Month: September 2016

The Olympic Litter: Gold, Prata and Bronze have just turned 8 weeks old. They are sassy and fully of energy. They seem to be the perfect combination of Quito — with her quick wit and smarts — and Clyde — with his endless appetite and charging energy. They spend time … Read More

Back in April, Aliy and Moira attended a fundraiser in Fairbanks which annually raises money to advance the rights and needs of women, children and families in Alaska. Aliy donated a kennel visit and sled ride for the outcry auction and, in turn, won an auction item herself. She won … Read More

After a summer season, working as a lead dog on a glacier tour team, Woody has come home. We were very excited to see him and welcomed him with tasty treats (thank you Heidi!) and many pets. He will have a bit of time off between carting around tourists — … Read More

Each year the pups from the previous summer become our “yearlings”. This officially happened TODAY for the Coffee Pups who were born exactly one year ago. The “Goldies” will not turn a year old until October 11th. One of the absolute best things about running a kennel is seeing the … Read More

With the first day of Fall comes the first day of training! We’re excited to get back on the trails of Two Rivers and into the 2016-17 season!! Right now the runs are at dawn when it is cooler and are very short, in fact it takes longer to harness … Read More

There are many Fall chores to complete before the snow flies. Cleaning out dog houses and attaching new name plates is just one. Allen, Aliy and all the SP Dogs know in which dog house they reside but not necessarily every helper or visitor to the kennel knows who is … Read More

Boondocks has moved house! We are very, very happy and sad at the same time. Boonie has an exceptional history with SPK and is a Yukon Quest and Copper Basin 300 champion. She’s finished second in the Iditarod twice. She is feisty and confident and always amazed other mushers and … Read More

Good morning kids. Time to wake up.

Before the 2016-17 Dog Mushing season starts for us, we want to take the opportunity to go through the SP Kennel dogs in depth. This will be a Series of videos showing our Racing Dogs grouped by their age class. These videos are shot while Aliy and the dogs are … Read More

There is one more 9 year old at the kennel: Rambler. He is also part of the ‘Car Litter’ and is therefore a full sibling to Scout and Olivia. While he may be at the kennel this Fall, he will not be in harness. Rambler was diagnosed with Cushings just … Read More