Husky News

Those sled dogs might seem like they’re putting on a show. But, on Jan. 16, racing down the Virginia Creeper Trail, for two dozen Siberian Huskies, is actually part of a benefit for a dog-lovers group in Bristol, Va. Read the rest of this entry »

The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race will have a minimum purse of $150,000 in 2010, the Alaska and Yukon boards of directors announced Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Dog drivers from Jamaica, Scotland, Italy, Canada and the United States – most especially Alaska – will compete the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a northern route that will take mushers and nearly 1,000 sled dogs over 1,112 miles of Alaska wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »

There are still 11 mushers struggling for the Iditarod finish line in Nome. Read the rest of this entry »

As promised, here is the first of our however-many part series highlighting the competitors in this year’s running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. We begin with last year’s champion Lance Mackey. Read the rest of this entry »

The color and excitement of dog sled racing returns to the Rangeley Lakes area after a 7 year hiatus. Read the rest of this entry »

Following a significant snowfall overnight Monday and barring monsoons and unseasonable heat waves, the organizers of the 79th Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby are “99 percent” certain that the “Greatest Show on Snow” is a go for this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Kevin Turnbough was just a 29-year-old Midwesterner in search of adventure when he heard through the mushing grapevine about the inaugural Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

The 11th annual Canadian Challenge International Sled Dog Race in Prince Albert is on Feb 13. The race will have Melfort and area flavor with Kolby Morrison from just north of Gronlid competing. Read the rest of this entry »

Tyrone native Johnn Molburg captured second and third place finishes last weekend in New Hampshire.
He placed second in the Adult two-dog Speed class at the Tamworth Sled Dog Skijoring race on Sunday, finishing the eight-mile course with a total time of 00:26:26. Read the rest of this entry »

As you keep toasty warm these winter days, spare a thought for Aaron Peck, riding against the mountain winds on his dog sled at the International Pedigree Stage Stop Race in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Read the rest of this entry »

Ava Lindner seems to be following in her father’s footsteps. Read the rest of this entry »

Another rousing adventure featuring the most rambunctious siblings in Hollywood comes to DVD on February 5, 2008 with the arrival of Snow Buddies from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The perfect DVD for Valentine’s Day gift giving, Snow Buddies brings home all the fun and excitement to be enjoyed again and again by the entire family. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes it pays to have four legs and fur, and Saturday at the Sandy River Farm in Farmington was one of those times. It was the first day of the two-day Down East Sled Dog Club’s fifth annual Farmington race event, and the whipping wind made it feel colder than the 35 degrees on the temperature gauge. Read the rest of this entry »

An unusual kind of racing took place over the weekend, dog sled races. Read the rest of this entry »

Unlike other athletes, sled dogs and their handlers don’t let blizzard conditions and a cancelled race deter them from training. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s 1 degree below zero, a pale morning sky pitched over a barren field. A dozen dogs are yipping and twirling on a ski trail near a parking lot. I’m gearing up with the Midwest Skijorers Club for a session at Bunker Hills Regional Park here, where 12 kilometers (about 7 1/2 miles) of rolling trail has been set aside for the dog-powered sport of skijoring. Read the rest of this entry »

Junk this foolishness binding her to a guide to help run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

Tennessee National Guardsman Master Sgt. Rodney Whaley’s choice of transportation looks out of place among the manicured green lawns and brick homes in his suburban neighborhood. Read the rest of this entry »

The unusual world of sled-dog racing orbited through Summit County on Saturday on a picture-perfect day for the biggest money race short of the Iditarod. Read the rest of this entry »