Iditarod update: Lost dog is found - Headlines about Dogs

Iditarod update: Lost dog is found
Good news, everyone. Nancy Yoshida's lost dog, Nigel, has been found.

I've been anxiously reading the reports on the Iditarod to see if he was located. You'll recall that he was lost when Yoshida's sled crashed in a gorge on the third day of the race. Nigel was white and that made it all the more difficult to spot him. But according to The Grand Forks Herald, a search party found the dog Friday. So it looks like Friday the 13th was his lucky day. An interesting tidbit: Apparently women in the search party were able to coax Nigel in from the cold, whereas he had eluded the men who had searched for him. You can see a photo gallery of Nancy Yoshida here.

I've heard people talk about dogs preferring men or women. Have you ever heard of such an extreme example? Nigel would rather stay in the cold and snow than come to a man!

Meanwhile the race continues, and it looks like two-time champion Lance Mackey is poised to win again. You can see more photos of the Iditarod here.