Oh my, where do I start? We are open and honest about our kennel practices, our dogs, our successes and our failures here at SP Kennel. This past week has been one of my most challenging ~ emotionally – in a long while. My goal has always been to try … Read More
Back in 1994, Aliy was living in Bettles, Alaska and beginning to acquire a small group of Alaskan Huskies. While working for US Fish and Wildlife, she had the opportunity to visit the village of Allakaket and meet well respected breeder/racer Steven Bergman. During a tour of his kennel, a … Read More
All of us at SP Kennel are thankful for the tremendous community support we receive from people around the world and especially, Alaskans. This year, Aliy is trying to ‘give back’ to some Alaskan communities. Since, Aliy considers personal health and fitness a number one priority, it only makes sense … Read More
Woof. Hi. Kia ora. I’m settling in nicely and am enjoying my new life in small town Taranaki, New Zealand. My new BFF is Lexie, an 11 year old Gordon Setter and we hang out together during the day. I’m getting to know the new human members of my family … Read More
We still think of the Fire Litter as puppies, but truth be told.. they are not! Olivia and Nacho’s eleven puppies graduate to the SP Kennel Yearling Class this week. We took photographs of the kids earlier this week. Out of the 556 pictures we took, we hope that we … Read More
Here are the Newborn portraits! It is obvious that most of the pups have their father’s coloration. At birth, they were quite challenging to differentiate. However in the past few days, they have started to gain some more individual characteristics. Names will be coming soon. (After we are sure of … Read More
Day Two Pupdate is that everyone is healthy and growing. When they were born we took birth weights. Every pup weighed between 13 and 17 ounces. By day two, all of the pups had gained between 1 and 3 ounces. Chica is nursing the 9 pups on 10 teats, so … Read More
There are three dog house spots adjacent to Aliy and Allen’s house. Anyone who visits must walk within ‘petting’ distance of these dogs. During the winter, these spots are reserved for dogs who need special attention: puppies, retired dogs or indoor pooches. But during the summer months, when the racing … Read More
We’ve had numerous questions about the logistics of exercising the dogs during the summer. So I thought I would go into a little more detail. We divide the dogs into groups of 6 to 8 individuals. Often there are siblings or team mates in the groups. (For instance; Sandy, Hotshot, … Read More
