Some sled dogs race until they are in their twilight years and some dogs don’t. People always ask me how I know when to retire a dog. I’ll simply ask you to look at these pictures and you will understand. It’s not that Hoss wouldn’t lead another SP Kennel team … Read More
School kids and sled dogs – what a combination! Happy the Sled Dog and I visited Badger Elementary School in North Pole, Alaska one morning this spring. We told stories about the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest and talked about overcoming hardships in order to reach your goals. Of course, … Read More
It seemed to me that after running more than a thousand miles over the course of 11 or 12 days, the dogs would take a few days of “down time” to recover their energy. So, when I went over to visit them this morning I was very quiet about peeking … Read More
It’s late and I’m really tired, but it just didn’t seem right not to share “The Happy Smooch” with you right away… That’s right, as unbelievable as it may be, Happy made it to Nome! What is perhaps even more unbelievable is the number of people who were at the … Read More
Nope, this isn’t a story about a new pickup truck from BMW. Instead, it’s a sweet little video that wraps up the story about Beemer, the extraordinary SP Kennel yearling who ran on Allen’s team. Even though you’ve already read about most of the story — how Beemer was dropped … Read More
I just received an email telling me that Happy has become quite a celebrity in the Iditarod race forums, and asking for an update! That’s really great, and I’m sure Happy will be very happy to hear it! As far we know, Happy is indeed still out on the Trail … Read More
Bridgett called me a few minutes ago to say she was driving over to get me. She’d just gotten a call that a dropped dog had arrived from Unalakleet who was “released” and ready for pick up. We got to the dog compound and who do we see… It’s Beemer! … Read More
Here’s a little treat for all of you Manny fans out there… My internet connection here in Nome is pretty slow, so I’ve been clicking on some Insider clips then doing other stuff until they’ve loaded and start playing in the background. In this process I was hearing an interview … Read More
This isn’t just a happy story, this is the Happy story. It’s a difficult story to tell in this format of still photos and video clips, and I’ve been working on it all week to try to do it justice. It’s also a long story, but I think you’ll find … Read More
Clockwise from top left: Betsy, Teddy, JJ & Spicy, Tatfish
