Tug is a pretty understated, sweet dog. She runs with her tail up, so you can always pick her out in the team and as you can see in the video she has a permanent smile on her lips! She has recently moved house and is now between Beemer, Biscuit … Read More
The entire state of Alaska is currently in a “deep freeze”. Two Rivers and SP Kennel is sitting directly in the center of this freezer unit. Our concerns are the same as they always are: 1. Keep the dogs healthy. Right now, the biggest concern is keeping the dogs “fat … Read More
The Junior Division of the SP Kennel was also hotly contested! All the juniors did exceptionally well and got up to some phenomenal speeds with only a few tumbles. Everyone had fun! ChaCha, Honda, Rose, Stormy and Teddy all took their job extremely seriously and there were lots of tails … Read More
Here are the videos from Saturday’s SP Kennel In-house Invitational Race for you to enjoy. In the interests of “load-ability” we’ve made three separate videos. The first is Aliy explaining the route and rules, Race Marshall Ray with some ground rules and the drafting of teams. You don’t have the … Read More
The inaugural SP Kennel In-house Invitational Race has been run. After all the strategising, team selection bombshells, “smack talking”, time penalties and ten miles of hard and fast trail we had a very close run race. Because the time elapsed included hooking up, running ten miles then snacking and un-harnessing … Read More
The scene is set and the tension is mounting for the SP Kennel Invitational. Some time penalties have already been issued for lack of yard chores and the “smack” talk has started. The teams are about to be chosen and sleds packed… just as soon as everyone has a coffee! … Read More
SATURDAY, November 25th – 1 PM In addition to the 10-mile division, the SP Kennel Invitational Race will include a Junior Division. Each musher will have to navigate their team of two dogs around a pre-made race track. In the event of a crash, mushers are encouraged to hop back … Read More
SATURDAY, November 25th The Two Rivers Tune Up Sled Dog Race has been cancelled due to lack of adequate snow. The race course is hard packed and the Two Rivers Club Trail Boss does not think he can adequately and safely mark the route. (In other words… the darn markers … Read More
Here at SP Kennel we are pretty thankful for a lot of things… we are thankful for every single one of the wonderful dogs we have in our kennel, for the beautiful corner of the world we live in, for our generous sponsors and, of course, for our fantastic supporters! … Read More
It’s always fun to watch the dogs when they get fresh straw for their houses. Many of them spend time getting it just the way they want with “this bit over here” and “some more over there in the corner”. Some of them even take the trouble to create more … Read More
