Fish Snacks
My good friend Greg came up from Seattle last week, mostly to check out all the action at SP Kennel but also partly, I think, to make sure I wasn’t crazy. It was a perfect week for him to be here, because we started him out with Kennel chores like … Read More
Boo Booties
I can tell you from direct observation — and some participation — that operating a large kennel, caring for the dogs, training and racing requires an astonishing amount of work. In the entire time I’ve been around Allen and Aliy, I’ve never heard them complain. Not about the hard work, … Read More
Sheep Mountain Mushers
In the few years of its running, the Sheep Mountain 150 has become the season’s 1st major race. Competitors from both 1000 mile races, the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, start their year’s racing here. Along with Aliy (Yukon Quest Champion) and … 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
FLASHBACK – – – For Tatfish (and my new camera)…
While I’ve been pleasantly surprised, frankly, at how well my photo gear has held up under the demanding conditions here in the Interior Alaskan winter, I have to admit that it has been a bit of a struggle from time to time. So, while I was in Fairbanks the other … 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