The largest dog sled race in the lower 48 states is set for its 2008 course through snowy Wyoming. The 13th International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) will start out of Jackson on January 25, 2008, and finish in Park City, Utah, on February 2, announced Race Director Frank Teasley.The 2008 Jackson race send-off takes place at the Jackson Hole Winter Carnival complete with a bonfire, fireworks show, music and food booths, before heading on to stages in Lander, Pinedale, Cora, Big Piney/Marbleton, Alpine, Kemmerer/Diamondville, and Uinta County and the big finish in Park City. Popular on the professional mushing circuit, the IPSSSDR takes place before Montana’s Race to the Sky and Alaska’s Iditarod, attracting mushers who compete in all three events. With its unique “Stage Stop” format, the race stops in a different community each night, where towns turn on the hospitality for mushers and spectators with events ranging from dog parades, kids’ dog sled races and ice sculpture contests to banquets, carnivals and fishing derbies.Pedigree® Food for Dogs is the title sponsor of the IPSSSDR. The Pedigree® brand actively supports a wide range of programs that promote responsible pet ownership and highlight the contributions dogs make to society. The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded in 1996 by Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the public. For more information, visit the race website atwww.wyomingstagestop.org; contact the race via e-mail at wystagestop@blissnet.com or telephone at (307) 734-1163, or visit www.pedigree.com. 2008 IPSSSDR Stage Stop ScheduleFriday, January 25 – Saturday, February 2 Friday, January 25: JacksonSaturday, January 26: Travel day to LanderSunday, January 27: Lander to Pinedale, check point at Blucher CreekMonday, January 28: Cora to PinedaleTuesday, January 29: Big Piney/MarbletonWednesday, January 30: AlpineThursday, January 31: KemmererFriday, February 1: Bridger ValleySaturday, February 2: Park City
