FINLAND, Minn. — With leaves falling and temperatures dropping, it's time for seasoned mushers, Blake and Jennifer Freking, to break out the harness and begin training their nearly 60 Siberian huskies ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, is set to get underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight ...

WOODBURY, Minn. -- When it's 50 below and you've been leading a team of sled dogs through the Arctic, the snack of choice is a stick of butter. Danish explorer Mille Porsild said she expects to eat a ...

New experiences are among the many highlights planned for the 2023 Idaho Sled Dog Challenge, which is staged annually throughout Valley and Adams counties in West Central Idaho in late January. Race ...

For dog sledders Dennis and Cathy Brundage of the Town of Lockport, letting busy dogs in and out of their house on Tonawanda Creek Road is multiplied by seven. Peace and quiet comes on the run. That ...

CALUMET, MICH. -- The annual CopperDog sled dog races return to historic Calumet in the U.P.’s Keweenaw Peninsula this week, bringing together scores of dogs, mushers and spectators for one of the ...