A summer camp in the US which introduced children to sled dog racing brought the best out of those on both sides of the dog harness. Lindy Howe and Kevin Quiets, who co-own Maine’s Heywood Kennel Sled Dog Adventures (HKSDA), arranged for girls in the Perham area to meet and greet the animals. Lessons focused [...]

Mushers wishing to give their husky a healthy dog treat may wish to thumb through a new book. Animal lover and volunteer Candace O’Connor has penned the Fairbanks Dog Park Cookbook, a tome filled with recipes for tasty nibbles. She told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that she picked up many of the ideas for sled [...]

A quintet of stray sled dogs who were rescued by an animal lover have found suitable new homes. Jenn Mulrooney from Alberta, Canada has been working with staff at an animal rescue centre to help find and care for abandoned canines in the north-western territories of the country, reports the Edmonton Sun. She was moved [...]

Owners of husky dogs are among those being urged not to take their animals on car trips during hot days. Charity the Scottish SPCA has relaunched its annual campaign to encourage canine owners to think twice about leaving their animal unattended in vehicles when the temperature rises. In order to ensure this situation does not [...]

A vet has reminded owners of Siberian husky dogs that they must do all they can to avoid animal obesity. According to Dr Jeremy Wentz from Barton Heights Veterinary Hospital in the US, keeping canines in good shape is especially important when they reach old age. "Being overweight puts more stress on the heart and [...]