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After seeing Nenana's Bill Cotter with a "bootie horn," Michigan rookie Mike Murphy just had to have one. The "bootie horn" is the doggie equivalent of a "shoe horn." A semicircular plastic tube with a rope leash and an elastic strap that a musher can wear around his or her wrist to keep the device from disappearing in the snow, the bootie horn costs $12. Murphy thought it was cute. Some experienced mushers thought it was a waste of money and just one more thing to carry. But others - the ones who wrestle their dogs to get booties on - were looking at it enviously. - Craig Medred
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