Fernando Ramirez and dogs at Rancho Luna Lobos. | Article/Image: Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS Mornings - Utah
In the mountains of Utah, the Rancho Luna Lobos race team is gearing up for its next competition as one of the top-ranked dog sled teams in the world.
Each of the all-star canines is an underdog who has overcome significant challenges to reach their winning status. Most were abandoned or abused before being rescued by Fernando and Dana Ramirez, who helped them find new footing in life.
The couple and their five children foster nearly 100 dogs on the 55-acre ranch, giving the pups a second chance at life and love. Fernando Ramirez began racing...
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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Bailey Vitello, during his rookie run in the 2023 Iditarod. | Article: Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media - Image: Courtesy Bailey Vitello - Iditarod
A snowmachiner collided with a team competing in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and then fled the scene, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Troopers said in an online dispatch Wednesday morning that the collision happened between the checkpoints of Koyuk and Elim, more than three-quarters of the way into the thousand-mile race. The collision was reported to troopers at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Iditarod officials said in a statement that the musher involved was Bailey Vitello of New Hampshire. Vitello was not injured and no dogs died. Troopers initially said that at least one dog was injured....
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28 athletes have now embarked on a seven-day bone-chilling competition in the wilderness. It becomes a lonely battle against oneself and nature. | Article: Irmelin Kulbrandstad, Hanne Wilhelms, Johan Isak Niska, Hanne Bernhardsen Nordvåg - Image: Jan Helmer Olsen (NRK.co) - Alta, Norway
Finnmarksløpet's longest distance, known as Europe's longest and toughest dog race, FL1200, started on Friday.
28 athletes left from Alta - and each with their own team of 14 dogs.
The teams will leave behind 1,200 kilometers through both open land and untouched wilderness before they return next Friday.
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Dallas Seavey celebrates his win of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. | Article: Casey Grove, Image: Anne Raup - ADN - Nome, Alaska
The Last Great Race has its first six-time champion: Dallas Seavey has broken the all-time record for Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race wins, mushing to this Bering Sea city and into the history books Tuesday.
Seavey and his 10-dog team, led by Golden Harness winners Sebastian and Aero, arrived under the famed Burled Arch finish line at 5:16 p.m. to a cheering crowd of onlookers enjoying the evening sunshine. By getting here first again, 37-year-old Seavey has broken a tie with five-time champ Rick Swenson.
Seavey pumped his arms in the air running beside his sled while coming...
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