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I am a dog person. Arguably that's an understatement. I had a dog obsessed childhood. My bookshelf was all Julie of the Wolves, Jack London, and

Gary Paulson. I told anyone that would listen that I was going to compete in the I diderod someday, which was met with a lot of blank

stairs and the occasional laugh because I lived in Southern California, and most people had never even heard of the Iditarod.

But to me, the long-distance dog sled race epitomized everything I love about dogs.

I love how they give everything to whatever they're doing.

How loyal and motivated they are once you earn their trust. They will, quite literally, run themselves to death for you.

They're just the best teammates you can possibly have.

I think they bring out the best in me as well. It's easy for me to mirror their whole-hearted

affection, to drop any pretense or ego, and to give everything I have right back.

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