Dog Days of Winter

Regan Burden grew up in Port Hope Simpson, Labrador, surrounded by husky puppies. Regan has Inuit ancestry on her father’s side. Her dad, like his dad before him, and family members going back at least four generations, all had dog sled teams. Dog sled teams were an important means of transportation right up until the 1950s, but as snowmobiles have increasingly replaced sled dogs, the tradition has been displaced. Now, Regan is trying to figure out if she wants to keep it alive, and run her own dog team. But she still has a lot to learn if she wants to follow in her family’s—and 10 dog’s—footsteps.