"It is understood that, in rare circumstances, dog harm or death can occur through no fault of the musher," the Iditarod rule handbook states Alaska's News Source/YouTube A sled dog, Charley, died ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect Reardon's knowledge of Bumble's Backyard rules at the time Bree died.) The death of a dog that ran out of the gate of a private dog park in Columbus has ...

Mar. 17—A dog died on veteran musher Mille Porsild's team Tuesday during the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race, race officials said. The 4-year-old dog named Charley died en route to the Elim checkpoint, ...