Alaskan Huskies are not Siberian Huskies. In fact, they aren’t technically a breed, per se, but more of a dog type, according to ASPCA Pet Health Insurance. Some of the official breeds believed to ...

Looking for a winter companion? Discover the best cold-weather dog breeds built for snow, from Huskies to Saint Bernards.

The Sakha people of Siberia used Yakutian Laika dogs for just about everything including hunting, companionship and of course, sledding. In fact, the Yakutian Laika Club of America says the Sakha were ...

Greenland sled dogs can trace their origins back nearly 10,000 years. In a new study published July 10 in the journal Science, paleogeneticists mapped the path of these culturally important canines ...

DNA from the legendary husky whose achievements in part inspired the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is helping reveal how the intrepid canine—named Balto—and his contemporaries could survive and succeed ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A Cornell University-led project has added a new chapter to the story of Balto – the most famous sled dog in history – by using ancient DNA extraction and analysis to reconstruct his ...

Balto and his owner, Gunnar Kasson, circa 1925. (Image credit: Cleveland Public Library/Photograph Collection) After Balto died in 1933 at the Cleveland Zoo, his taxidermy mount was put on display at ...

The sled dog Balto has been celebrated in books and movies for his role in delivering desperately needed diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Now, his DNA has enabled scientists to explore ...

In 1925, a sled dog named Balto led his plucky canine team on the last leg of a grueling 127-hour dogsled relay across Alaska to bring lifesaving medicine to the people of Nome—the famous “Serum Run.” ...

Let's be honest here, nobody wants to think their beloved family dog could suddenly become a danger. We picture our ...