Feeling: relaxed. Thursday in Nome was pretty slow paced. After the first full night of sleep for everyone we woke refreshed. During the day we spent time in the dog yard, wandered around town and got coffee then Aliy had an interview with Greg Heister of the Insider. A few … Read More
Sincere thanks again to all our Dog Fan Club members. We love you! Aliy and the team arriving in White Mountain has triggered another random draw. Today’s draw is for some signed 2019 Iditarod posters – we are giving four away. Congratulations to Shane Samsa who is a fan of … Read More
Hey there; Karolyn here. What a race we had! It felt like a great start to my racing career! I am pretty happy with a fifth place finish, especially considering the four teams that finished ahead of me, all running one dog more than I had. I am particularly proud … Read More
What do our retired SPK dogs do during the Iditarod? We heard from their ‘new’ humans: Malibu Malibu has been “helping” at Iditarod HQ in Anchorage! She is quite popular around here. Waylon and Torch So…….here is what has been going on today in the Cornforth household. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Wedgy … Read More
Now that the Current Standings are updated from Eagle Island we see Aliy has left one of her team mates with the vet crew there. Aliy will be so disappointed, she will have been enjoying the dynamics of her fun group of 14 team mates. On an Insider video earlier … Read More
Thanks to all our Dog Fan Club fans. We appreciate your support and love that you feel the same about our canine best friends as we do! We snagged some Iditarod race guides and got Aliy to sign them for you before she got on the trail so we are … Read More
Now that Aliy and the team have arrived into the Iditarod Checkpoint we have made a Dog Fan Club draw. Congratulations to Carrie, Shawn, Percy & Bella who are fans of Izzy. You win a signed Iditarod Drop bag, a glam shot of Izzy and some other kennel goodies. Izzy … Read More
Here they are – the 14 athletes that will accompany Aliy down the Iditarod Trail to Nome. Aliy will take with her: Amber, Bruno, Commando, Dutch, Decaf, Five, Driver, Jefe, Mismo, Nomex, Rodney, QT, Spark and Violet. Aliy has no Iditarod rookies, although Bruno, Decaf, QT and Jefe didn’t make … Read More
This morning at 10am the Ceremonial Start for the Iditarod kicks off on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage. Aliy and her team start #19 and leave the chute at 10:36am. Teams mush through the streets and parks of downtown Anchorage where thousands of spectators, fans and supporters cheer them on. It … Read More
With all the planning and preparations for the Iditarod, we have snuck in some extra fun at the same time. Bill and Wu are growing up fast and told us they were ready to try this harness running thing they’ve been watching the others do all season. So, we hooked … Read More
