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Death sentence recommended for Iditarod dog that attacked Alaska girl

May 15, 2013 - 12:25pm -- eca
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Elin Shuck dog attack Apex kennels Jake Berkowitz
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What provoked Iditarod musher Jake Berkowitz's yearling husky to attack the 2-year-old daughter of a family friend? No one knows. But a recommendation that "Wizard" be put to death for the incident is stirring controversy in the Mat-Su.

Death sentence recommended for Iditarod dog that attacked Alaska girl

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