SPK Dog Log

At it is Veterans’ Day / Remembrance Day in much of the world today, our Windback Wednesday takes us back to a few posts during the summer of 2012 by Kennel Mom Mickey. She tells us how SP Kennel was involved with a research project with Dr Mike Davis that directly helped the US Armed forces bomb-sniffing dogs!

Click on the red links below to take you to the stories including some great videos!

Helping the US Armed Forces

Vet Tech Christa, Ryne and Spoog begin research project in the new dog barn in 2012

Summer Research Means Summer Fun

Electrolyte Research Continues

Here are some excerpts:

SP Kennel’s close association with Dr. Mike Davis, celebrated physiologist from Oklahoma State University, has created an unusual opportunity this summer.

Dr. Davis is now working with the US Armed Forces to assess and improve the physical endurance of bomb-sniffing dogs, used primarily in current Middle East conflicts. And he has enlisted the help of SP Kennel to test the effects of varying electrolyte levels and different exercise regimes on overall canine endurance. We are honored to be part of this research.

Click on the link here to take you to a Youtube video of a TEDx talk Dr Mike did about the wider project.

Why name a puppy “Perky”?

Alaska’s White Mountains National Recreational Area is just an hour north of Two Rivers. The area is pristine and gorgeous. We have been trucking small groups of dogs (and mushers) to these training grounds so that we can all enjoy running in the snow on sleds.

Our early season fall training “Howler” is here!

We hope you enjoy reading about our puppies: the Coffee Litter and the Golden Harness Litter, as well as some history about the DogLog.

We give you a run down of fall training so far with some great tips on not only improving the fitness of dogs physically but mentally also! We want our dogs to be positive, excited and enthusiastic while they are working. How do we do that?

Click on the picture on the right to link you with a PDF version of the Howler.

Here they are:

We think you’ll agree, Jeanne has done a fantastic job once again.

We’ve been wanting to do these kind of shots for ages and Jeanne pulled them off spectacularly! They show so much personality.

Take a look at how much the FIVE litter have grown!

Rodney and Ernie

Five and Ginger

Scooby and Mama Chica

We’ve been working hard to update the Racing Dogs’ and Yearlings’ team cards to incorporate our new portraits so we hope you enjoy them! We wanted to make the most of the fantastic full-body pictures so we’ve completely revamped the cards.

Check out the new Dogs Page for all the info about your favourite athletes and see their new portraits!

Let us know what you think and which is your favourite in the comments below. And, check out the little surprise on Quito’s portrait!

We had a little fun during Portrait Day. Happy Halloween!

L-R: Barista, Bean, Creamer, Sanka, Perky, Decaf

We are so happy that every one of our dogs now has their own fan club with at least one member! Thank you all so much.

Congratulations to Ann and Tom Shillington who have won this week’s draw. They are not only fans of Scout but also his long time sponsors, and have been part of the SP Kennel family of supporters for many years. Thanks Ann and Tom.

Scout is Aliy’s best buddy. He really is such a phenomenal dog. He is both professional and charismatic, and is walking in his Mother’s foot steps as one of our best lead dogs ever. His wisdom and confidence will lead many of our teams down the trail this season. Good boy Scout!

As it is Halloween tomorrow the winners’ goodie pack includes a mounted and signed Halloween photograph (that we will share with you all tomorrow!) along with a few other fun prizes.

The next fan club draw is on November 13th. If you haven’t already won this season or if you are a new member your name will be in the next draw.

Click the button below for instructions on how to join:

Click this button below to take you directly to the Dog Fan Page.