ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Musher Nicolas Petit lost a huge lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday when his dog team refused to keep going after he yelled at one of the animals. Nicolas Petit hugs one of his dogs before they leave Unalakleet, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 10, 2019. ( Anchorage Daily News via AP / Marc Lester ) Nicolas Petit arrives in Unalakleet,Alaska, in the lead of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 10, 2019. “Sometimes all it takes is just this one sour grape in the team,” Riddles said. That’s what he’s looking at — not just today’s race,” Riddles said.

Source: thestar March 11, 2019 19:09 UTC