Mush or Die?

Iditarod participant Ramy Brooks has a new way of dealing with his dogs when they become exhausted: beat them.

...MSNBC reports the following:

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two-time runner-up Ramy Brooks was disqualified from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for abusing his dogs.

The 38-year-old Brooks hit each of his 10 dogs with a trail marking lathe, similar to a surveyor’s stake, after two refused to get up and continue running on an ice field, race marshal Mark Nordman told The Associated Press from Nome on Sunday.

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One of Brooks’ dogs died the next day on the trail, between White Mountain and Safety, the last checkpoint before Nome.

...Is there any possibility that we can stick Brooks in a harness, make him run the length of the Iditarod course, and beat him a few times if he doesn’t move fast enough? I’d pay to see that.

...It’ll be interesting to see if Cellular One—not to mention all the other companies—continues to sponsor his Website.

References
▪ MSNBC
▪ RamyBrooks.com