As the SP Kennel continues to digest, analyze and recover from the Yukon Quest, as well as prep, strategize and get psyched for the Iditarod, we took the three yearlings on their first race. CONGRATS: Bill, Gravy and Wu! The boys completed their first race. It was the Two Rivers … Read More
The 2 weeks prior to Iditarod are nail biters. These are the weeks that you cross your fingers, toes, paws or whatever appendage you have nearby and then you hope that all your dogs maintain their health, fitness and energy. I’m overly sensitive to the sounds of anyone coughing, or … Read More
I met Donna Dewhurst in 1990 in King Salmon, Alaska … a lifetime ago. Over the past 30 years she has become one of the best photographers in our great state. She has now retired from US Fish and Wildlife and decided to try her hand at writing as well. … Read More
Let’s keep celebrating the 2020 Yukon Quest! We’ve done a final YQ themed Dog Fan Club Draw. Congratulations to Besty Warner who is a fan of Scooby. Betsy wins a packet of the now-famous SP Kennel M&M’s and this awesome T-shirt from Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, plus a glam … Read More
Enjoy following along on the Black Team’s journey through the 2020 Yukon Quest.
It is just under 3 weeks until Race Time and Allen and Sam delivered over 1,500 pounds of Iditarod dog food and gear to Airland Transport in Fairbanks yesterday. Each Iditarod checkpoint has individually labeled bags. The sorting will happen in Anchorage this weekend with many Iditarod volunteers. Each musher’s … Read More
977 miles – 977 thank yous. First of all, and most important of all, thanks go to Dutch, Spark, Amber, Five, Jefe, Bruno, Commando, Rodney, Scooby, Clyde, Chipper, Violet, Perky and Decaf. You are amazing. A great handler crew can really enhance the race for a musher and we felt … Read More
That’s a wrap for another Yukon Quest. We still have a little more to share but tonight was the finish banquet and prize giving where we heard from the mushers and officials. It is one of the fun bits of the Quest where we get to hear stories from out … Read More
Aliy and the dogs headed home on Thursday while Allen and Bridgett stayed behind in Whitehorse for the post-race festivities and meetings. It is cold again, -37F in Two Rivers when the team arrived home so everyone had a straw lined kennel set up in the dog room. This room … Read More
To celebrate 4th place we drew four winners in our Dog Fan Club. Thank you to all our dog fans, we appreciate you all! Congratulations to Cindy Dathe who is a fan of CLYDE, Mike and Beth Metcalf who are fans of Junior, Scout fan Lisa McDonald and Lexie Little … Read More
