41.   Race veterinarian Stu Nelson said it was the first Iditarod he knew of where no dogs had died along the trail by the time a winner arrived at Nome.

42.   A local emergency medical technician offered to transport the dog in the ambulance to the animal hospital, where the dog died.

43.   An autopsy revealed the dog had died of suffocation due to lack of oxygen.

44.   Another dog also died Friday.

45.   Another dog nearly died after being bitten, and even Noel nearly lost a finger while trying to restrain the male dog, Bane, the documents say.

46.   Both dogs died on the route between Dawson and Eagle.

47.   Gillespie arrived as his dog was dying.

48.   His dog also had died.

49.   His dog died a few hours earlier, presumably of radiation poisoning.

50.   Last year, one dog died early in the race.