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NEWS ABOUT: sled dogs

sled dogs stories: 3 news summaries

 Feds' Lone Dog-Mushing 
 Job Opens Up 

Must like Alaskan wilderness, dog poop and bureaucracy

Nov 9, 09 8:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Love dogs? Pristine Alaska wilderness? Then you’ll be pleased to learn that the lone federal dog-mushing job is open. The position at Denali National Park pays up to $66,542 (plus cost-of-living adjustment), but it’s not all easy sledding. The kennel manager is in charge of 31 dogs,... More »

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Alaska • bureaucracy • sled dogs • dogs • Denali National Park • dog musher

 What We Can Learn
 From Being Dog-Tired 

Sled dogs' metabolism may yield clues on fighting human fatigue

May 6, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alaskan sled dogs racing for days on end don’t get tired out the way a human runner would, the New York Times reports, and researchers eager to imitate this fatigue resistance in people—particularly soldiers—say it’s because they’re somehow able to change their metabolism. “Suddenly... More »

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medical research • DARPA • metabolism • fatigue • sled dogs • Oklahoma State University • Texas A&M

 Mackey Defends Iditarod Crown 

'They're the best dogs, hands-down,' winner says of Alaskan canine team

Mar 12, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Mackey won his second consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race today, crossing the finish line in Nome, Alaska, after 1,100 miles over 9½ days, the AP reports—despite unseasonably warm weather and occasionally quarrelsome dogs. "I don't know exactly how to explain it," said Mackey, a... More »

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Alaska • global warming • Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race • Lance Mackey • Sarah Palin • Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race • Jeff King • sled dogs • Nome, Alaska • mushers

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