One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

On Monday, parents loaded their dogs, most in costume, into cars for the third annual Edgewater Puppy Parade and drove by ...

Police shot and killed the dog, Roscoe, at the home on St. Paul Street, and a stray bullet struck the owner. Dog "snapped" ...

A Baltimore police officer shot an unleashed dog on Friday morning, while responding to reports of an attack, according to city police. At 10:08 a.m., the officer was dispatched to the 3000 block of ...

With the warm weather seen this October it’s hard to picture the cold winter for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. Fundraising events are held throughout the year to prepare for this annual ...

Alaska's Denali National Park is giving people a unique opportunity to see its famed sled dogs up close via the puppy cam, which will also be streaming live on USA TODAY Pets. Sled dog teams at Denali ...

In this snippet from the Denali National Park Puppy Cam, the seven pups of the "Weather Litter" can be seen moving about their pen on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Chinese fishing swarm raises alarm in ...

Dogs have the kind of photographic memory that's less like a dictionary and more like a series of important memos all lined up. At least when it comes to places they know they can score some food, ...

Jeff King at the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod in downtown Anchorage in 2019, carrying U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski as a guest rider. Four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Jeff King wants ...

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The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Committee has announced the inaugural class for its newly formed Iditarod Hall of Fame. The class includes five-time champion Rick Swenson; four-time champions Susan ...

This column is for fans and mushers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. I’m writing not only as someone who has been involved with the Iditarod for 45 years, but as someone who deeply loves this race ...