Congratulations Olivia on being inducted into the SP Kennel All Star Hall of Fame!
Big-O turned 11 years old over the summer and today is harnessed up ready to run! She’s not running far or fast but she still enjoys a jaunt to the bridge and back or along the slough trail.
Olivia is a Wonder Woman incarnate. Mother to three litters (Secrets, Fire and Coffee) and now, grandma to Junior’s pups, Olivia is a firecracker of a champion race dog. Small and racy with a huge attitude and heart, Big O enjoyed racing at the top level for many years. She is a Yukon Quest and Copper Basin 300 champion and runner up in the Iditarod and has contributed significantly to the success the kennel has enjoyed. You can pick her out of the line up as she was often in lead – side by side with Quito. In her mature years, she didn’t step out of the spotlight. She has been a key player on the junior varsity race teams – even racing at 10 years old.
Olivia and her fellow All-Star boyfriend/husband Nacho live side-by-side and enjoy a comfortable co-existence in ‘the Plaza’ these days. They run free around the yard, usually Nacho following behind his blue-eyed beauty. The genetic combination of Olivia (ChaCha X Oddball) and Nacho (Venus X Zorro) have created the prototypical SP Kennel dog: happy, tail-wagging, small and fast … and best of all they LOVE being sled dogs. A majority of the Racers today are their puppies. It is amazing to think that during the height of Olivia’s racing career not only was she winning races (often in lead) but also whelping and rearing large litters of puppies doing her summer “off”. Olivia is a Super Mom and an overall Super Dog!
Check out her All Stars profile and those of our other Hall-of-Famers through this link or under The Dogs/All-Stars on the menu on the left.
Congrats to our girl Olivia!! What an awesome career and life she has at SPK!! Such a wonderful personality….always happy and super sweet! Super girl and so worthy of this SPK All Star honor! You go girl!
Olivia is certainly a super star and deserving of SPK Hall of Fame. I didn’t see a picture her that captured her ENERGETIC behavior at the start of a race. Olivia was so excited to race, and absolutely gorgeous. I’m thankful Junior has passed on her genetics.
What a life and career she has had. Between whelping puppies, winning races, and her modeling career, Olivia truly is an SPK All Star. And Nacho/Olivia has definitely been a winning mixture.
I remember a video from years ago where Macgellan was showing an experienced leader (Butterscotch, I think) holding the line next to a young leader (Olivia) who was acting all crazy. So funny to remember that!
Congratulations Olivia!! Well done you beautiful girl🤩
I am teary-eyed looking at all the great photos of this dog’s history, and remembering so many great races and litters.
This beauty has had such a great career and she still contributes through her offspring. Very well deserved recognition as an SPKennel All-Star. Congratulations Olivia!
Olivia is truly a super star and well deserving to be in the SPK Hall of Fame. Just look at the dogs
with those beautiful blue eyes knowing Olivia is still there in spirit! A Super Champ!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations to the” Super star” that is Olivia 😘
Olivia has had an amazing racing career and definitely deserves to be in the All Star Hall of Fame! Those are amazing pictures of Olivia in the slide show!
Congratulations Olivia!!
WOOF WOOF WOOF
Chena and her 10 brothers and sisters should be thrilled for her Mommy!!!