The Iditarod misadventures of May the Husky

Beautiful blonde, blue eyed May the Husky got more attention and made more news this week than most of the racers in the Iditarod.

Like many Huskies before her, as soon as she got a chance to go off on her doggie adventure, she was off and running. An experienced lead dog, May had previously completed three Iditarod races with three different mushers.

This year she was on the team of Newton Marshall, the Jamaican musher who was running in his second Iditarod. When Marshall stopped to help another musher, the lines got tangled and in the process May was separated from her team and no doubt bored with the delay.

May’s owner, veteran racer Jim Lanier, who was also competing in the race, kept in touch with the search efforts through his Facebook page. There were frequent sightings. Lanier’s wife flew to Alaska hoping to be the familiar face to calm the timid dog.

Finally she was spotted seven days later and 150 miles away. From the various sightings, some are guessing that she may have traveled 300-400 miles during her adventure, perhaps trying to find her way back to the beginning of the race.

She was skinny and had blood on her paws but she came right up to her rescuers and sat on the lap of one of them all the way back to Big Lake.

The night she was recovered, word is May was treated to a dinner of Copper River red salmon, soaked kibble, a quart of water, a massage, and a good, long sleep on clean sheets. Source

Running without a team didn’t turn out to be as much fun as it seemed at the time.

Did she learn a lesson? Did I mention that May is a Husky?

Comments

[yellowdoggranny]

if she could talk, I bet she has a great story to tell.

[Khyra]

Why do woo POODLES paw such silly khwestions?

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
PeeEssWoo: BTW, did I menion I am a Husky ;-)

[Jan]

And you've had some Husky adventures of your own, haven't you?

[jet]

I'm sure it was fun for her at the time til her paws started to hurt...

[Linda]

I am so glad she was found! That is a gift in itself!

Linda
http://coloradofarmlifewordpress.com

[Karen Friesecke]

Fantasy is never as good as reality. Glad that May is safe and sound.

[Pamela]

Because Newton Marshall can't race his own team (Jamaican quarantine laws would not allow him to take a team and return them) to a race, other mushers have been very generous with providing teams for him to run.

I can only imagine how frightening this must have been to everyone. So glad to hear May was found.

[yellowdoggranny]

http://www.nongmoproject.org/learn-more/

found this for you.

[Sage]

How scary. What is it about Huskys that makes them wander? We had a similar episode with a friend's Husky mix recently, although it only lasted an hour. A long hour.

[John@funny cats]

Huskys are very reliable dogs and most preferable in cold environment. They are very friendly dogs if you ask me, one of the best breeds ever.

[Donna]

Yup. I bet she learned adventures are FUN! And you get an awesome dinner on your return. :-)

[Dennis the Vizsla]

hello jan its dennis the vizsla dog hay wow that siberian must hav had kwite the adventcher!!! dada sez he wunders if she saw white fang wile she wuz running arownd up their i hav no ideea hoo that is but nowing dada it is probly a vampire or sumthing!!! ok bye

[Jodi]

Poor thing, I imagine it was hard on everyone.

[don]

It is such a great story.