Good DoggyBuck's the alpha dog. The top dog. The big dawg. And no, we're not being subtle (that wouldn't be in the spirit of London's novel, after all). Buck's an actual d-o-g. He's a canine. And h...

Who's A Good Human? You Are! Yes, You Are!We're not going to mince words: we give Thornton five Milkbones on a five Milkbone scale.This guy is great. Not only does he probably look like a cross bet...

You might have a hard time keeping Perrault and François straight—after all, they're both mushers, both good outdoorsmen, and both have a couple of the Frenchiest names known to man.  One w...

If you’re having a hard time keeping François and Perrault straight, François is the Robin character in this Batman and Robin-like team. He doesn’t have Perrault’s brains, and he defers to...

As sad as it is, the most important thing about Dave is his death. When Dave gets sick and insists on staying with the sled, we really get to see that pulling the sled can become a way of life for...

Mercedes is the only woman in this text (not counting female dogs), and unfortunately represents a bunch of gender stereotypes that existed around the turn of the 20th Century. She's weak, impracti...