Reply #21: "Should we cut marathons down too?" [View All]

[RoseMead]

Well, yeah, if people are so routinely dropping dead from running them, maybe we should. On the other hand, if *people* want to make the decision to possibly harm or kill *themselves* in the name of sport, I'd say that's their choice. The dogs, again, have *no* choice, and they aren't doing this to themselves. Nowhere have I seen anything to suggest that the owners wanted to slow down or stop, but the dogs just insisted on running until they died.

I don't know how much these owners love their dogs, or whether they love them more than I do or not. I do, however,know I love my own pets enough that I wouldn't put them at risk in an attempt to win a sporting event.

And, again, loving to run and pull sleds does not equal loving to run and pull sleds for a thousand miles in extreme conditions.