The breed of dog used by most dog mushers in Alaska isn’t really a breed, at least not in the way kennel clubs think of pedigree. The “Alaskan husky” is an amalgamation of breeds that’s changed as ...

A mixed heritage gives sled dogs their love of running, a desire to work, and a need for wild places. Like Sultana—a trailbreaker who moves supplies for researchers and park staff—the animals ...

FAIRBANKS — The breed of dog used by most dog mushers in Alaska isn’t really a breed, at least not in the way kennel clubs think of pedigree. The “Alaskan husky” is an amalgamation of breeds that’s ...

When breeders of Siberian huskies began contacting Heather Huson ’97, frantic after learning their purebred dogs were showing ancestry from other breeds in ancestry tests, Huson decided to find out ...

Sampson’s story: Sampson is a husky, just not the fluffy, Siberian kind most people are used to. Because he isn’t a “typical” husky, he gets overlooked when people come to rescue looking for a husky.