This opinion piece is AWFUL. One moment, his wife shoots every musher in the foot with the most egregious of allegations:
 "I believe there have been hundreds on top of hundreds or more dogs –  dogs that didn’t make the cut- put down (culled ) routinely from (Seavey) family kennels for several decades…and this practice continues,” she wrote on her blog. “I believe this because I’ve heard stories first hand for over 10 years from people from all walks of life who had tried their hands as a handler in his or his dads kennel. The stories are callous and ruthless – for dogs- and traumatic for any sane thinking person that cares for these canines.”

These two go through dog handlers like urine passes though a urethra. Maybe they should focus on themselves and their treatment of humans, before they judge others. John, who needs to prove anything to you or to "hang your hat on"? Tram also comes in flavored chewables, regardless of your one-dimensional argument based on injected tramadol.