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Iditarod dog dies two days after finishing the race to Nome
Anchorage Daily News ^ | March 17, 2019 | Beth Bragg

Posted on 03/17/2019 10:25:49 AM PDT by Viking2002

An Iditarod sled dog that crossed the finish line Thursday night in Nome died two days later at an Anchorage animal hospital, race officials reported Saturday night.

The dog, a 5-year-old female named Oshi, was a member of rookie musher Richie Beattie’s team, which was the 21st team to finish. Beattie was the first rookie to reach Nome, but he has been withdrawn from the race and his finish is no longer reflected in the Iditarod standings.

The death is the first of this year’s Iditarod, which started March 3 with 52 teams. Nine teams remained on the trail as of 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

According to a press release from the Iditarod, a preliminary diagnosis showed the dog died from aspiration pneumonia.

(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Sports
KEYWORDS: iditarod; workingdogs
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To: SamAdams76

In all fairness, these breeds are used to this. There must of been an underlying issue that wasn’t caught.


21 posted on 03/17/2019 11:07:39 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Truthoverpower; Hot Tabasco
Make 'em do it in snowshoes. I've been in four feet of snow before. Try just making it to the mailbox and back in that. Personally, I don't see the point in yelling "MUSH!" for a thousand miles to a pack of dogs who........well..........really don't have a dog in the fight.🤣❄ Call it age or a general sense of well-being, but I'd rather be sitting buck-nekkid in a hot tub with an adult beverage in my hand🍺, waving that them as they slog by............
22 posted on 03/17/2019 11:07:56 AM PDT by Viking2002
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To: Viking2002

Life isn’t 100% safe and happy happy joy joy!

Lets all rant and wail and rend our sack cloth cloths and cover our head in ashes!

We must stop any practice, hobby, sport or activity that might cause harm or has any risk of injury or death!

And we wonder why the more robust barbarians are hammering at our gates and slavering with glee at the expected sack of our cities.


23 posted on 03/17/2019 11:08:49 AM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Viking2002

That’s okay by me, at least for this brutal race.

The doggies don’t get a choice as to whether to participate in the misery.


24 posted on 03/17/2019 11:09:57 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Viking2002

More concerned with horses dying, at Santa Anita racetrack in
SoCal.


25 posted on 03/17/2019 11:11:47 AM PDT by truth_seeker ( ^^\/**|_|**\/ ^^)
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To: carriage_hill
I hear you, but I must admit that I'm on the fence about this one.

The Iditarod is commemorating a desperate rescue attempt that was only undertaken because thousands of people stranded in Nome would die without medicine. Nobody in their right mind would have done that trek otherwise.

There must be other ways to recognize that achievement without nearly recreating it each year, without all the dangers that went with the original emergency.

As far as other pieces of Americana going away, I would compare this to recreating of the a dozen trail rides that precede the launch of the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show each year. That event uses animals too, horses to be specific, on a series of nearly month-long journeys from various parts of Texas.

One difference is that the horses are not run hard in extreme conditions. They don't even work as hard as horses did on the original trail rides that brought the cattle in. Still, it's getting more difficult to organize these rides as they rely more and more on busy highways and roads.

-PJ

26 posted on 03/17/2019 11:12:02 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Viking2002

John Ritter died after falling Ill when filming a TV Show.

Time to ban TV Shows.


27 posted on 03/17/2019 11:13:23 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: dp0622
Deaths in the past decade: (Unfortunately there is no official source on how many dogs are dropped during a race due to injuries and exhaustion.)

2008 - 3

2009 - 6

2010 - 0

2011 - 0

2012 - 0

2013 - 1 (Paige Drobny's dog, Dorado, suffocated in a snow drift in Unalakleet after being dropped.)

2014 - 0

2015 - 2

2016 - 1

2017 - 4

2018 - 1 ("Blonde was one of 330 dogs pulled out of the Iditarod during the race so far, likely because of exhaustion, illness, or injury, and his death from a lung problem )

Too many have died and too many injured during the race. And there are no records on how many dogs have died in training.......

Run and survive or fight and survive, the Iditarod is no different than dog fighting, just without the blood.

