SPK Puppy Update

The threesome are getting bigger. Razz, Cloud and Peach are now 16 and 13 weeks, respectively. They are living outdoors now and rotate through several different kennel pens. Their afternoon ‘Play Pen’ is just off the side of the garage. Quito often visits them and likes to play and cuddle. … Read More

Frosted Beef Brownie Bites

Have you ever been to a fine bakery and stared at the display case with a cup of steaming coffee in hand pondering your tasty selection? Well, here at SPK we like to have our dogs experience the same feeling every so often. Thanks to Jeff, Chris and Padee we … Read More

Thankful for so much!

Our family, our friends, our fur family, our life and the SNOW! Here is a gorgeous video from the snowy BLM White Mountains National Recreation Area just north of Two Rivers. WoHoo!

Family Mushing

Dog mushing is fantastic but when you can involve your family it’s even better. You never know who will show up on the weekends at SP Kennel. Allen’s daughter, Bridgett, ran a dog team 28 miles on Saturday and Kaz and Sam, Aliy’s sister and nephew, ran two teams on … Read More

Nomex Wins Dog Fan Club Draw #2

  Thank you all, again, for joining the Dog Fan Club. Congratulations to Jennifer Smith who has won today’s draw. Jennifer is a fan of a number of our dogs and Nomex’s name came out of the virtual hat! We will send Jennifer a winter neck gaiter with the SP … Read More

Training at Night

Now that the sun is taking a vacation from the Northern Hemisphere, we find that we are often training dogs in the darkness. Of course we use headlights and other artificial lightings. But, even more special than that, the moon is our friend. The moon was full just a few … Read More

Photoshoot Out takes

Portrait Day at the kennel is always very amusing. Each dog, of course, smiles and poses somewhat differently. And in order to get that ‘perfect smile’ or that side angle appearance those of us “grunts” work very hard: We run in circles, squeak toys, toss gloves in the air, open … Read More

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