HUMAN

Name: DAWN SESSIONS
Age: 53
Residence: BOISE, IDAHO
Occupation: VETERINARIAN
Years involved with Iditarod: 7
Iditarod Role: TRAIL VETERINARIAN
Current Location: WHITE MOUNTAIN, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 14, 2019
Temperature: 26F / OUTDOORS

What is your Why?.. Why are you here today and involved in Iditarod?:

I COME BACK BECAUSE I WANT TO HELP THE DOGS. BUT EVEN MORE SO, I WANT THIS RACE TO CONTINUE. AND I THINK THE HEALTH OF THE DOGS CONTRIBUTES TO WHETHER THE RACE WILL BE A LONG-TERM THING.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

PROBABLY WHEN JEFF KING LOST A DOG WHEN THE VILLAGER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE DOG WITH THE SNOW MACHINE. THAT WAS A ROUGH NIGHT, BUT IT WAS THE MOST REWARDING NIGHT BECAUSE WE SAVED TWO OUT OF THE THREE DOGS.

What do you know for sure?:

I WAS BORN TO HELP DOGS AND ANIMALS.