Bend’s best athletes aren’t runners or cyclists or even Nordic skiers—they’re furry sled dogs. These little beasts, called Alaskan huskies, are shorthaired, agile and weigh between 45 and 55 pounds—much smaller than their fluffy Washington husky and Alaskan Malamute cousins, which can easily tip the scales at 100 pounds or more. As is true with […]

