Going Training
It’s minus 25 degrees outside this morning, so winter is here! No matter what the temperature, training is a full time job at the kennel. Here’s a video that shows you a little bit about what it’s like when we are going training! Enjoy! Did you enjoy this video? Is … Read More
A Training Run
Come for a run with me!! Today I hooked up 15 dogs and went on a 15 mile training run. Want to come? I decided to put ChaCha in lead. She is magnificent and really wants to be up front. She will run in team, but she barks and hollers … Read More
Dog Yard Maintenance
It’s a fall tradition! Every year, in late September, one day is set aside to gravel fill and grade the dog yard before the heavy frosts. In spring and summer, when the ground is free of ice and snow, the dogs ‘play’ with their environment. Some collect rocks and branches … Read More
Training Time
The dogs know that something is different! The nights have gotten cooler…35 to 40 degrees F. The days now have a beginning and an end. The sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 8:00 PM. Do the dogs notice that the aspen and birch are brilliant gold and their … Read More
Late Summer in Alaska
Summer is slipping away into fall in our corner of Interior Alaska. Aliy and Allen have spent the past few months in a flurry of activities related to dog mushing, making a living and having fun. In May, Aliy presented an informational talk at the Horizon Lines Town Hall Meeting … Read More
SPONSORSHIP
Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog RaceWe can’t do it without our sponsors! How does SP Kennel run financially? Allen and Aliy are like many Alaskans – they have a “summer job” and a “winter job”.Summer jobs in Alaska are the norm. (Usually May through September.) This is when … Read More
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DOGS!
The goal AT SP Kennel is to compete at the highest level in international sled dog races. We maintain a small select group of canine athletes that allows us to succeed at this goal. A smaller population allows us more individual time per dog and enables us to operate both … Read More
Summer Time in Alaska
Mushing near Pipeline After the Iditarod concluded, Aliy, Allen and the dogs headed up to the North Slope to guide trips into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They took two groups of 3 people into the most incredible area in the world. They saw thousands of caribou, wolves, moose and … Read More