Hi all! While all my mates are on the Iditarod trail (including my sisters Junior, Amber and Violet and brothers Dutch, Kodiak, Spark and Decaf!) I’m enjoying my first New Zealand summer. This week we have forecast sun and 21-25C all week (that’s 70-77F) so I spend much of the … Read More
To celebrate the halfway point in the race (and because Aliy and the team won’t be on the trail again till tomorrow morning) we made another Dog Fan Club Draw for all our dog fans. Congratulations to Robert Friedman who is a fan of Cayenne and Clyde fan Julie Atkinson. … Read More
In our first Iditarod themed Dog Fan Club Draw we’ve made a draw from all the people who are fans of the dogs who did NOT make the team, just to ease the disappointment of their favourite not getting the nod. Congratulations to Carrie Hopkins who is a fan of … Read More
Matson are SP Kennel’s biggest sponsor and have been on board for more than 15 years. As you heard in last night’s speech, Aliy is proud to stand beside them and they, her. Today we visited the office at the Port of Anchorage to meet the team informally and chat … Read More
Iditarod Thursday is always a bunch of fun! First things first, however, is the most important task of driving the dogs down the Parks Highway from the kennel to Anchorage. Thanks to Karolyn and Ryan our 16 athletes made it safely to the hotel. It’s always a little tense until … Read More
Let’s keep celebrating the 2020 Yukon Quest! We’ve done a final YQ themed Dog Fan Club Draw. Congratulations to Besty Warner who is a fan of Scooby. Betsy wins a packet of the now-famous SP Kennel M&M’s and this awesome T-shirt from Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, plus a glam … Read More
977 miles – 977 thank yous. First of all, and most important of all, thanks go to Dutch, Spark, Amber, Five, Jefe, Bruno, Commando, Rodney, Scooby, Clyde, Chipper, Violet, Perky and Decaf. You are amazing. A great handler crew can really enhance the race for a musher and we felt … Read More
To celebrate 4th place we drew four winners in our Dog Fan Club. Thank you to all our dog fans, we appreciate you all! Congratulations to Cindy Dathe who is a fan of CLYDE, Mike and Beth Metcalf who are fans of Junior, Scout fan Lisa McDonald and Lexie Little … Read More
To celebrate the half-way point of the Yukon Quest we have made a double Dog Fan Club Draw! Congratulations to Merwin Ullestad who is a fan of Decaf and Celeste Honsbruch who is a fan of Bronze. They win a packet of the now-famous SP Kennel M&M’s and a signed … Read More
There are always 1000 thank yous to be made after a race so we’re going to try to remember everyone. Firstly, thanks to Commando, Junior, Amber, Violet, Chevie, Sanka, QT, Champ, Jefe, Razz, Decaf and Perky. They all worked so hard always with a smile and wagging tail. At the … Read More
