ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The Anchorage Museum’s newest exhibit takes an intimate look at the relationships between pooches and their people in the far north.
“When most people think about dogs in Alaska, they think about mushing. But dogs are so much more than animals who pull,” Anchorage Museum Associate Curator Rachel Boesenberg explained. “They have also been our companions, our hunting helpmates, and really, we have co-evolved alongside them for the last 15,000 years.”
Dog Show explores that coevolution specifically in Arctic and Subarctic communities, taking a deeper look at how canines have shaped history and culture in Alaska and beyond.
Boesenberg said the exhibit is “truly a celebration” of how dogs and their humans have coexisted for centuries…