The chilliest winter in some years has come to an end in Alaska’s largest city with April looking to be the first month since December to end with the monthly average temperature […]
That time
The nose knows
Add FLIR – or something resembling it – to the amazing powers of a dogs’ nose. Military members and those familiar with Alaska Search and Rescue will immediately recognize the acronym for […]
Aging fast
Leave it to science to mess up that belief your 4- or 5-year-old dog is in the prime of life and should be a top-level performer for years to come. After tracking […]
For the dogs
Commentary If – as the modern Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race likes to claim – the event is “all about the dogs,” the time has come for The Last Great Race to […]
Reality check
Commentary This story was updated on Oct. 24, 2017 Can you believe a bunch of evil, animal-rights activists were sitting around in the PETA headquarters in LA in January plotting how to […]
Dead dog season
The temperature in Anchorage, Alaska hit 75 degrees on Wednesday and in the sun on the south-facing slopes of the Chugach Mountain above the city it was 80 or hotter. This was, […]
Asking for trouble
Commentary Does any of this sound familiar? “A moose on the rampage attacked two women walking with their dogs, injuring both severely. (The people, not the dogs. Grammar is in trouble […]
Iditarod catastrophe
One dog is dead and others are injured as the result of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s worst nightmare come true.
