So, we were walking down the street in Ketchikan, and Lisa sees a sign in a store window saying “meet an Iditerod sled dog” or some such, and we walk in, and the fellow in the picture—who turns out to be Ray Redington Jr., grandson of Iditerod founder Joe Redington—introduces us to this fair-haired pooch Tommy, who’s been Rays lead dog in no less than 3 Iditerods! Tommy’s 5 years old and still at the top of his game!

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