Working Dogs

Huskies tearing through the streets of Anchorage mark the annual start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a 1,049-mile trek across the Alaskan wilderness that combines human and canine athletic abilities. Although some native Alaskans in remote areas still drive sled-dog teams for transportation, most sled dogs are now used purely for sport. Mushers largely choose huskies to pull their sleds as they are the best pullers, having been bred to do so for thousands of years in the arctic.