The Fire Litter (L-R): Chena, Spark, Coal, Torch, Daisy, Hotshot, Commando, Violet, Amber, Nomex and Tinder. The Fire Litter are 3 1/2 months. Check out the Puppies Page. We had a heck of a time getting individual glamour shots for the eleven pups. But, thank goodness Meghan and Moira are … Read More
The last two days at the kennel we have had our eyes focused on nothing other than our Mac laptops. Every dog needed a website update: photo, race info and personal profile. We didn’t stop until we were done. Today with bleeding eyeballs, we have the Racers and Yearlings COMPLETE. … Read More
Over the weekend, photographer and dog lover, Jeanne Schnackenberg, visited SP Kennel to take the “glam shots” for the web and for the dog sponsors’ packet. With Aliy, Meghan, Wendy and Moira helping, she got some FANTASTIC pics of everyone! Felix gets the glamour treatment We used all manner of … Read More
Fall training is well underway here at SP Kennel. The dogs are finding their rhythms as we increase mileage, and the yearlings are settling into the routine of running with the big dogs. With fall training comes a growing list of fall projects! As I wandered around the dog yard … Read More
At this time of year with the “warmer” temperatures and no snow it is important to find water on the trails for the dogs to drink and cool off a bit. We are lucky that just 2.5 miles from the kennel is Iron Creek and we can take the teams … Read More
IV and Chemo were born three and a half years ago. Two cute little Alaska Springtime puppies. They were so furry that they looked like cotton balls and I thought about naming them “Johnson’s” or even “Q-tip”. This pair were the only puppies we had at SP Kennel in 2010. … Read More
I jumped on the back of the four-wheeler with Meghan again yesterday as it was such a beautiful day! It’s a little warm for the dogs – at about 45 degrees in the heat of the day – so we are still running early in the morning before it heats … Read More
Meghan and Moira took two teams, nearly the whole ‘racing dog’ yard, out for a 13 mile run on Monday. They took them through Iron Creek to cool down on the way home and Moira got some video to share with you.
Later that night, after Moira was fast asleep in the cozy SP Handler Cabin, the dogs welcomed her home.
