A mild winter has led to safety issues for Minnesota residents. Man's best friend will have to wait another year to participate in one of the most beloved winter competitions in the Midwest.

The Sakha people of Siberia used Yakutian Laika dogs for just about everything including hunting, companionship and of course, sledding. In fact, the Yakutian Laika Club of America says the Sakha ...

World War I conjures mental images of trenches and gas masks ... In the cold, mountainous passes of eastern France, trained dogs padded along the narrow, often snow-covered trails.

Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images In early 1925, a relay of sled dog teams carried a lifesaving serum to the town of Nome, Alaska, where a diphtheria outbreak was spreading among children.