We’re excited that Verizon has joined the SP Kennel team! Will you be in the Fairbanks area on Saturday? If so, drop into the Verizon store on 427 Merhar Avenue between 12noon and 2pm to meet Aliy and Allen. We’ll have Beemer and Viper in store so come along and … Read More
This last week has seen an interesting weather combination in Two Rivers. On Friday we got about 11 inches of fresh snow which was very exciting. It turns out it was fairly localised because as Aliy and Spencer were in the White Mountains they hardly had any but the kennel … Read More
As Allen is a veteran racer in the Yukon Quest, he is able to have vet checks completed at the kennel with a Yukon Quest approved veterinarian. Dr Tamara Rose, who is also a kennel sponsor, came to the kennel on Tuesday evening to check out 17 possible Quest 1000 … Read More
There’s been a number of you asking after Spark – the only one of the yearling squad who hasn’t got to race so far this season. Spark is just fine!! Just before the first race he tripped and hurt his wrist a little so it was decided not to race … Read More
Once we completed and tied up all the “drop bags” we took them all into Fairbanks where the hardworking Yukon Quest volunteers helped Spencer unload them, laid them out checkpoint by checkpoint then tied colour coded tags on them to help quickly identify them. At the same time the team … Read More
Yesterday, Aliy and Spencer took most of the Quest/YQ300 potentials out to the White Mountains for a change of scene. Aliy took the Spot tracker with her and we thought you’d be interested in their route. The tracker route is showing only their homeward journey; point #13 is from the … Read More
Congratulations to Becky Pacas from California who has won this week’s Fan Club Draw. Becky is a fan of many of our dogs – on this occasion SISSY wins! Sissy really came into her own during the 2014 Iditarod and was running next to Mac during the storm at Safety. … Read More
Apart from getting the dogs and humans in shape, one of the next most important tasks in preparation for any race is planning and packing the checkpoint drop bags. These are the bags that go ahead of the mushers to the checkpoints with all their resupply stocks. Preparation can take … Read More
Hope you enjoy these two videos following the Black and Red Teams through the Copper Basin 300. Black Team Red Team
Spencer tells us about his Red & Black team: Lester – Not a super fast dog, but he’s a solid and efficient command leader with experience that made him a great “puppy team” leader. I knew that I could trust him to get the job done and I rarely took … Read More
