It’s that time of year again! Are you ready to be a part of the Last Great Race on Earth? The Schedule Wednesday, February 29th: Mushers fly to Anchorage Thursday, March 1st: Dogs and SPK Team drives to Anchorage, Mushers Meeting 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Mushers Banquet and Bib … Read More
Iditarod Vet Paperwork and a peanut butter cookie Every Iditarod dog is required to have a complete blood count (CBC) and a full chemistry panel. These tests were done two weeks prior to the race. The tests provided an overview of a dog’s general health status. In addition, the dogs … Read More
Here’s a fantastic post-YQ interview with Allen and Hugh:
It’s here! The 2012 Iditarod Edition of “Howler” — the SP Kennel newsletter! Click the image below to open the PDF file in your web browser, then read it online and/or print it for later reference!
The Yukon Quest is over and the Iditarod is 10 days away. That leaves the mushers and dogs at SP Kennel with a little “time off”. We hope you appreciate The SP Kennel dogs doing what dogs do best:
Ryne, Derek and I had 32 dogs at the tests yesterday. Everyone did so well, even the youngsters. These tests are required for all dogs that run in the Iditarod. Aliy and Ryne will get the results back with in the next week or so. As we were rotating dogs … Read More
Quito, Olivia, Boondocks, Chica, Nacho, Scruggs, Scout, Meg, Tatfish, Biscuit, Puppet, Pud and Schmoe are back at their home as of 11 PM tonight. They were greeted by their only team mate who didn’t make it to the Canadian side: Scooter as well as their buddy: Ryne. Ryne gave them … Read More
It has been warm and balmy with temperatures well above freezing here in Whitehorse. The dog boxes were so warm that the resting dogs needed to be dropped and hydrated about every hour. Frequently we left the doors open on dog boxes so they could get more ventilation while they … Read More
