sled dogs

Shares the story of Granite, a dog raised by Susan Butcher to become the leader of her sled dog team, discussing his weakness as a puppy, the potential she nurtured in him, the injury and illness that nearly killed the dog, and his heroic feat in leading Susan and the team through a blizzard to victory in the Iditarod race.

Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

When Jake finally gets a puppy named, Kamik he wants to raise the dog as a sled dog but does not realize how much work it is.

Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.

Examines the work, training, and breeds of sled and cart dogs, including Siberian huskies, Bernese mountain dogs, and Newfoundlands.

Describes the annual Iditarod dog sled race in Alaska and the sled dogs who compete in it.

Ten-year-old Lizzie Peterson and her family go on a snowy vacation in Vermont, and when she meets an abandoned Husky named Bear, she rescues the animal during a storm and tries to help find it a home.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "The Jungle Book" in which Quiquern tries to save his village during a snowstorm by setting out on a dog sled to search for food.