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Happy Holiday Season

The dogs and humans of @ SPK are happy and healthy. Wishing all of our canine and human friends and supporters a cheerful holiday season whether you are enjoying a crisp and cold, winter wonderland or palm trees and humidity this joyful season. (SORRY BUT ALL BEANIES HAVE SOLD.) We … Read More

More Retirement Updates

We thought we’d give you another update on dogs who have retired and moved house from SP Kennel. There is a lot that goes into retirement decisions and our philosophy of the right dog to the right home, at the right time is always in mind. It is bittersweet for … Read More

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Retirement updates

We thought we would let you know about a few more dogs that have moved house and retired from SP Kennel. Dog retirement is bittersweet for the humans of SP Kennel but the dogs are all very happy in their new lives. Read more about our dog retirement philosophy in … Read More

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Final Dog Fan Club Draw (ever!)

Back in November 2013 we set up the Dog Fan Club so you all could show your support for your favourite dog (or dogs). Over the seasons it has proven to be extremely popular and we have given away some great prizes to many of you – kennel goodies, race … Read More

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June 1st at SPK

Greetings! Here in Two Rivers, we are doing our best to put aside our “Go Go Go” lifestyle and enjoy the moment. Sometimes we are successful and sometimes… not so much. We continue to do our best to be healthy and happy: both the humans and dogs. Allen is running or … Read More

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Retirements – On To Life: Part Two

A number of dogs will be leaving SP Kennel over the coming months to start their Life: Part Two. We will bring you the stories as they come. Today, we’ll tell you about six dogs who have retired from SP Kennel – Spark, Driver, Amber, Perky, Decaf and Cloud. It is … Read More

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Letters From Students

One of our favourite post-season tasks is having the privilege to receive, read and reply to the many letters we receive from students who were studying the Iditarod and had picked Aliy as their musher to follow. There are so many heartfelt messages and drawings and this year they really … Read More

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ID2021 – Thank You

We have so, so many thank yous to make this year. First and foremost, always – thank you to Amber, Bill, Bruno, Chevie, Chipper, Cloud, Commando, Decaf, Driver, Five, Gravy, Jefe, Mismo, Nacho, Nomex, Peach, Perky, QT, Razz, Rodney, Scooby, Scout, Spark, Violet, Wu and Ziptie. They are why we … Read More

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Dog Fan Club Draw – Catchup #2

We had planned to do a bunch of Dog Fan Club draws during the Iditarod. Obviously, we didn’t get to that so to catch up we have randomly drawn another SIX names today. Congratulations to Angela & Bob Pressley who are fans of Nomex, Perky fans Bill & Sue Wyman, Chipper … Read More

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Springtime Mushing

Allen has been taking teams out to make the most of the springtime weather and fast receding trails. In this video he’s taken the Iditarod team – everyone looked great and they were excited to be running.  

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Fun photos from around SP Kennel