Yes, horses! ANCHORAGE, Alaska; Braunschweig, Germany–– A German immunologist, funded by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has reportedly made a scientific discovery that may scratch horses from the substance of the Iditarod serum run legend. Horses in the Iditarod Trail Race, the 938-mile world’s most famous and most controversial dog sled race? Yes, […]
2018 dog breed survey: at least 41% of U.S. pit bull population are seeking homes
21% of U.S. pit bulls currently available are in first year of life; 19% have lost at least one home Nearly 15% of the dogs available to the U.S. public for sale or adoption as of mid-June 2018 were pit bulls, but that scarcely made pit bulls the most popular breed. Rather, the numbers indicate […]
The Wolf in Dog’s Clothing
by Margaret A. Cleek, Ph.D In the early 1990s the Alaskan Malamute Club of America was petrified that Malamutes would be included in bans of the then very popular wolf hybrid. To protect our breed, I developed an educational brochure for the Alaskan Malamute Club of America, which with only minor updates seems applicable as an addendum and commentary […]
Pit bull proliferation hits “Indian country”: fatal dog attacks triple
Reservation attacks outside the Far North were formerly almost unheard of Part II of a three-part series. See also 12-pit bull attack on toddler spotlights soaring risk on reservations and Pit bulls now in the “rez dog” gene pool. From the first documentation of reservation dog attacks until 2006 most “Indian country” dog attack fatalities and disfigurements involved sled […]