For centuries, when Greenland hunters noticed that their dog teams had begun to lose their vitality, they had a simple ...

Balto, who was part of the first team to trek across the Greenland ice cap. Then, in early 1925, Balto was part of a relay of sled dog teams who hauled diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, where an ...

Dog-sledding has been a long-held tradition in the north and east of Greenland. But many local hunters and fishermen have given it up and the number of sled dogs has slumped nationwide.

The photos, taken around mid-afternoon last Thursday by Steffen Olsen, show the dogs hauling a sled, ankle-deep in water, in Inglefield Bredning, northwestern Greenland. They were been helping ...

Unlike some of the sled dogs on our list, Greenland Dogs aren’t automatically friendly with other dogs. They require lots of firm training, especially if they’ll be living in a home with kiddos.

there's still no better way than dogsledding to traverse long distances in Greenland, where engine failure can be deadly. Numerous times, dogs have saved patrollers' lives. Sledding during the ...

Greenland is a bit of a mystery to many people ... 300 clear nights per year," Condé Nast Traveler said. Greenlandic sled dogs can also take travelers to more remote areas for even clearer ...