On average, about 3 sled dogs die each year in Alaska’s annual Iditarod. 2013, however, saw just a single canine fatality in the race that has Huskies running about 100 miles per day in frigid temperatures over jagged ice and through biting wind. This year, the race took the life of a 5-year-old male named Dorado.
Circumstances around Dorado’s death…
