We thought you would enjoy seeing some ‘behind the scenes’ action from Portrait Day. Thanks again to Wendy, Karolyn and Mary Beth for your help! Although Jeanne is a fantastic photographer, not all shots go according to plan. We thought you would enjoy seeing a few out-takes.
Thank you to everyone who has joined our dog fan club – we are so happy to say that every dog has at least one fan and we are so grateful to you all for supporting your favourite team mate! We’ve made our first random draw (using spreadsheet ‘random’ function … Read More
Year after year our kennel photographer and good friend Jeanne Schnackenberg outdoes herself taking the formal portraits of our canine athletes at SP Kennel. We are sure you’ll agree that they are fantastic as you check out our refreshed “The Dogs” page. You might wonder why we go to the … Read More
We find ourselves in a very interesting position this mushing season. As many of the faithful SPK fans from years past know, we have dedicated incredible time, effort and resources into producing one of the very best, well respected sled dog kennels in the world. Over the past 10 years, … Read More
Yes! We are actually training here in two Rivers as well as traveling around the state! Here is a fun video from Aliy took this morning with: Mismo, Perky, Ginger, Lydia, Daisy, Bruno, Felix, Violet, Scooby and dirty-faced Cayenne.
What a great event! The Anchorage Heart Walk was today in downtown Anchorage. Literally thousands of people and hundreds of dogs did the 5 kilometer Walk in the name of Heart Health Awareness. Some people walked as heart attack/ stroke survivors, some walked in memory of family members with heart … Read More
Despite the drizzle and a foggy lens, we were able to capture a few photos from the training runs this morning. The best three are: Mismo saying: “Do I have to do this all by myself?” Five is incredibly sweet and helpful while harnessing While Perky feels the need to … Read More
The dogs are certainly ready for running in harness. The main issue is making sure that our very excited, furry Alaskan huskys do not overheat. The current weather forecast is in our favor with the early morning temperatures predicted in the low 40’s. There has also been quite a bit … Read More
It’s winter in New Zealand and, therefore, our dog racing season. Much of the racing in NZ is sprint type racing but Fleur and Curt Perano of Underdog NZ (who also keep a kennel in Willow, Alaska) organised more of a “distance” type race a couple of weekends ago, to introduce … Read More
It has been two years since we whelped a litter of Alaskan Husky pups at SP Kennel. In the next week (or so) that will change. Junior is pregnant. As all of you SPK fans know, Olivia “Junior” was born to Olivia and Nacho’s first litter six years ago this … Read More
