The husky is a type of northern sled dog that’s well-adapted for the cold Arctic terrain from which it ... wavy coat comes in black, brown, red, gray, white, and even pied colors. 9. Mackenzie ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The 52nd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race kicks off this Saturday in Anchorage, Alaska. Two Minnesota native mushers are competing in the world-famous 1,000-mile race for the first time.

Stephanie Jones, of San Diego, Calif., visits with sled dogs on the team of Justin Olnes (29), of Fairbanks, Alaska, before riding with Olnes in the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog ...

FILE - Dogs in Riley Dyche's team mush along Cordova Street during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race on Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Anna Hennessy at the 2024 Iditarod sled dog race. The Red Wing, Minn., native is back in Minnesota this summer but will return to Alaska for winter with Duluth's Emily Ford.

Like most modern sled dogs, he was an Alaskan husky: ... He’d be a construction worker. He’d drink Red Bull. His friends would be like: You should stop drinking those. He’d be like: No, man.

Red and white Greenlandic flags popped up everywhere — from poles, tucked into hoods, flapping in mittened hands. For more than three decades, ... the purebred Greenlandic sled dog.

A Colorado Dog Sledding tour begins navigating its way through the snow on Dec. 7, 2024. Throughout the 2024-25 season, the private-touring business will guide guests through a 5-mile loop that ...

Australian sled dog racers use bicycles, scooters, and wheeled rigs in lieu of a snow sled. What's next? Queensland racers are getting ready for the 2024 Red Mile Muster in June.

The American Kennel Club says sled dogs likely evolved in Mongolia about 35,000 to 30,000 years ago, but people didn't start using these dogs to pull sleds until about 3,000 years ago.