Determined teen stays strong after withdraw from Canadian Challenge
Travel troubles for a Quebec 17-year-old, her father’s absence, and perceived strategy misunderstandings taught the teen some hard lessons on her first competitive long distance dog race.
Laquasha Laviolette cites a last-minute decision by Canadian Challenge veterinarians to pull two of her best dogs as the biggest problem leading a race marshal to withdraw her from the race.
She was over a day and a half and 328 kilometres into the 12-dog, 500-kilometre race.
Here is the official reason given on Canadian Challenge’s Facebook page: