Thursday afternoon, 37 SPK Iditarod hopefuls had their appointments with the Iditarod Vet Tech crew to have a blood sample taken and EKG completed prior to being designated fit to run. One step closer to race start! The blood sample is sent away to a laboratory for a full blood … Read More
Here is a short video from yesterday’s training run: Aliy fibbed a little in the video. Dutch and Commando did finish the Yukon Quest in lead, but Kodiak and Commando started in lead. We can’t take that away from Kodiak!
To celebrate our Yukon Quest win we drew five dog fan club members out of the virtual hat. Congratulations to Debra Winter who is a fan of Cayenne, Charles and Lisa Hill who are fans of Chipper, Mrs. Price’s 3rd Grade Class who are fans of Commando, Junior fan Julie Scott, … Read More
Our Golden Harness winners, Commando and Dutch, returned to Whitehorse with Aliy on Friday morning ready for the banquet. They experienced a few new things…
This evening at the Whitehorse Convention Centre we celebrated the 2018 Yukon Quest – the 35th running of the race. Hearing the stories from the trail is always the best part of the evening and we heard tales of challenge, camaraderie and hospitality. The Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Sewing Group … Read More
Never one to want to jinx anything or speak too soon, all I will say is that currently, Allen, Commando, Dutch, Spark, Kodiak, Clyde, Champ, Rodney, Five, Driver, Nomex, Junior, Chena, Felix and Violet are less than 25 miles from the finish. They are on Lake Lebarge now, and will take … Read More
Who are our athletes that are on the way to Whitehorse? Commando Commando has always been a focussed and talented dog even since he was a puppy. Allen loves him because he is fast. He is a powerful and driven lead dog and has been in lead for the entire … Read More
Congratulations to Linda Bogue who is a fan of RAZZ, Jane Smith who is a fan of RODNEY and SPARK fan Crystal Windgassen! You have won today’s Dog Fan Club Draw and will receive a signed copy of the 2018 Yukon Quest Race Annual and a Quest patch, a glam … Read More
During my visit to the dog camp today I tried to get pictures of everyone but some were already settling in for a nap. Apologies to Junior, she was already asleep under her blanket when I tried to take her picture – I didn’t want to disturb her so I … Read More
