill on Cordova Street, near downtown Anchorage, Alaska, Iditarod mushers and their dog teams raced toward the city’s trail system. Waiting at the bottom of the ...

For more than a decade now, Hän Gwich’in musher Jody Potts-Joseph—the mother of model Quannah Chasinghorse—has been involved with Alaska’s traditional sled dog races, but her memories of the sport ...