The FIRE litter is getting older. They are no longer tiny little puppies. They turn 4 months old this coming weekend. As the pups grow they are changing in subtle ways. Spark’s fur seems shorter, Tinder’s nose seems pointier, Coal’s black stripe seems lighter, Nomex’s ears are lopsided and Commando … Read More
The Fall Training Howler is available now for you all to enjoy! In this issue we give you a run down on fall training and tell you about the retirees from last year. We also put the spotlight on the “Outlaws”! Read the Howler to find out about website updates … Read More
Halloween according to Pud. “I went into the house this evening excited about visiting with my Mom, Auntie Bullet and that silly floppy eared black dog that chases balls around the yard. But when I got upstairs, the mushers were dressing us in odd dog jackets. It’s not even cold … Read More
The Fire Litter (L-R): Chena, Spark, Coal, Torch, Daisy, Hotshot, Commando, Violet, Amber, Nomex and Tinder. The Fire Litter are 3 1/2 months. Check out the Puppies Page. We had a heck of a time getting individual glamour shots for the eleven pups. But, thank goodness Meghan and Moira are … Read More
The last two days at the kennel we have had our eyes focused on nothing other than our Mac laptops. Every dog needed a website update: photo, race info and personal profile. We didn’t stop until we were done. Today with bleeding eyeballs, we have the Racers and Yearlings COMPLETE. … Read More
Over the weekend, photographer and dog lover, Jeanne Schnackenberg, visited SP Kennel to take the “glam shots” for the web and for the dog sponsors’ packet. With Aliy, Meghan, Wendy and Moira helping, she got some FANTASTIC pics of everyone! Felix gets the glamour treatment We used all manner of … Read More
Fall training is well underway here at SP Kennel. The dogs are finding their rhythms as we increase mileage, and the yearlings are settling into the routine of running with the big dogs. With fall training comes a growing list of fall projects! As I wandered around the dog yard … Read More
At this time of year with the “warmer” temperatures and no snow it is important to find water on the trails for the dogs to drink and cool off a bit. We are lucky that just 2.5 miles from the kennel is Iron Creek and we can take the teams … Read More
IV and Chemo were born three and a half years ago. Two cute little Alaska Springtime puppies. They were so furry that they looked like cotton balls and I thought about naming them “Johnson’s” or even “Q-tip”. This pair were the only puppies we had at SP Kennel in 2010. … Read More
