Oh Please Marjorie, when have you come to Alaska and spent Any "Measurable "Time with Any musher to "Know" how badly they are treated? I Have spent many hours with Many mushers & their dogs Here in Alaska and I "Know" from experience how well they are treated by their owners and I would bet some Heavy money it is 10x better than Any of your  "Supposed Animal Loving" friends down there in Florida! I know many people up here who keep their "Pet Dogs" Inside All day with all but  a few moments of outside time to pee & poop then back in! Our  former downstairs neighbors in Wasilla for example have a german shepherd as well as a Pit Bull/Manchester terrier breed dog. Sometimes they would be gone for over 2 days and those dogs would be left inside by themselves and you could hear that German Shepherd wine & howl and scratch the floor. So tell me, which dogs are worse off? The huskies that can be outside & keep moving or be in the shade or dogs penned up with Zero exercise or proper attention