Sled dog injured in 2016 Iditarod snowmachine attack makes comeback in 2017 race

Crosby charges ahead as lead on Kristin Bacon’s team as they took off from Fairbanks during the restart. Photo courtesy of Katherine Updegraff/Bacon’s Acres’ Kennel
While there are more than 800 dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, one in particular is standing out from the rest.
Last year, a drunken snowmachiner attacked mushers Aliy Zirkle and Jeff King on the trail between Galena and Nulato. Those attacks resulted in injuries and one dog died — King’s l