Source: American Kennel Club The German shepherd isn't the only dog whose role has stayed consistent for over 100 years. According to the AKC, pugs are among the oldest breeds of dogs, and they ...

Now, 100 years later, Nome is remembering its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for ... had about 1,400 residents ...

It was thought until very recently that dogs were wild until about 12,000 years ago. But DNA analysis published in 1997 suggests a date of about 130,000 years ago for the transformation of wolves ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and unrelenting blizzards, and under siege from a ...