Musher Michael Ruopp of Germany starts with his team of sled dogs — who have inexplicably admitted John Carpenter’s Thing into their ranks — at the 23. International Sled Dog Race in Oberhof, central Germany, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. See photo here: http://jezebel.com/5986504/this-sled-dog-is-stealing-your-soul-with-its-hypnotic-ice+storm-eyes