An unknown substance near the Chilkoot River made dogs sick twice this month. The pet owners had to make their animals vomit and the dogs needed intravenous fluids from veterinarian Michelle Oakley.
In early April Nancy Hotch went on her usual walk along the Chilkoot with her husky Autumn and Teri Bastable-Podsiki’s husky malamute, Denali. The pair of dogs typically leave the road and run along the river and into the woods.
When Hotch and…

