We thought you’d enjoy this pic as much as we did. It was intended to be a peaceful Christmas scene with Tig the Lumberjack cutting down a tree and Lydia and Scout hauling it home. Instead it looks like Tig is an axe-murderer and Lydia and Scout are her next … Read More
The crew and all the SPK Racers went on an early season camp out in late October. First we exercised the three teams in and around the Two Rivers trails. Then we accessed a trail that we seldom use – this is a route that does not have any commonality … Read More
We thought you would enjoy seeing some ‘behind the scenes’ action from Portrait Day. Thanks again to Wendy, Karolyn and Mary Beth for your help! Although Jeanne is a fantastic photographer, not all shots go according to plan. We thought you would enjoy seeing a few out-takes.
Training has been going well despite the warmer temperatures. Aliy grabbed a camera and filmed for a few minutes during this exercise. This is really what it’s like to sit on the back of a noisy, bumpy ATV 4 wheeler. YES – the dirty windshield does always get in the … Read More
Thank you to everyone who has joined our dog fan club – we are so happy to say that every dog has at least one fan and we are so grateful to you all for supporting your favourite team mate! We’ve made our first random draw (using spreadsheet ‘random’ function … Read More
Year after year our kennel photographer and good friend Jeanne Schnackenberg outdoes herself taking the formal portraits of our canine athletes at SP Kennel. We are sure you’ll agree that they are fantastic as you check out our refreshed “The Dogs” page. You might wonder why we go to the … Read More
All the Junior and Rodney pups are healthy and happy. Two of these cuties are future SP Kennel sled dogs: Dr Bill and Wu. The two brothers are peas in a pod – they play constantly, tug ‘o war everything, eat together, sleep together and are never far from the … Read More
We find ourselves in a very interesting position this mushing season. As many of the faithful SPK fans from years past know, we have dedicated incredible time, effort and resources into producing one of the very best, well respected sled dog kennels in the world. Over the past 10 years, … Read More
Even though snow has not fallen in our neighborhood, we anticipate winter sooner than later. There are many, many chores to be done before the snow and ice covers the land. One of the biggest “To Do’s” is the – Dog Yard Dozing Day. We try to limit it one … Read More
