Man plans Iditarod run with team of Corgis
 A tenacious Corgi trains for the Iditarod. |
Alaska’s famous annual sled dog race will have an unusual
competitor next year when Emile Robideau races his fleet of
100 Corgis. Robideau is considered an underdog in the event,
as Corgis have notoriously short legs and aren’t good in the
snow.
"They are tenacious little dogs," Robideau said
in defense of his application to run the Corgis. "I have
no doubt that they have the willpower to prevail in this contest.
Anyone who has ever owned a Corgi will tell you that they
hate to lose."
 Frostbite ended this Chihuahua’s dreams of Iditarod glory. |
Robideau is no stranger to the Iditarod, having run it several
times with Malamutes. He dropped out of conventional racing
last year because according to Robideau, he "kept getting
beaten by a girl." As a response, he resorted to unconventional
race methodologies, hopeful that even in the event of a loss,
he would be considered in a different category, therefore
not really branded as having lost to a girl.
Last year, Robideau attempted to enter the Iditarod with
a fleet of 100 Mexican Hairless Chihuahuas, but had to back
out when 40 of them came down with frostbite. Robideau was
dismissive of the dogs’ performance, and vowed to return with
a better breed of dog. "Those Chihuahuas just got cold
feet. The Corgis have much bigger hearts than the Chihuahuas,
and I know they’re going to do just fine."