Rubes by Leigh Rubin for November 16, 2021

Actually, Togo ran the longest leg of the serum run to Nome.

Woof, woof!

Meh! I prefer catlike indifference. Actually I really do appreciate Service/Rescue/K-9 corps dogs. Cats do a lot for humans on an individual level, dogs do a lot for humans on a community level.

Dog gonnit, I love those tails.

So that’s his name!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-J0xPfbRr0

… and … is glad to return home to his Teddy Bear.

Hey don’t be so catty about it

The same Balto as on Molly of Denali?

Actually, yes: hardnosed, indefatigable, relentless, resolute, single-minded, steadfast….shall I continue?

And did he mention, if you were not the lead dog, the scenery would not be changing for hundreds of miles….

Makes you think about the adjectives used and why they came to be derived.

And this run to Nome is commemorated every year in the Iditarod dog sled race.