To continue our “resumption of normal service” theme we did a couple of bonus Dog Fan Club Draws! Congrats to Lisa and Charlene who are fans of QT, and to Aaron, Emily and Wolfie who are fans of Driver. They have won today’s bonus Dog Fan Club draws! Driver is … Read More
RED TEAM UPDATE As I write this Aliy and the Red Team are travelling towards to coast at Unalakleet having camped out on the trail for 4-4.5 hours about 25 miles out of Kaltag. Sebastian caught a few pics of the dogs enjoying a nap in the heat of the … Read More
We have had it confirmed the CLYDE is the dog Aliy left in Nulato. We have been in touch with the vet team at Iditarod HQ and we’ve been assured his injuries are minor. He’s on his way back to Anchorage where Linda will be waiting for him to give … Read More
Thank you all for your thoughts, concerns, well wishes, light, prayers and love. Our thoughts are also with Jeff King and his team. The sorrow he must be feeling right now! We don’t have a lot of new information to share with you, but we are keeping an eye on the story … Read More
Firstly, Aliy and the dogs are okay. We are hearing horrible reports about incidents with a drunk snow-machiner harassing dog teams between Koyukuk and Nulato and that Aliy had a scary and distressing encounter with him before she got to the checkpoint. We had a call from the Iditraod Race … Read More
Linda picked up NOMEX last evening from Iditarod HQ. Linda said the fantastic team down there worked so hard to get through the large number of dogs waiting for their vet checks and release documentation. Allen left Nomex in Cripple with the vet team due to a sore right shoulder, … Read More
RED TEAM UPDATE After an eight hour break Aliy and 15 team mates are back on the trail, bang on time at 6.46pm, towards Nulato. They have now completed two of their three mandatory stops (see the two green ticks beside her name on the Current Standings) We got a … Read More
We just caught a very quick Iditarod Live feed snippet of Aliy and the Red Team coming in to Galena. She “declared” her mandatory eight hour stop here. When asked why Galena she said “It fits my schedule and I have to do eight hours somewhere”. Even though she did … Read More
RED TEAM UPDATE At 4.24am this morning the Red Team arrived into the Ruby checkpoint and spent just eight minutes there while Aliy went through drop bags and the vet team had a chance to look at the dogs. They have multiple experienced vets available so can get through a … Read More
We hope you enjoy our latest edition of the SP Kennel Howler. It is a pre-Iditarod issue so I am a little bit late in posting it – sorry ’bout that! In this issue we recap the successful Yukon Quest where Allen and the Black Team came in third position, … Read More
