Our Iditarod Dog of the Day: Senior, who’s so good that he's now named after race founder Joe Redington Sr. “And he lives up to his name,' said musher Hunter Keefe. 'He’s my commander, he runs the team and gets everything out of everyone.”
Hunter Keefe’s dog Senior prepares for the Iditarod with prerace medical checks in Wasilla on Feb. 25, 2023.
Keefe recalls that Senior — then named Ruger — so impressed musher Michi Konno that he renamed him after the Iditarod founder. For that kennel, it’s a big deal. Keefe is running dogs for Raymie Redington, the son of Joe Redington Sr. Keefe has run with Senior in lead for every single race mile he’s run with the kennel. Senior’s leadership up front is a calming presence, something that may come with his years of Iditarod experience: Senior has made at least four trips to Nome.
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