A north-east musher has been forced to pull out of husky racing’s biggest event after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.Wattie McDonald, of Craiggie Smithy, near Stonehaven, had been due to fly to Alaska on January 11 to begin training for the Iditarod with his pack of dogs.Read more here: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/north/295121-musher-forced-to-pull-out-of-last-great-race-on-earth/

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