If you’ve been following the Dog Log for a while, you are probably well aware that dog care is the number one priority at SP Kennel. This is always true, but it is especially true when the teams are “on the road” or away at races. Dog care comes before … Read More
It’s late Thursday night — early Friday morning, actually — as I post this, so it’s been a long day! Bridgett, Kaz, Mickey, Doug and I turned the Kennel lights on at 6 o’clock this morning and sang the dogs their good morning song. By 7 o’clock we had 34 … Read More
We’re all on our way down to Anchorage for the Iditarod starts! Did you know there are actually two of them? In this episode, Aliy describes both the “Ceremonial Start” on Saturday and the “Official Start” on Sunday: If you are having trouble with the embedded mp3 player, you can … Read More
Allen and Aliy are flying down to Anchorage today to start their pre-race activities, so we gathered at the Kennel last night for a little “Bon Iditarod” dinner. Afterward, we kicked around the idea of recording something to share with all of you. Aliy said she didn’t really know what … Read More
Aliy recently talked about “Lead Dogs” and a number of you have written to ask about the other dog team positions. So, in this episode Aliy talks about all the positions: Lead, Swing, Team and Wheel! If you are having trouble with the embedded mp3 player, you can click here … Read More
I was driving down the road yesterday when I spotted a dog team in the distance. The musher’s bright red parka was a pretty good clue that it might be Aliy, but I couldn’t imagine what she would be doing on the roadside trail or where she might be going. … 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
With Iditarod starting at the end of next week, it’s really crunch time here at SP Kennel. Aliy and Allen are becoming more focused by the minute. Just as they were heading out on their training run yesterday, I handed Aliy one of my little cameras and said, “If you … Read More
