In fact, the leading newspapers have occasionally portrayed the race as a joyous event for the dogs. Emphasizing upbeat images of sled dogs. Halter tenderly tended his dogs' feet Monday, rubbing in the oily liquid and talking to the dogs. One husky raised its head and seemed to give Halter a grin. Holding responsible parties free of guilt in dog deaths.
People die that way too.
There's nothing you can do about it. Describing the apparent sadness of mushers and race officials when a dog dies. A reporter advised mushers to give press interviews soon after the death of a dog, because not providing comments to the press until hours or days after a dog death made them seem cold and uncaring. It is awful. The whole thing came down hard on me.