Nicolas Petit and his 10 dogs were less than 200 miles from the finish line and in the lead when a disagreement between two dogs caused the sled to pause then come completely halt.
Nicolas Petit hugs one of his dogs before they leave Unalakleet, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 10. By Jacob Bogage Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow March 12 at 5:33 PM A favorite to win the Iditarod sled dog race, a nearly 1,000 mile arctic haul across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome, dropped out of the event Monday less than 200 miles from the finish line because his dogs refused to continue.
The 38-year-old’s sled earlier in the day left Shaktoolik in the lead “like a rocket,” he told local television station KTUU. But then one of his dogs wanted to stop for a bathroom break and an older dog jumped on top of it in disagreement. Petit raised his voice and it spooked the rest of the team, which refused to mush.
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