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Musher Alex Theriault steers his sled Feb. 5 as Jaime Clark, front, and her sister Shylah Clark set off on an excursion at Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Inside a Canton dog sledding operation offering winter mushing rides
Russ Dillingham recently captured behind-the-scenes moments at a dog-based business.
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Musher Brandon Theriault, back, takes newly arrived guide Camon Rain for a training run Feb. 5 at Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageCANTON, February 5, 2026 – Panda, a Euro Hound, bred especially for dog sledding, eagerly awaits to get on the trail last week. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageSarah Garland cuddles with Kenai at the front desk of their yurt as she and her team of mushers wait for clients last week. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageCANTON, February 5, 2026 – Musher Brandon Theriault, carries Icarus in the parking lot last week as they wait for clients at Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageCANTON, February 5, 2026 – A pair of dogs look out from their specialized enclosure in a double-decker pickup truck in the parking lot of Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageJaime Clark is surrounded by dogs Feb. 5 at Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. She and her sister were going for their first ride. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageClash, a Eurohound, peers out the window Feb. 5 as passengers arrive at Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageKenai nuzzles up with musher Alex Theriault as he and other mushers and guides wait for clients to arrive last week at his business, Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageAlex Therriault carries Hero in the parking lot while waiting for clients at Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageCANTON, February 5, 2026 – Sigurd, an Alaskan Husky, peers out the window as passengers arrive. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageMusher Alex Theriault steers his sled Feb. 5 as Jaime Clark, front, and her sister Shylah Clark set off on an excursion at Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience in Canton. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...
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