Official Necropsy result has been issued on Scott Smith's dog . Sucks.
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tanglefoot wrote: i read there was 48 dogs on the flight, they could have all died. not good ITC not good at all!
Dropped dog dies en route to Anchorage
A 2-year-old dog from Iditarod veteran Scott Smith's team died while in transit from the Galena checkpoint late Friday, after the musher dropped the dog earlier in the race, said a statement Saturday morning from Mark Nordman, race marshal.
Smith had dropped the male dog named Smoke on Tuesday at the Manley Hot Springs checkpoint, due to a wrist injury, according to the Iditarod Trail Committee. Smoke died while being transported by plane from Galena to Anchorage and was in a travel kennel onboard the flight.
Typically, the Iditarod transports dogs that mushers choose to leave behind at checkpoints and eventually brings them to Anchorage.
"A necropsy will be conducted by a board-certified pathologist to make every attempt to determine the cause of death," the statement said.
This is Smith's seventh Iditarod start. He placed 10th last year.
Chief Iditarod veterinarian Stu Nelson said Smoke was one of 75 dogs on a chartered flight that left Galena on Friday night, bound for Anchorage. Galena serves as a hub for Iditarod Air Force pilots on this year's race, with dogs from prior checkpoints in the race delivered to Yukon River community before flying back to Anchorage.
Nelson said in a phone interview Saturday that dogs are transported in wooden travel kennels constructed by the Iditarod with each individual kennel capable of holding up to two dogs. He didn't know whether Smoke was in the kennel by himself or with another dog.
Just got word from a friend who is in Nulato that Cody dropped Bowie because he was being a jerk to the other dogs. I guess they are not tired! He had been running him by himself since before Galena but he must have just gotten tired of dealing with him! That's part of managing the team, knowing when to send someone home who isn't working with the team.
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