It’s Sunday, April 12th and we find it’s still winter on Easter Day. Yesterday afternoon and today we saw the temperatures finally rise above freezing. There is currently only one puddle – conveniently right at the front door – which freezes into a sheet of ice every night. There’s a … Read More
Ziptie is the only dog at SP Kennel who has an April birthday. In our current crazy world, we thought a humorous celebration was called for today. And boy… did we have one! Hope you enjoy! The theme of Ziptie’s party was a “Lab Party”. She only invited Labrador Retrievers. … Read More
To mark the end of the racing season we have done a double dog fan club draw. Congratulations to Heidi Phillips who is a fan of Spark and Ferne and Dennis Cornell who are fans of Decaf. You win a set of signed race guides from the 2020 Yukon Quest … Read More
In Two Rivers, Alaska the conditions are nearly perfect for dog mushing. While our daytime temperatures are a little warm, that is only in comparison to our average daytime temps in January which were in the -30ºF to -40ºF range. Remember those days? The dogs still have tons of energy … Read More
I have been videoing my adventures on the Iditarod Trail for 10 years. In 2010, our friend, Macgellan had me start recording “Aliy Cams” after telling me: “Of course people would be interested in seeing what is happening first hand while you are out on the race! Duh.” Competitive dog … Read More
My hand is cramped. That’s my only complaint. Normally we send the “We Made it to Nome!” postcards from… well, Nome. But the situation being what it is, the Nome Postcards didn’t make it to Nome (we should have packed them in my dog sled. Ha!) Anyhow, as I mentioned … Read More
Hi! I haven’t been in touch in ages and so much has changed since Iditarod start. What a whirlwind we have all been on, eh? Our world is a bit upside down. I feel like I just need to ‘Check In’ with you all. Here’s our current SPK status: All … Read More
The team is back in Two Rivers after their adventure! They flew NAC from Nome to Anchorage and were well taken care of by the staff and crew of the airline. The airline is experienced in moving dog teams around Alaska so they were in great hands. Thanks to Linda, … Read More
Aliy recorded the last mile of her race as the team ran down Front Street and into the chute. Thanks to the lovely ladies who helped the team negotiate the entrance to the chute thanks to someone (ahem *Jefe*) dragging them onto the sidewalk! She snapped this pic as the … Read More
As everyone waits for a flight home, the dogs are enjoying a lazy day. The crew gave them a choice of outdoors on a straw bed or in a kennel so they could decide for themselves where they wanted to be. Here’s a few pics from the Dog Lot today. … Read More
