Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your contributions to my adventure, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate your generosity. Your ‘travel gifts’ were sent out from Two Rivers post office yesterday and international parcels go out today from Fairbanks. Anyhow, I thought I should update you on … Read More
It’s Dog Fan Club Draw day! Congratulations to Brita Rubin who is a fan of Jefe. To celebrate our biggest sponsor Matson, Brita wins Matson prize pack including a nalgene drink bottle, carabiner, a turtle fur beanie and reusable shopping bag – plus a glam shot of Jefe and some … Read More
Hi there! Guess what? I’m going on an adventure! Moira has invited me to come live with her in New Zealand. She has been a big fan of mine ever since we met when I was eight weeks old. Moira took me on my first race as a yearling … Read More
Winter dog mushing season may be over, but we still have many things to look forward to right here! Dog Fan Club First up – we have decided to keep the Dog Fan Club open all summer! Our dogs are as special during the summer as they were during the … Read More
It’s Dog Fan Club Draw day! Congratulations to Metta Canez who is a fan of Driver. We’ve been waiting all year for Driver to come up as a winner as we had a spare “Driver” mug – so we’ll send Metta the mug plus a glam shot of Driver and … Read More
While 12 dogs were racing the Kobuk and 20 dogs were on the North Slope a few stayed behind with Karolyn to run in teams so the pups could get out again before it got too warm for them. Gravy had his first experience in harness and Karolyn captured his … Read More
It seemed such a shame to just hang up all the harnesses once mushing season was done in Two Rivers. So, twenty SPK dogs, four humans, an arctic oven tent and plenty of supplies set off from the kennel on Monday morning headed for the North Slope of the Brooks … Read More
The Kobuk 440 is like no other mid distance race as it travels along the Western Coast of Alaska – north of the Arctic Circle. The team had to travel nearly 3,000 miles – trucks, airplanes and even forklifts – just to compete. What seemed like months of logistics and planning … Read More
Woohoo! Congrats to Bridgett, Junior, Chipper, Cayenne, Five, Champ, Clyde, Cayenne, Jefe, Decaf and Felix for their strong finish – and Kodiak, Driver and Perky for their important contribution. They crossed the finish line in Kotzebue at around 1:20am in 12th place. We will hear more from Bridgett later in … Read More
