Anchorage Daily News reports that a sled dog has died while participating in the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race in Alaska.  The dog, a six-year-old named Viktor, was a member of musher Jeff Holt’s team and died between the Rainy Pass and Rohn checkpoints, although the cause of his death is not yet known. Another dog now is missing.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/03/iditarod-dog-di.html

The man who left his fortune to the dogs, Kenneth Munzert, who died last year at 88, left his major asset, his $1 million home in Federal Hill, to an animal
charity to look after Beauregard, his beloved German shepherd. The dog died shortly before Munzert, so he revised his will to state that the proceeds of the house (and some other money) go toward protecting other dogs whose owners had died.
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http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/mutts/blog/2009/03/dog_1_million_will_baltimore.html Baltimore Sun

The Dog Whisperer, Cezar Millan gets his U.S. Citizenship
Millan, of the Emmy-nominated Dog Whisperer fame, three best-selling books and a non-profit foundation for abused and abandoned dogs, and one of my favourite characters
has acheived a lifetime goal of becoming a U.S. citizen.
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http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20265399,00.html

The missing dog,  pug/beagle mix called Dutch, was found at the Cape Cod Airfield missing after Cape Cod Animal Hospital fire.
He had been missing since Monday night’s fire when a veterinarian broke down the l door with a cinder block to allow the animals to escape.

Barnstable’s animal control officer says Dutch appeared to be OK and was being evaluated by a vet.

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http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2009_03_12_Dog_missing_after_Cape_Cod_Animal_Hospital_fire_found/srvc=home&position=recent

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