Finnmarksløpet: Travelling with dogs is true freedom
By Elizaveta Vereykina As the world’s northernmost sled dog race is in full swing in the north of Norway, we spoke
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New route, new rules, new era: Mushers gearing up for a Yukon Quest reboot
Annual sled dog race officially starts this year in Teslin Feb. 2 Organizers in Whitehorse are finalizing details for what
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Yukon dog returned home after unexpected ride to Arizona
Alyce Johnson couldn’t figure out what happened to her dog Midnight, until she got a long-distance call Alyce Johnson is
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5-time Iditarod champion shoots dead, guts moose during the annual sled dog race
Race rules state that Iditarod mushers must gut, report any defensive killings of large animals A veteran musher had to
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Meet Kipper, the newest — and only — avalanche dog in Canada’s North
By Katie Todd · CBC News 2-year-old German Shepherd training to work at Whitehorse’s Mt. Sima ski hill A two-year-old German Shepherd
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Pet arrives home, dog-tired, after Alaskan sea-ice odyssey
Alaskan shepherd went missing during visit to Savoonga — and was found a month later, 241 km away A one-year-old
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Vet clinic under construction in Kuujjuaq will be game changer, says project leader
The recent funding announcement allowing for a permanent veterinary clinic in Nunavik has been a long time coming, and those
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Jobless huskies in Arctic Finland travelling south for work
The collapse of the tourism industry in Lapland has meant thousands of sledding dogs are out of work. The pandemic
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A sure sign of spring: dog poop harming Finland’s urban environments
Scientists say dog poop alters ground soil nutrients while canine pee can corrode lampposts to the point of falling over.
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Alaska: Officials ban trailers for carrying dogs in Iditarod
Citing safety concerns, the Iditarod Board of Directors have ruled that Iditarod mushers will no longer be able to carry
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Alaska: Mushers frustrated over cell phones on Iditarod trail
Mushers are expressing frustration over controversial rule changes the Iditarod made during a board meeting Friday. The race’s Trail Committee is
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Mackey withdraws from 2017 Iditarod for ‘health reasons’
Four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey has withdrawn from the 2017 race to Nome because of “health reasons,” according to a
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Iditarod mushers pack fish, beef, stew and Twinkies for fuel
Paul Gebhardt has started the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 19 times. He’s placed second twice and has learned a
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How Iditarod checkpoints get their straw
Mushers need straw — lots of straw — for their dogs during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and on Thursday roughly 50
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Alaska: Search continues for escaped Iditarod dog
It’s been 10 days since the last musher crossed under Nome’s burled arch, but one musher is still looking for one
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