Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Musher sign-ups are June 26, 2011. Allen and Aliy have both sent their official paperwork and sign-up dues to the Wasilla headquarters this year. The SP Kennel duo can not be at the June festivities in person due to prior obligations. We will have a … Read More
Cha Cha turns 9 years old this month. She is as spunky as the day I met her – about 7 years ago. There are so many special dogs that make what we do possible, but I must admit she is “one in a million”. We seriously contemplated retiring her … Read More
Watching ChaCha yesterday I could tell that she was in the middle of a great doggie dream. I started to wonder what it was as she quietly barked, then moving her feet in a running matter she whined a little and ended the session with a quick tail wag. Of … Read More
Hank will turn two years old this summer. Dingle contemplates his chewed on nameplate. Lil’ Deb (front) and Olivia (rear) sunbathe in the yard. Teddy yawns as she stretches out on her house.
Alive and well … We have no excuse … really … just the end of the dog mushing season blues and taking some time off. Here is a quick recap starting from the last Blog Post. Iditarod went well. Both the Red Team and the Black Team reached Nome with … Read More
Here is a list of “Aliy Cam” episodes “in order” along the trail: Ceremonial Start — “Virtual IditaRider” Official Start Of Iditarod 2010 Finger Lake Checkpoint The Happy River Steps Rainy Pass Checkpoint From Ophir To Cripple On The Trail Into Ruby On The Yukon — Part 1 On The Yukon — Part 2 On The Yukon — Part … Read More
One last “Aliy Cam” video to wrap-up our Iditarod 2010 coverage. In the week ahead, we’ll also be wrapping-up our 2009-2010 racing season here on the Dog Log. This will include the list of links some of you have requested of “Aliy Cam” videos in chronological order. So… Stay tuned!
We’ve been rotating dogs on the couch all day. As you can see, Cha has clearly figured out how to orient her longest dimension with that of the couch. Petunia either hasn’t quite figured it out or just doesn’t care! We’re all still a bit “in recovery” but also on … Read More
At first I was tempted to apologize for all the snow on the camera lens — Aliy actually does apologize! — but then I realized it gives you an even better sense of what the conditions were like. I also intended to use this episode of “Aliy Cam” simply to … Read More
