[DogByte6RER]

Another photo from the Flickr collection ... Huskies pulling sledge - First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

[DogByte6RER]

[Faith65]

Those are some tough looking Huskies!

[SamAdams76]

Sadly, dogs are no longer allowed in Antarctica.

You heard that right. Dogs are banned in Antarctica.

Turns out some leftist environmental group got a law passed to that effect. Some nonsense about dogs posing a threat to native seals.

They are still allowed in the Arctic however.

Also, there is a great collection of short stories involving dogs in the Arctic by Jack London.

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[Tennessee Nana]

Dogs went with Hillary to the Antarctic in the early 1950s..

I remember a competition to name a puppy born in New Zealand which would go with him...

all the school children got a chance to suggest a name but I don’t remember the name I entered nor the winning entry but for us it was big doings...

[cripplecreek]

Why the hell did you bring me to this God forsaken icebox?

[Faith65]

They look more like wolves.

[Rodamala]

Those Huskies look more like Akitas.

[EternalVigilance]

That image is a work of art.

Not the pup. The sled dogs.

Amazing shot.

[skinkinthegrass]

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