Iditapod bonus: John Suter in Anchorage

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John Suter and his poodle sled dogs in 1988 (Hans Molenkamp, courtesy John Suter)

In this extended interview, we hear more from John Suter, an Iditarod finisher who famously had a team that included poodles. Suter ran the Iditarod with poodles in 1988, ’89, ’90 and ’91, finishing each year ahead of other teams racing more traditional sled dogs.

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Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him atcgrove@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Caseyhere

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