Author: SPK Dog Log

Aliy was interviewed by Robert Forto on October 24th, 2012. Here is a link to the 30-minute interview: http://dogworksradio.com/2012/10/26/ mushing-radio-presents-aliy-zirkle/

SP Kennel prides itself on a dog-loving, dedicated kennel crew. We are very pleased to welcome two new additions for this 2012-2013 season. Moira (left) comes to us from New Zealand. She volunteered for the Yukon Quest this past year and the Iditarod in 2010, so she is familiar with … Read More

Part Four of Four What a Mess! From the outside looking in, everything must have looked great as we pulled into the checkpoint. We were first to the coast, twelve happy dogs trotting along and a musher with a smile. But, in reality, I was a mess. I have tried, … Read More

I had the opportunity to ride along with Allen on a 4-wheeler training ride and I asked him a few questions along the way. In this video I asked him what he looks for when he’s running sled dogs. I’ll post more videos from my ride in the coming days.

On Sunday at the ADMA Symposium in Fairbanks, SP Kennel signed up two teams for the “Kuskokwim 300” race. This race, known as the Kusko, starts on Friday, 18th January 2013. Aliy and Allen normally do not run this race because it usually conflicts with the Copper Basin 300. There … Read More

In Fairbanks yesterday, Aliy and Allen were featured at the Alaska Dog Mushers Association (ADMA) symposium. Their presentation focused on a year in the life of a sled dog. They stepped through the year running from September through to August. The audience was small but enthusiastic and enjoyed learning from … Read More

Howdy!… Macgellan here… I’m at SP Kennel for a couple of weeks, to help with some “season start-up” projects. First things first, however, I got some quality time with the dogs, including this photo op with Dingle! Within moments of my arrival, I was covered in mud and dog hair … Read More

Over the next few days we will be giving the DogLog a new look! (Things may be a little chaotic in the process, but we’ll get it done as fast as possible!)

Kennel friend and fantastic photographer, Jeanne Schnackenberg, came to the kennel recently to take “studio portraits” of all the dogs. This is one of many steps we are currently lining up to bring you a brand new updated website later this month. Needless to say, the pictures are awesome. Here … Read More