Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

Researchers analyzed ancient and modern genetic samples of the Greenlandic Qimmit breed to shed light on the long ...

Shields, the first woman to finish the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, died earlier this week in Fairbanks at age 80. She was remembered as an amiable Alaskan whose love for her dogs and adventure ...

The Iditarod’s new Expedition Program will allow longtime backer Kjell Inge Røkke to race with outside support – unlike other ...

Orlinsky first observed the world of mushing, which she soon learned referred to sled dog teams and the men and women who run them, when she was commissioned to photograph the Yukon Quest, a 1,000 ...

Dogs of Mille Porsild's (Denmark) team run during the restart of the 2020 Iditarod Sled Dog Race at Willow Lake on March 8, 2020 in Willow, Alaska. Lance King / Getty Images ...

Is dog mushing a dying sport? A look at the anemic entry list on the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest would certainly lead one to that conclusion. Iditarod entries currently number less than 30.

Dog mushing tours on the icefield run between $600 to $700 per person online. But for people like Cindy Spender, it’s worth every penny.

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Sled dogs are some of the best athletes on the planet. By raising and racing them, Northwest mushers create a deeper connection to their pets — one with thousands of years of history.

More kid-friendly, afternoon sled-dog excursions are available in New Hampshire, Vermont, Quebec and Maine. Image. A dog-sled team carved a canine-human calligraphy across snow-covered Lake Umbagog.