Ode to Vasser

Nose to the wind with snow in his face, lead dog, leery of humans; Vasser was a sled dog of character and enigma.

As the beta lead dog, next to his alpha brother Grisman, the two led their team across the tundra of Canada and Alaska. He pulled stoically at the front of the pack for many Iditarod and Yukon Quest races; a working dog and proud of it. He was the one who decided if you’d be invited into his circle; not the other way around. Arthritis in his fore ankles forced him into retirement...