For the sled dogs, the time change was a sudden shift in a strict daily routine. ... Unless, of course, you Are a pet with no ...

Dogs rest on beds of straw at the Braeburn checkpoint ... There is no one secret to winning the Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race—or even to finishing it.

Now, 14 years later, she's raising sled dogs of her own. Her dogs are like family. "You cannot just have a dog and just not think of it. It's just a part of who you are," she says.

The American Kennel Club says sled dogs likely evolved in Mongolia about 35,000 to 30,000 years ago, but people didn't start using these dogs to pull sleds until about 3,000 years ago.

Dec. 29, 2024, one of the checkpoints on the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. The 2025 race was postponed from the original date of Jan. 26 to March 2, 2025. Emilie Richardson/ABC News The ...

If you have ever struggled with the sudden shift in routine imposed by the seasonal "springing forward" and "falling backward" of the clocks, spare a thought for the sled dogs of Ontario, Canada.