In a virtual dead heat, we’re declaring two winners in the “Name The Dogs” contest! Repeating her virtuoso performance in the previous contest, Emily from Colorado came in first, with the Gedicks family from Catskills, NY right by her side. Congratulations to both winners! The names of the dogs in … Read More
Thanks to Lisa’s comment about Bullet in the “Hook Up And Head Out” video, we’re having a new contest! Here’s how it works… The first person to send an email to — SPKDogLog@gmail.com — with the correct names of ALL 16 dogs on the line will win an SP Kennel … Read More
A number of you have asked about “hooking up the dogs” so we’re going to bring you a series of posts about it. For starters, we thought it would be a good idea to show you the process from start to finish from a fixed viewpoint. To do this, I … Read More
Aliy had only been working out in the dog yard for a few minutes when I caught this shot of her. She’s allowed me to post it despite it’s not being very flattering. With the one provision that I make it very clear to all of you that her hair … Read More
A number of you have written to ask what’s up with “Happy The Sled Dog” so we thought we’d give you a little update. Happy is doing just great here at the Kennel. She is training on a full schedule with all the racing dogs and she looks really good. … Read More
I was getting ready to take Stella and Tig out for their afternoon romp when Aliy said she was ready for a break and suggested we take the puppies out for a walk, too. Although the pups mostly stay in a pen with their mother Pepper, they have been allowed … Read More
Research week continues apace here at SP Kennel. Today the dogs are having blood work done in which samples are taken over a two hour period to measure insulin sensitivity. For most of the dogs, spending that time “in the box” is pretty fun. It’s warm inside and they get … Read More
Dr. Mike Davis is here from Oklahoma State University this week to continue some physiology research that he has been conducting for over a year. He and his two associates — Jan and Pauline — are studying the effects of fitness and exercise on insulin sensitivity. Their research is aimed … Read More
Check out our new and improved “The Dogs of SP Kennel” page, featuring the current roster of our fantastic Alaskan Husky racing sled dogs. On the page, you can click on any dog’s photo to see a larger view, and in many cases a “Meet The Dog” video! So, go … Read More
You must know by now that training dogs on 4-wheelers is a necessary evil. Necessary because we have a lot of dogs to train no matter how little snow there is. Evil because riding on four wheelers is noisy, uncomfortable and really, really cold. So, Aliy and Allen were pretty … Read More
