Bog, a 2-year-old male, was on Isaac Teaford’s team. This is Teaford’s first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race.
A 2-year-old dog in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race collapsed and died Sunday morning, according to race officials. It is the first dog death of the 2024 race., officials said the dog, named Bog, was on rookie musher Isaac Teaford’s team. At about 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Bog collapsed 200 feet from the Nulato checkpoint, at mile 582 of the 1,000-mile race.
“Iditarod checkers and one Iditarod Veterinarian approached the team and CPR was administered for 20 minutes, but Bog unfortunately did not survive,” the statement says.currently lives in TalkeetnaIt’s unclear whether he will be pulled from the race. A race spokeswoman said she did not have that information yet Sunday afternoon.
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