Local sled dog racers are gearing up to bring their dogs back onto the snowy tails, after the 2024 season that confined them to the dry land circuit. Mushers say the sport is growing statewide.

The Nevills family’s love affair with sled dog racing began more than 20 years ago, when mom Liz Nevills skipped math class at the University of Alaska to volunteer at ...

The folks at River Fever Mushing in the Thousand Islands are hosting a meet and greet at Wellesley Island on Saturday to show kids and parents what it takes to run a dog sled team.

Alaskan Malamutes were originally bred as working sled dogs and they have extremely high energy levels. As such, they are ...

Mushing is in Chloe and Carlie Beatty’s blood, just like running and pulling sleds is in their dogs’ blood – and later this month the 17-year-old Lakeville ...

This recently happened with a trio of 7-week-old Siberian Husky “wolves” named Fenrir, Sköll, and Hati when their first foray ...

Nome, Alaska, remembers its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through hypothermia, ...

a husky mix named Balto, is stuffed and displayed at a museum. Jonathan Hayes, a Maine resident who has been working to preserve the genetic line of sled dogs driven on the run by famed musher ...

Huskies are full of energy and love playing around. But they're not just about fun and games, they're often used as working dogs. They can pull sleds, and herd animals, and can even be used as ...