An Alaskan husky dogsled team will be the featured highlight at the Riverfront Parks Committee WinterFest this Saturday at Nesbitt Park in Wilkes-Barre.

CLINTON — Have you ever wondered what it feels like to ride the runners behind a team of dogs, steering a loaded sled through mountainous terrain, crossing the vast Alaskan tundra, hugging the ...

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 ...

Alaskan Huskies are not Siberian Huskies. In fact, they aren’t technically a breed, per se, but more of a dog type, according to ASPCA Pet Health Insurance. Some of the official breeds believed to ...

BOISE, Idaho — Five Alaskan husky sled dogs that were seized from a Valley County property in February after being found severely malnourished are thriving at their new home in Oregon. They're ...

In 2022, a pickup truck struck her sled dog team, killing one dog and injuring others. Foucher continues to work through PTSD ...

A library book sparked Karen Land’s interest in sled dog racing, a sport she has pursued all the way to the Iditarod in Alaska and back. Her connection between the sport and libraries will be deepened ...

Misty, an Alaskan husky, greets Silver Creek Sled Dogs kennel manager Ward Wallin of Two Harbors Saturday at the South St. Louis County Fairgrounds in Proctor. Wallin was helping to get the dogs ready ...

SWANSEA — Noggin, once again, surprised the crowd. A female, Noggin is an Alaskan Husky, the best dog “breed” for competitive sled-dog racing. The Alaskan Husky is a mixed breed, essentially a mutt, ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – New research co-led by Cornell University examines thousands of years of Arctic sled dog ancestry and reveals when and how Siberian and Alaskan sled dogs’ DNA mixed. “There was a real ...

The winner of the 50th Iditarod crossed the finish line last week. And while it’s the mushers and their dogs out on the trail, it takes a lot of people and small businesses to prepare the dogs and the ...