Going Racing!

“Big Red” — as Aliy and Allen affectionately call the big Kennel truck — is all loaded up with sleds, lines, harnesses, food and an amazing assortment of other gear. It’s got everything they will need for The Sheep Mountain 150 Sled Dog Race this weekend. Everything, that is, except … Read More

Aliy Talks About… Lead Dogs

(Note: Aliy has been beating her self up lately about not writing more posts for this website and not answering more of the questions you have been asking via the comments and email. She really likes all the videos we have been doing, but she is concerned both that we … Read More

It’s Race Week!

(Note: This post is by Aliy… As she was rushing out the door to go on her daily 50 mile training run, she handed me the text and asked me to post it for her. — Macgellan) As always, “We’ve got a lot to do!” — this is our mantra … Read More

Driving A Big Rig

As I’ve mentioned before, there hasn’t been much snow in the area yet, so the brakes on the sleds don’t have much to dig into. As a consequence, it is hard for Aliy and Allen to control big dog teams. The problem, of course, is that there are so many … Read More

Horizon Lines and SP Kennel

Aliy and Allen just got back from Anchorage where they joined their good friends at Horizon Lines in support of Covenant House, and made a presentation about life with sled dogs. Horizon Lines is a major kennel sponsor, and the teams proudly wear the Horizon Lines logo on just about … Read More

Training Schedule

Special thanks to everyone who has left us comments. We really appreciate your feedback, and it is especially helpful when you make requests about what you’d like to see. A good example is that a number of you have asked about the dogs’ training schedule, so I caught Aliy when … Read More

First Overnight Training Run

Aliy, Allen, Bridgett and Scotty returned from the first overnight training run late last night. Bridgett handed me her camera this morning and said, “I took some pictures and video on the trip. Maybe you can do something with them for the Dog Log.” After an initial look at the … Read More

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