We have heard a few comments from those of you who might ‘study’ the SP Kennel website once in a while. One such comment was “How can I easily SEARCH your site?” For instance, let’s assume your favorite dog is Peach. Well… how would you find out more about the … Read More
We enjoyed a campfire cookout with the dogs earlier this week. As those of you who follow our racing know, we “camp out” with our dog teams a lot during races. It’s part of a successful long distance race plan. Anyhow, why not “camp out” on a delightful afternoon in … Read More
It’s winter. It’s not. It’s winter. It’s not. As some dog mushing outfits begin to enjoy snow and sled travel, we are still waiting. Two Rivers has been tucked perfectly between ‘Winter Storm Warnings’ for weeks. To the north of us – in the Brooks Range and far ther up … Read More
If you still see Maintenance Mode when you pull up the website, make sure to clear your browser cookies! You can learn how to do that by using this link: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/clear-cookies-installed.html It seems that SP Kennel website maintenance is taking longer than expected… imagine that?! We need to push the … Read More
SORRY… We will be shutting down the SPK website for a short time. We are prepping for the New Season with fantastic videos, photographs, stories and dog mushing tales (tails). Join us for the SEASON OPENER October 1st
This September SP Kennel is doing things a little different. And boy, are we all HAPPY about it. We have purposely not started training dogs in harness yet. For many years, our first hook up day was September 1st. Not this year! Our focus this month is on enjoying the last … Read More
We have been pondering the ‘Postcard dilemma’ for a solid week now. It seems that over 75% of the nearly 200 postcards mailed in Nome on March 18, 2019 reached their destination the week of August 5, 2019. Our main concern, of course, was that perhaps the dog team that … Read More
July was a scorcher in Two Rivers with temperatures often in the upper 80’s. The dogs were not very active in these temperatures. I even ran a sprinkler in the yard. Junior and Kodiak thought the light mist was invigorating but, McCaw thought the sky was falling. He was in … Read More
Many of you know Tig… the black lab floating in a sea of SP Kennel Alaskan Huskys. She is the dog who is the most “neglected” here because she is very trainable to do… well, black lab stuff. (HERE IS A LINK to “Tig the Helper” Post.) Tig is the … Read More
We have nearly 24 hour daylight this time of year. The gorgeous skies are nothing short of spectacular. Our weather has been varied with torrential rain showers and bright blue sunny skies. The dogs are either sun bathing or hiding from a nature’s bathe. The normal Alaska wildfire season has … Read More
