CATs pull more sleds than dogs these days, so I don't have the personal connection to sled dogs that some members here do, but it is nice to see them remembered.
Years ago I saw the statues of Taro and Jiro in Nagoya, and it appears those dogs have been remembered in several cities in Japan.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0050421wh.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taro_and_Jiro.JPG