A Professional Dog
After posting the video showing the chaos of dealing with yearlings, I thought it might be useful to offer a little contrast by showing how “a professional dog” does it. So, I grabbed this clip of Teddy — a true professional! — getting her harness on and lining out. I … Read More
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
Harness Systems
Racing Harnesses versus Hauling Harnesses The dogs of SP Kennel are the reasons that we can travel thousands of miles across this vast arctic wilderness. They are the motor, the engine, the power train, …. the sole reason that we move. What enables these dogs to efficiently and comfortably pull … Read More
Morning Snowfall is Playtime!
We were greeted with over 6 inches of fresh snow this week. This, of course, energizes the mushers and the dogs. All of the dogs. The puppies are almost 5 months old now. The litter of eight is happy and healthy. They spend time both in the puppy pen and … Read More
SP Kennel Training Goals
Training in the Mountains on the Denali Highway.Skittles and ChaCha in lead. December 24, 2007 At SP Kennel we have four primary goals for our sled dog athletic training program. 1. Improving Endurance By the first of January, the SP Kennel dogs have been in serious training for over 4 … Read More
The Top Eighteen
Well, time is just flying by. Iditarod is less than a week away. Soon the family will be heading to Alaska and we will be packing up the dogs and heading down to Anchorage. So who are we bringing? That is a good question. Let’s start with Aliy’s “A-Team”. Many … Read More