Here’s a sweet little follow-up video on YouTube from the researcher who visited SP Kennel in January. The “Little Pup” is Scruggs, the first dog you see when you drive into the Kennel. He takes his job as the Kennel’s “Greeter” quite seriously and goes out of his way to … Read More
I just found this video on YouTube, posted by one of the researchers who visited SP Kennel in January to do physiology research. The description reads: This past January I went to Fairbanks, Alaska to do a research study on sled dogs. Their ability to cover long distances with minimal … Read More
It’s here! The 2009 Iditarod Edition of “Howler” — the new SP Kennel newsletter! Special features include current rosters for Iditarod teams and an update on young racers! You can click the image below to open the PDF file in your web browser, then read it online and/or print it … Read More
Aliy’s parents arrived yesterday to help with final Iditarod preparation and then to help take care of the Kennel while the teams are out on the trail. It was a beautiful day, so Aliy took her mom along for a sled ride. As usual, I handed her a camera and … Read More
In this episode of “Aliy Talks About…” you will hear physical descriptions of SP Kennel in Two Rivers. It occurred to me that a couple of photos might help, so here they are: A view of the house from the dog yard and a view of the dog yard from … Read More
You know that comfy feeling you get when you’ve just put fresh linens on your bed? How about when there’s a knock on your hotel room door and the cheerful voice says “Housekeeping!” and you know your bedding is about to be freshened? Well, it’s like that for the dogs … Read More
