ROTY

[aren]

Rohn is down to 7 dogs now. Might still be a ROTY ... later ... if he is forced to quit.

Think his age is to his disadvantage.

Rohn's dogs got the doggie flu...that's why he has been dropping dogs like crazy......just a bit of bad luck and traveling in the middle of the pack.....he will be fine as long as those 8 pups running are still healthy.......

I read in one of the mushers homepages that there has been quite a nasty dog flue going along trail this year. I have been wondering (but havn't got around to ask the qestion here on the forum) if this is the reason why many teams had to drop so many dogs early in the race.
Can you mith, or anyone else confirm if this is the case or not

[Moose]

There's often some bug that moves through the dogs. I'm not aware if anyone ever identifies what or what strain, but it frequently happens in races, dog shows, any place where dogs congregate. This year I read DeeDee's team was affected and Kjetil's, I believe, among others, but it seems to hit some teams harder than others. The mushers all carry dog meds in their bags to address bugs, injuries, etc.

[cat]

Go Melissa! The youngest female ROY!

[Johncn]

The live broadcast on in a few minutes (see announcement thread) has interviews with Melissa Owens and Rohn Buser. The kids missed William K however.

Johncn

[Moose]

William Kleedehn is out of Koyuk, leaving Melissa behind. Rohn is still somewhere along the trail into Koyuk. Could mean anything.