Thank you Bridgett!
As many folks know, Bridgett, Allen’s daughter, comes to the kennel for a week every month. She is able to visit like this because she works as a nurse in Nome. She schedules her 12 hour night shifts consecutively so that she’ll then have consecutive days off. Usually when she … Read More
Lost Dog
I apoligize for not posting in the last week but we had a long, sorrowful week. We lost a dog last Sunday afternoon and my concerns were elsewhere. Moose hunting season is September 1st until the 15th. There are many hunters who think Two Rivers is an unpopulated hunting paradise. … Read More
To Do Series: Post 2
CHECK IT OFF THE LIST: Build 20 New Dogs Houses I am excited about our accomplishment today! The goal was to make sure that our dogs have luxury accommodations for this coming winter. It was obvious when I walked through the yard, that some of our older dog houses needed … Read More
Early Fall Training In The Mud
The first frosts of fall may have done a lot to make the dogs happy, perky and eager to run, but they have done little to firm up the trails around Two Rivers. As you will see, though, the dogs certainly don’t mind… A muddy dog is a happy dog!
“To Do” Series: Post 1
CHECK IT OFF THE LIST: Move Outhouse As I had mentioned, September at the kennel is a busy month in terms of “getting things done”. Training runs are completed early in the morning, so the afternoons are free. We had a busy afternoon today. Some of you know that we … Read More
They Were All Muddy….And Happy!
After the first training run of the season, Allen, Aliy and Happy smile for the camera. Morning temperatures around 40 degrees and light drizzle were perfect to keep the dogs cool.
A Letter from SP Kennel
August 31, 2009 I owe you all a short note. I have tried to keep the SP Kennel Dog Log updated regularly throughout the summer. I know that some of you check it regularly and I hope that you have found it interesting. For the rest of you, who, during … Read More
Happy : ))
Some of you might have noticed a blaring name absent from the kennel family tree: Happy the sled dog. As most of you know, Happy came to us with a lineage all of her own. Her mother was a sled dog that I met for just a few short moments … Read More