Matthew Milliken and his teammate Dizzy are packing the campervan for the Czech Republic to take part in a cross-country ...

The Iditarod, Alaska’s celebrated annual sled dog race, has heightened its safety measures after five dogs lost their lives. Worse still, another eight suffered injuries due to snowmobile collisions ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, is set to get underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight ...

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 ...

It may have been cold and windy on Sunday at Camp Hale, but that did not stop the Rocky Mountain Sled Dog Club members and affiliates from spending hours outside, having fun and competing in dog ...

SEELEY LAKE – When Clayton Perry starts hooking his sled dogs into their harnesses, they know it’s time to run. By the time the musher from Power clipped the last animal onto the line for a fall ...

In veterinary school I was taught that dogs are physically incapable of smiling, because they lack the necessary facial muscles. I doubt the veterinarians who determined this ever witnessed the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, got underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight were injured ...