<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Ronna Nelson Design
   
  After having been published in Outside magazine and the L. A. Times I had earned enough stripes to request an assignment. I love dogs. So USA Today sent me to Alaska on assignment to cover Susan Butcher, who was competing in the Iditarod Dog Sled Race. She was following two wins in a row and a second place the previous year. The only thing on her mind was her dogs. And the only thing on her dogs mind was her. After witnessing her care and attention throughout the 1,000 mile race, it was apparent why she won. Her dogs would do anything for her. Just take a look at her lead dog on the bottom right of this photo. Sheer devotion.  
   

 

  USA Today, Sports Section