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Iditarod officials announce first dog death of this year’s race
A 4-year-old female dog died Friday during the Iditarod, the famous long-distance sled dog race held in Alaska. The dog, named Ventana, collapsed eight miles outside a race checkpoint in Galena ...
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Pregnant dog on Iditarod rookie’s team collapses and dies outside Galena, race says
A dog that collapsed and died Friday during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race turned out to be ... a statement Friday that Ventana, a 4-year-old female on rookie musher Daniel Klein’s team ...
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This Iditarod musher is racing with mostly rescue dogs from Alaska shelters
Most mushers in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are competing with ... throughout Alaska — including his lead dog, a 3-year-old female named Fly. Fly, who is from Fairbanks North ...