Cadet, lead dog, and Skye, last dog, left, for musher Wade Marrs are shown during the 2013 Idit …

Cadet, lead dog, and Skye, last dog, left, for musher Wade Marrs are shown during the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. The retired Alaskan Huskies were adopted by cancer survivors Doyle and Peggy Raines of Logandale. (Courtesy Doyle Raines).