New research examines thousands of years of Arctic sled dog ... team's findings on genomic history are an important tool in the effort to sustain ancient lineages, such as the Siberian husky ...

The famous Siberian husky inspired ... century working sled dogs, Balto had a lower number of rare and potentially damaging genetic variations than other dog breeds. The study team suggests ...

For Siberian husky trainers ... He said dog-sledding — or mushing — was exhilarating, and that at take-off riders could reach speeds of up to 45 kilometres per hour. "A fast team will average ...

In 1925, this Siberian husky was part of an expedition ... with modern day Siberian Huskies and the sled dogs of Alaska and Greenland. Moon's team also compared Balto's genes with the genomes ...

Descended from the legendary Togo, who became famous a century ago when he led a team ... sled dogs. Thirteen states have official state dogs, including three breeds with Arctic roots: the ...

In 1925, a sled dog named Balto led his plucky canine team on the last leg of a grueling ... It turns out Balto was just part Siberian husky, and, contrary to popular legend, he was not part ...

“I’ve been doing a historical presentation of the golden age of dog sledding around the 1900s. I focus it on musher named Leonard Sep Allah who gets credited as a father to Siberian ...

“Many (ancestry tests) were saying the Siberian huskies were a certain percentage Alaskan husky or Alaskan sled dog. The massive ... Huson said her team’s findings on genomic history are ...