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Iditarod mushers begin sled-dog race through Alaska wilderness
The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600 km) Iditarod race, which typically takes nine days or longer to complete, commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that delivered diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the Bering Sea coastal community of Nome.
More here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0M50VZ20150309
Story submitted by Carole
on 10-03-2015, 06:30 AM
on 10-03-2015, 06:30 AM
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10-03-2015, 08:00 AM
Using dogs for the purpose they were bred for, rather than taking part in beauty contests, gladdens my heart. I just wish I could afford a rig to run Ben in ... or could afford to take him up to Aviemore every winter.
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11-03-2015, 07:59 AM
I've been glued to all the feeds. The dogs are amazing but my goodness, it's harsh on the mushers.
Take my hat off to each and every one of them.
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