A Little Help… Please!
I’ve gotten occasional comments, messages, etc. from some of you about having difficulties playing the various media on this Dog Log. I want to get some good “data” about how widespread the problems are… So, I have put a little poll over to the right in the sidebar — just … Read More
Hooray!… We’re Back To Running Dogs!
Between the extreme cold, the extreme heat, the vet visit, the physiology research and the human sickness… Well, let’s just say we’ve had a lot of pretty much everything going on around here lately… Except running dogs! Yesterday, Aliy let out a shout: “Hooray! We’re back to running dogs!” This … Read More
Physiology Research At SP Kennel
It’s been a big veterinary week here at SP Kennel. Besides the visit from Dr. Stu Nelson — chief Iditarod veterinarian — that you’ve seen in the past couple of posts, we’ve also had a lengthy visit from Dr. Michael Davis and his team from the Oklahoma State University Department … Read More
Iditarod Veterinarian Program
While Dr. Stuart Nelson — chief Iditarod veterinarian — was at the Kennel, I asked him for an overview of the Iditarod veterinary program. He very graciously allowed me to record this for you: For those of you who can’t watch the videos, I’ve ripped the audio into mp3 format: … Read More
Vet Visit (and ChaCha Outtake)
Dr. Stu Nelson — chief Iditarod veterinarian — came by the Kennel yesterday and had a lengthy visit with Aliy and Allen to talk about a broad range of topics, ranging from food and hydration to training and medication. Afterwards, he and Aliy went out into the dog yard to … Read More
Macgellan Is Back…
Greetings! I’m back, more or less, after a pretty nasty cold knocked me down over the weekend. I’m not 100% yet, but feeling pretty much on the mend and I think I’ll be good to go in another day or so. Aliy mentioned in her post that I had the … Read More
Around the Kennel
Well folks …. Aliy here. Macgellan is down for the count, perhaps a flu bug in combination with no sleep during the last month. He is resting up in his little cabin down the road. Don’t worry he has plenty of vitamin C and his new “best friend”, Stella, keeping … Read More
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
I’ve recently mentioned two phrases that you will often hear at the Kennel: “We’ve got a lot to do!” and “It’s never easy!” You may recall that the latter was prominently featured in a video about some, um, challenges we had driving home from a race. Well, I can now … Read More