In the archives of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, England, there is a green metal box, a miniature filing cabinet with two drawers filled with rarely seen 5-inch by 8-inch index cards, most bearing the picture of an adorable dog. These are the employment records of the hundreds of sled dogs that worked on behalf of Great Britain in Antarctica from 1945 to 1994, and each one tells the story of an intrepid, furry explorer in a dangerous and punishing place. Dogs played an integral part in exploring the…
