Alaska is a big state. SP Kennel is in Two Rivers which is in Interior Alaska – approximately 375 miles north of Anchorage. Anchorage is the biggest city in the 49th state and quite a popular tourist destination. Allen and Aliy travel to ‘the big city’ periodically during the year. … Read More
Remember when we used to walk all eleven of the fire pups – together? We hope you enjoy this Slow-Mo Sunday of the chaos that is three-month-old Fire Pups!
Saturday June 25th was the first day to sign up for Iditarod 2017. Both Aliy and Allen turned in paperwork (Aliy actually turned in Allen’s paperwork, as he was working on the Princess Cruises Train in Denali all day.) But, Aliy was in Wasilla to share the day with many … Read More
A few of you have been asking about Venus! Venus (right with ChaCha), was a hardworking and opinionated team leader. Aliy describes her as a sassy spitfire! Her lineage has Jeff King’s Yuski as her father and an Erhart sprint dog named Cream as her mother. Venus and ChaCha won … Read More
Summer solstice in the Interior of Alaska is a BIG DEAL. Sunrise at 2:58 am and Sunset 12:47 am. Leaving us to bask in the rays for 21 hours and 49 minutes. So, why not enjoy it? This past Sunday, in downtown Fairbanks, the Midnight Sun Festival was a gathering … Read More
In a special edition of Slow-Mo Sunday we take a slow-mo look at three of the Dads at SP Kennel – Biscuit, Nacho and Clyde! Happy Fathers’ Day to all the Dads out there!
It has been 8 weeks since I had surgery on my foot. At 6 weeks and 3 days (who’s counting?) I got permission from my Doctor to walk. He looked at my X-rays and decided that the bones had fused together substantially. I think he was shocked that I had … Read More
Woody is having a different and exciting summer! As you may know, several mushers send their dogs to one of the Alaskan glacier operations where they get to run in harness all summer long. That can work really well for them but generally we have felt that this is not … Read More
We’re back with our occasional summer series “Slow Mo Sunday” where we slow down some footage you might have already seen to you can enjoy it in more detail and from a different perspective. Today we see both the Red and Black teams crossing the finish line of the 2016 … Read More
Today we induct Chica into our SP Kennel All-Star Hall of Fame! Each summer we retire select dogs from their racing careers at SP Kennel. Our philosophy has always been and will always be: “the right home, for the right dog, at the right time”. The “right home at the … Read More
