Dogs at Work

People work hard in the North Country. So do dogs, and they have the added bonus of being pretty cute. Check out how dogs have been keeping hard at work in our region, from policing to pulling dog sleds.

Collection Items

The Tupper Lake Troopers K-9 unit

The Tupper Lake Troopers K-9 unit

Musher Spencer Thew training sled dogs with an all-terrain vehicle in Colton

Musher Spencer Thew training sled dogs with an all-terrain vehicle in Colton

Jacques Suzanne with his team of dogs in Lake Placid

Jacques Suzanne with his team of dogs in Lake Placid

Team of dogs pulls sled in Lake Placid

Team of dogs pulls sled in Lake Placid

Dogsled team pulls people in Lake Placid

Dogsled team pulls people in Lake Placid

A train conductor with the station dog in Clayton

A train conductor with the station dog in Clayton

Guides with dogs and deer in a guideboat in Paul Smiths

Guides with dogs and deer in a guideboat in Paul Smiths

Officer Nason with Tupper Lake Police Department’s K-9 Unit in Tupper

Officer Nason with Tupper Lake Police Department’s K-9 Unit in Tupper

Two men and dog in front of post office in Lake Clear Junction

Two men and dog in front of post office in Lake Clear Junction

Prisoners crushing stone in Canton

Haying at the Dibble farm in Keene Valley

Haying at the Dibble farm in Keene Valley

Guides and tourists on a log bridge in Paul Smiths

Guides and tourists on a log bridge in Paul Smiths

Examining a water sample for black flies in Colton

Guide Bill Rasbeck in Cranberry Lake

Guide Bill Rasbeck in Cranberry Lake

Guides from Paul Smith’s Hotel with trophy deer in Paul Smiths

Guides from Paul Smith’s Hotel with trophy deer in Paul Smiths