Southland Sled Dog Association member Justin McNally with Nitro (left) and VX at the Fosbender Fender Bender held at the Sandy Point sled dog track in Invercargill on Saturday. PHOTO: ABBEY PALMER - Invercargill, New Zealand 
Sled dogs have their day at last
As long as the dog can pull, it can race.
This was the attitude of Southland Sled Dog Association member Justin McNally, who took his six huskies to compete at the Fosbender Fender Bender in Invercargill at the weekend — the first and last race of the season.
Forty-six mushers turned up at the Sandy Point sled dog track on Saturday to compete in their own backyard.
Mr McNally said Covid-19 meant dog owners had been unable to race as often as they hoped between June and September this year.
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