All teams are on the trail in the 2020 Copper Basin 300 and are headed towards Lake Louise on the first leg of the race. Aliy and her team, led out by Commando and Junior, ran out of the chute looking strong and are headed towards The Point Lodge – … Read More
Aliy had a hard time choosing just 12 athletes to bring with her on this race. The training squad is strong at this time of year and everyone is still in the running for races later in the season. As the CB300 is “only” 300 miles long (although the toughest … Read More
The team made it safely down to Glennallen ready for the start of the CB300 Saturday morning at 10am. It is cold. It’s really cold, and forecast to stay cold for the duration of the race. All mushers and handlers will be well prepared for the weather and you can … Read More
Okay… the dog truck is packed… except for dogs and humans. LOTS of dog jackets, blankets, booties and human long underwear. We are ready for a chilly race.
The second Saturday in January is coming up fast! The Copper Basin 300 kicks off on Saturday, 11th January at 10am local time. It is one of the kennel’s favourite races and we have had great success in this race with Allen being an six-time champion and Aliy having several … Read More
The thermometer read -43ºF on the porch this morning. That usually means that it is even colder in the yard below the house. Ryne Olson – whose kennel is 4 miles to the east – texted me that it was -48ºF at her place. (Glad I don’t live in her … Read More
Dog booties are used in order to protect dogs’ paws. They are precautionary. Humans wear hiking boots to hike just like sleds dogs wear booties to run. But dogs don’t wear booties all the time just like human don’t wear hiking boots to walk around the shopping mall. Dogs wear … Read More
