Macgellan Is Here!
I’m sure you’ve noticed the new videos we’ve posted on the blog over the last few days, and you may have wondered “What’s up with that?” Well, Macgellan — one of our kennel sponsors — emailed me last summer to say that he had completed his latest expedition (a 658 … Read More
COLD
When we say ‘C O L D’, we mean it! December and January are known as the cold, dark months. Periodically, high-pressure systems flow east from Siberia and stall here in Interior Alaska. The barometer readings are stubbornly high. These systems won’t budge without a hearty low-pressure system to shoulder … Read More
Going Training
It’s minus 25 degrees outside this morning, so winter is here! No matter what the temperature, training is a full time job at the kennel. Here’s a video that shows you a little bit about what it’s like when we are going training! Enjoy! Did you enjoy this video? Is … Read More
Harness Systems
Racing Harnesses versus Hauling Harnesses The dogs of SP Kennel are the reasons that we can travel thousands of miles across this vast arctic wilderness. They are the motor, the engine, the power train, …. the sole reason that we move. What enables these dogs to efficiently and comfortably pull … Read More
A Special Kind of Sponsor
SP Kennel is a successful business as well as our passion. In order to adequately train and appropriately care for our canine athletes and ourselves, both of us make the kennel a full time occupation during the winter months. Neither Aliy nor Allen works any outside jobs from November through … Read More
Morning Snowfall is Playtime!
We were greeted with over 6 inches of fresh snow this week. This, of course, energizes the mushers and the dogs. All of the dogs. The puppies are almost 5 months old now. The litter of eight is happy and healthy. They spend time both in the puppy pen and … Read More
A Training Run
Come for a run with me!! Today I hooked up 15 dogs and went on a 15 mile training run. Want to come? I decided to put ChaCha in lead. She is magnificent and really wants to be up front. She will run in team, but she barks and hollers … Read More