Sled dogs owned by Iditarod veteran Jessie Holmes attacked and killed a small family dog in its yard last month, according to a Wasilla family. They say Holmes was remorseful and they'd like him to use his platform to promote responsible dog ownership.
On March 25, Liza McCafferty says she let her small Havanese dog out on a lead in her backyard, located behind the Grand View Inn in Wasilla. Then she went back inside to take a break from work.
As described by McCafferty, the sled dogs ran down the hill behind the hotel onto her property, and by the time she saw what was going on, it was too late. McCafferty saw a black dog in her yard when she came back outside, and then she saw a pack of dogs near her deck. McCafferty says that she saw Holmes standing on the top of the hill and screamed out for him to help. Holmes ran down the hill and separated the dogs, she said. After putting them back in the trailer, he came back to speak with McCafferty.
McCafferty said that she took down his information, then asked him to leave because she was so upset by what happened. Lucky was taken to a veterinary clinic, and was declared dead.
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