Mushing is a time-honored tradition, reaching back to the glory days of Leonhard Seppala, Scotty Allan, and others who first saw the value in good dog care and promoted best practices such as proper food and housing, training and conditioning, medical help when needed, and care standards to provide a basic quality of life which all sled dogs deserve.
Today sled dog sports are increasingly popular around the world, and the guidelines and standards of sled dog care are evolving and developing to meet the needs of today’s racing and recreational mushers and their dogs. We will strive to keep the best and most current information available on this site for the education and encouragement of anyone interested in mushing and sled dog sports.
I’m 24 years old, from Palmer, Alaska but my kennel is located in Knik, Alaska. I have around 30 dogs at any given time, currently we’ve got 23 adults in training for this race season. I also have several pet dogs, including a 3-legged sled dog, a German Shepherd Dog, and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
I have been fascinated by sled dogs since I was a teenager. Throughout my school years a filled my passion by working with other kennels, first in Europe and then later in Alaska. Our kennel currently houses up to fifty dogs, that is counting puppies and geriatrics.
I adore my dogs. I have learned so much from them over the years. The kennel size right now is 22 dogs, 17 adult dogs in training and five puppies. There are also two yearlings who are training with a friend of mine, Christine. I am so lucky that she offered to train them because it takes the load off with 17 adults.
Hi, my name is Tony Turner of Athol, New Zealand. I have been running dogs since 1991. I started with an Alaskan Malamute called Mikya. At the time I didn't really know there was so many different breed types.. I just thought everything was a husky (the computer age hadn't really started then...
We indian people we were born in to the dog mushing ....as a child in the community where we live everyone had a dog team ....where ever we go in the winter we use a dog team ...as kids we play with pups .....at new years day we watch the trappers race for bragging rights.....we indian people are very emotionally. ..spiritually. .connected to the dogs
Grew up in Alaska out around Yukon river, Fairbanks/Anchorage, got into dogs in my senior year of high school. My kennel consist of 30 dogs, most I've raised and harness broke myself. We mainly tour and race as well as use my guys out on the trapline and some hunting with them.
I grew up in Alaska. We moved there in 1958 when Alaska was still a territory. I got into dog mushing in the Junior Alaska Sled Dog Racing Association at age nine. We returned to the lower 48 when I was in high school. I married a girl from Wenatchee, Washington who I met in college in Nashville, TN.
I live in central NH with about 30 siberian & alaskan huskies. I was a professional rock musician before I got hooked on dog mushing, but retired from that career after a few years of running dogs. Now I work as a computer programmer from my home.
My husband, Pasi Ikonen, and I started Hetta Huskies about 10 years ago. Pasi’s company was already running heli-skiing events and organising mountain skills training courses, corporate PR events and adventure races at the time and we initially envisioned the huskies to simply be an extension of our product options...
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This website is a team effort! A handful of sled dog enthusiasts, including mushers who have run the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, came together to build this website as a way of increasing knowledge and awareness of sled dog sports. It is our hope that this effort will encourage appreciation, education, and support for mushing and for the beautiful sled dogs who make it all possible.
Helen Hegener / Northern Light Media
Shannon Miller / Shannon Miller Creative
Ari Sigglin
Plus several volunteer researchers, writers, and editors.
Scott Chesney / Talespin Media
Jan DeNapoli Cosmutto / Muzzy Graphics
Laurent Dick / Laurent Dick Photography
Carol Falcetta / Carol Falcetta Photography
Helen Hegener / Northern Light Media
June Price / SunHusky Photography
Albert Marquez / Planet Earth Adventures
Shannon Miller / Shannon Miller Creative
Toni Reitter / Photography by Antonia
Ari Sigglin
Gail Somerville
Scott Slone / ScottSlone.com
Rochelle Tullis
Eric Vercammen / Northern Light Media
We are just adventurous (and partly crazy) dog parents to Twigs (cattle dog x husky) and Huckleberry (cattle dog). I work full time in forestry (wildfire) and my husband Travis is an environmental scientist. We run a small school that teaches folks skills for skijor, kicksled and canicross with all moneys going back to charity (Red Dog Sled Dog School).