"It is understood that, in rare circumstances, dog harm or death can occur through no fault of the musher," the Iditarod rule handbook states A sled dog, Charley, died while en route to the Elim ...

Rohn Buser cares for one of his dogs, Duchess, in McGrath on March 11, 2026. Buser was one of several mushers in the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race taking their mandatory 24-hour rest in the ...

Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile sled dog race in Alaska. Holmes guided his dog team across the finish line Tuesday night in the ...

Humans being pulled along on a sled across picturesque, snow-covered landscapes by a group of agile, energetic dogs is an image that won’t be seen at Milan Cortina in 2026, but the practice of sled ...