The breed is descended from Togo, who a century ago led a team through the Alaskan wilderness to deliver diphtheria serum to ...

AUGUSTA (WGME) -- A sled dog could become Maine’s official state dog if a new bill gets passed. Supporters, who brought a ...

New research co-led by Cornell University examines thousands of years of Arctic sled dog ancestry and reveals when and how Siberian and Alaskan sled dogs' DNA mixed. "There was a real concern from ...

Having bills like these, that draw attention to the fact that we are already starting to work, is a good thing.” Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He is the ...

These animals are not to be mistaken for more familiar sled dogs, like those that compete in Alaska’s Iditarod race, most of which are Siberian huskies or mixes of other northern breeds.

Then, she made a decision that would truly change her life forever: She bought a Siberian Husky. Just a few months later, she serendipitously met a woman who trained sled dogs. “I thought that ...

One of the biggest events in Greenland’s sporting calendar starts with the sound of 400 barking sled dogs. Husky-sized, with dense fur like arctic foxes, the dogs howl in anticipation of the ...