Grand Forks Herald

Sled dogs training for Arctic trek

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 ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Alaska’s Iditarod dogs get neon visibility harnesses after 5 were fatally hit while training

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, got underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight were injured ...
Alaska Public Media

Iditarod mushers say low snow means more broken sleds and training on 4-wheelers

Four barking dogs pulled musher Ryan Redington on a four-wheeler across a frozen lake in Knik, about an hour north of Anchorage. Normally, he said, he’d be training on a sled, but it’s been months ...
Milwaukee Magazine

A Wisconsin Dog Musher Faces the Challenge of a Lifetime at the Iditarod

Quince Mountain had no idea how much the Iditarod, the world’s longest dog sled race, would test his endurance.
THE WEEK

Dog deaths at the Iditarod are renewing calls to end Alaska's famous race

A major Alaskan tradition has arrived for its 2024 installment, as Dallas Seavey won the Iditarod sled dog race on March 12 for a record sixth time. However, the dog musher's victory was overshadowed ...
The Aspen Times

After 23 years, dog sled race returns to Camp Hale

It may have been cold and windy on Sunday at Camp Hale, but that did not stop the Rocky Mountain Sled Dog Club members and affiliates from spending hours outside, having fun, and competing in dog ...
The New York Times

Lack of Snow Prompts Cancellation of Longest Sled Dog Race in Eastern U.S.

The decision to call off the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race for the first time since its inception three decades ago was a matter of safety, organizers said. By Rebecca Carballo Jonathan ...
Duluth News Tribune

Township meets mushers, residents after dog incident

Personal responsibility and more communication could be the keys to avoiding future conflicts between sled dog teams, residents, pets and vehicles. Wednesday night, the Alden Township Board of ...
MPR News

Alaska's Iditarod dogs get neon visibility harnesses after 5 were fatally hit while training

Musher Connor McMahon of Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada, wearing big No. 3, takes an auction winner in his sled 11 miles over the streets of Anchorage, Alaska, during the Saturday, March 2, 2024, ...
NBC Bay Area

Alaska's Iditarod to offer neon visibility harnesses after 5 dogs fatally hit during training

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 were injured in collisions ...
WISH-TV

Alaska’s sled dogs get neon visibility harnesses after 5 were fatally hit during race training

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 ...