Along with everything else going on at the kennel this week, the major matter of Yukon Quest 1000 and 300 drop bags had to be attended to! Each time we run a race we do a “debrief” about not only the dogs and the race plan but also logistics including … Read More
Saturday was a bit out of the ordinary for SP Kennel. Instead of being on the frozen Kusko River racing sled dogs (which wasn’t on the SP Kennel racing calendar this season), Aliy and Moira flew to Anchorage early in the morning. Allen and Chris stayed home to train dogs. … Read More
Schmoe will be taking part in a live Twitter chat: #BLMIditaChat on Wednesday, January 20th. The Alaska Bureau of Land Management is hosting the event “Sled Dog Tales: Talk with Alaska Sled Dogs” for students to ask Schmoe and other sled dogs from around the state about the Iditarod and … Read More
My team and I had a lot of fun on the Copper Basin. We thought that the Red Team wasn’t quite as fast as the Black Team. But, we also knew that it could be a close race — which it turned out to be! We always want the Copper … Read More
Overall, our expectations were very high for the Black Team. These twelve dogs were selected to try and win the Copper Basin for SP Kennel. The team did have great energy and speed. However, the front end experience was somewhat lacking. A team needs to be able to confidently pass … Read More
WOOHOO! How good was that?! We’re so proud of Allen and his Black Team of Junior, Chipper, Mismo, Tinder, Nelson, Kodiak, Schmoe, Scooter, Outlaw, Commando, Clyde and Felix finishing in 3rd position. And of Aliy and her Red Team of Waylon, Dutch, Scout, Lydia, Willie, Boonie, Chemo, Spark, Scruggs, Nomex, … Read More
Nelson was left with the handler team in Mendentna as he had developed a sore shoulder in the run from Sourdough. As Allen will be hoping for a very fast final leg he didn’t want to risk turning Nelson’s shoulder into a major injury so he reluctantly left him with … Read More
Our teams are on the final sprint for the finish! Let’s go! Matt Hall (2) was first out of the checkpoint at 2.53am followed by Allen (25) 29 minutes later at 3.22am, Ryne (40) six minutes behind him with Aliy (9) three minutes later. You call follow on the GPS … Read More
With the top teams all in the last checkpoint at Mendeltna, we finally know exactly where they stand: Matt will leave the checkpoint in just a few minutes, then Allen and Aliy will follow him 29 and 38 minutes later. Their dogs have had an extra hour of rest at … Read More
Both teams have just pulled into the last checkpoint at Mendeltna Creek Lodge for their final rest before heading for the finish line in Glennallen. We are excited! But first they must rest… Here, all teams must see out their remaining rest to finish with a total of 18 hours … Read More
