As layovers end, the big dogs are ready to race
Martin Buser left Takotna at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, the first to take to the trail after completing his 24-hour layover. Ahead of him Kelley Griffin, Trent Herbst and Cim Smyth had left Ophir earlier...
View ArticleLong a top contender, Baker finally wins the Iditarod
Kotzebue musher sets race record in first victory. To the sound of Native drummers and cheering fans, John Baker and his team of record-setting huskies claimed victory in the 39th Iditarod Trail Sled...
View ArticleDog digs its way into Fairbanks animal shelter
A bizarre break-in occurred at the borough animal shelter early Wednesday morning, and the perp stayed on. Shelter workers discovered the interloper shortly after arriving at 7:30 a.m. — a large black,...
View ArticleSled dogs are the honored pets this weekend at Pet Food Express
Weekend adoptions at Pet Food Express will have a decidedly arctic-like flavor this Sunday May 22, when Northern California Sled Dog Rescue, NorSled for short, brings a slew of northern breed working...
View ArticleK300 announces new manager
Nina Schwinghammer has been hired to be the new race manager for the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race. She is currently in Bethel receiving on the job training from previous race manager Casie Stockdale....
View ArticleExpert dog racer missing for over a week vanished leaving washing, cell phone...
Fears are growing for an experienced dog racer who has been missing for over a week – leaving her beloved animals behind. Melanie Gould, a seven-time veteran of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, has...
View ArticleMissing Alaska sled dog musher turns up alive, safe
An Alaska sled dog musher who had been missing since the Memorial Day weekend has been located alive and safe, the Alaska State Troopers said Saturday. Melanie Gould, the subject of a search that...
View ArticleStage Stop Looking for More Teams
Applications for the 2012 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) are now accepted and will be limited to 25 teams only. As of current, there are 11 teams already registered including...
View Article2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Teams
Forty seven teams from all around Alaska have been announced as the official participants of the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, marked as “The Last Great Race on Earth.” The sign up period on June...
View ArticleAn Alaskan to Manage the 2012 Yukon Quest
The 2012 Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race has found a new Race Manager in the name of long-time Yukon Quest supporter, Josh Horst. For many years since 2005, Horst has already worked...
View ArticleBaker will return to defend Iditarod title
After 16 years of losses, John Baker was solely focused on winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. When he did that last year in record time – and became the first Alaska Native musher to win in 35...
View ArticleSix former champs in field for 2012 Iditarod
Musher John Baker blazed from Anchorage to Nome in record time in the 2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and will be back to defend his crown in March. Iditarod officials said Thursday that Baker is one...
View ArticleNew sled dog race will run from Unalakleet to Nome
You can add another sled dog race that will go along Alaska’s western coast. KNOM reports (http://bit.ly/n9vAXQ) the first Paul Johnson Memorial Norton Sound 450 will be start Feb. 8 in Unalakleet, and...
View ArticlePopular Sled Dog Race In Jeopardy
It’s less than a month until Mushers from all over the world come to Duluth for the John Beargrease Dog sled race. They will face more than 400 miles of hills and trees and lots of cold winter nights....
View ArticleWinter Dogs: Living with Huskies as Pet Dogs , book review
Think of the Iditarod sled race across Alaska in the bitter cold, with only the sled racer and his dog team to keep him warm. But Huskies are bred for much more than that! Winter Dogs explains the...
View ArticleChanges afoot for re-born sled dog operation
Four months after Outdoor Adventures Whistler (OAW) handed off its dog sledding operations to the newly-established Whistler Sled Dog Company the upstart is getting ready to wrap up its first season of...
View ArticleLessons learned in second Iditarod for Kelly Maixner
Kelly Maixner finished the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 11 days and one hour. His time was five hours slower than last year, his rookie effort in what many consider to be the last great race on...
View ArticleHow many Eskimo words for ‘snow’? Maybe more than you think
Anthropologist Franz Boas didn’t mean to spark a century-long argument. Traveling through the icy wastes of Baffin Island in northern Canada during the 1880s, Boas simply wanted to study the life of...
View ArticleDog boarding in Dallas
You have to leave your dog at home while you take a cruise in the Caribbean; no dogs on shipboard. You’re going camping in a state park, and dogs are not permitted. You’re visiting relatives, and Aunt...
View ArticleDirty Dog – Dog Grooming
Dog grooming is one of your dog’s basic needs and an important part of dog ownership. Just like people, dogs need physical maintenance to look and feel their best. Fortunately, dogs do not need to...
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