28 posted on 03/17/2019 11:17:08 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (ui)
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To: bgill

“Sad but not unexpected.”

Running is in their Genes. God Bless these Magnificent Creatures.


29 posted on 03/17/2019 11:28:51 AM PDT by carmen2017
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To: Viking2002

Mmmmmmm. Nut logs.


30 posted on 03/17/2019 11:44:46 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Hot Tabasco
Look up the number of human deaths every year marathons.

These dogs are bred to run and are not being coerced in any way. I suspect many more dogs die due to owner neglect in the lower 48 than die from dogsledding.

That being said I would be interested in the opinions of his fellow mushers.

31 posted on 03/17/2019 11:48:59 AM PDT by plymaniac
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To: dp0622

I agree, though that last line
had me going, “Ooooh.”


32 posted on 03/17/2019 11:57:13 AM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: Viking2002

It’s sad that she died but sled dogs live for this, they’re bred to run distance as anyone who’s ever had a Husky or Malamute can attest. She had five years of doing what she loved to do, it was in her blood. Attacking the sledder is not productive.


33 posted on 03/17/2019 12:04:11 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: dp0622

“preliminary diagnosis showed the dog died from aspiration pneumonia.”

Sounds to me like the Dog inhaled his own Vomit as he was run to death to win a race. Waiting for the attacks on me as an Animal Rights Nut.....


34 posted on 03/17/2019 12:19:36 PM PDT by NYAmerican
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To: Glad2bnuts

“slander those who sell puppies without papers and credentials as owners of “puppie mills”. BITD, we used to call them Uncle Bill, Neighbor, or friend. “

Read much about “Puppy Mills” lately? I’ll bet NOT. If your Uncle Bill did that, then that’s your shame.


35 posted on 03/17/2019 12:22:37 PM PDT by NYAmerican
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To: NYAmerican

The dog died at a vet clinic in Anchorage - 2 days after the race ended.

I don’t mind that your are an “animal rights activist”

DO you care as much for human babies?


36 posted on 03/17/2019 12:34:08 PM PDT by ASOC (Having humility really means one is rarely humiliated)
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To: ASOC

“DO you care as much for human babies?”

I care MORE about human babies! Being outraged at unnecessary animal cruelty does not make one even a bit less Conservative. It is the Pol’s and the Media that seek to divide us based upon carefully chosen issues. I am conservative to the Core, and Abortion horrifies me.


37 posted on 03/17/2019 12:42:27 PM PDT by NYAmerican
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To: plymaniac
These dogs are bred to run and are not being coerced in any way.

Neither are fight dogs that are bred to fight.......

In 2018 330 dogs were pulled out of the race due to injuries, illness or exhaustion...........

Pointers are bred to hunt but they're not driven to hunt day after day after day until they drop from exhaustion.

You want to have sled dog races then I'm fine with that as long as you don't force them to run 1,000 miles for two weeks straight.........

For what it's worth, the requirement of the Iditarod is that you can have a max of only 16 dogs but have to finish with only five......

So what does that tell you about the teams that only ended up with 5, 6, 8 or 10 dogs? What happened to those that were dropped since you claim they were bred to run?????

This is a race that brutalizes dogs, not the riders and should be banned..........

38 posted on 03/17/2019 12:51:40 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (ui)
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To: Bulwyf

No doubt the Alaskan dog breeds are used to pulling sleds. I have no beef with that at all as they are performing valuable work and the dogs seem to like the work as well (they actually fight over the privilege of being harnessed up in a team). It’s the racing part of it that seems unnecessary as the sprit of competition between the men makes them drive their dogs all the harder, much more than they normally would if they were just delivering supplies on a routine run. It’s that part of it that seems unfair (to the dogs) to me. It seems that the dogs are being made to suffer unnecessarily so some man can win a trophy.


39 posted on 03/17/2019 1:01:32 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Kickass Conservative

Given the quality of the dreck that passes for ‘TV shows’ nowadays, I’d ban them as a threat to the average American’s IQ. Maybe some of them will shake the cultural fog out of their heads and think for themselves for once.


40 posted on 03/17/2019 1:06:51 PM PDT by Viking2002
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