Today in Anchorage will be the site of the shove-off of the 34th Iditarod, otherwise known as that 1,700-mile doggy sled race that lasts two weeks, which you probably secretly know of from watching “Balto” over and over.

As THREESTRIKESANDOUT notes, though organizers aver that all’s aboveboard, there’s still going to be testing for performance enhancers. Yes, for dogs.

“The 40-pound Alaskan huskies are subject to urine tests that check for steroids, stimulants, opiates, muscle relaxants and other substances — anything that could mask pain, increase strength or improve endurance.”

See, there are so many gourmet and specialty items for dogs that this can be hardly surprising. I’m pretty sure Michael Vick’s dogs had them some canine steroids. Get me ‘roids for beekeepers or bird steroids for ornithologists and then you can color me impressed.