I was doing some housekeeping on my Mac yesterday and found this photo from the CB300 that I thought was worth sharing with you: The story goes like this: I was at the Tolsona checkpoint — in the lodge warming up, actually, after Allen had passed through and before Aliy … Read More
Something I didn’t mention in “We’re Back To Running Dogs!” is that another part of my “filming strategy” for the day was to mount a camera — yes, my “shock and waterproof” new Olympus 1030 SW — on Aliy’s sled and to have her “shoot back” from the other side … Read More
I’ve gotten occasional comments, messages, etc. from some of you about having difficulties playing the various media on this Dog Log. I want to get some good “data” about how widespread the problems are… So, I have put a little poll over to the right in the sidebar — just … Read More
Between the extreme cold, the extreme heat, the vet visit, the physiology research and the human sickness… Well, let’s just say we’ve had a lot of pretty much everything going on around here lately… Except running dogs! Yesterday, Aliy let out a shout: “Hooray! We’re back to running dogs!” This … Read More
It’s been a big veterinary week here at SP Kennel. Besides the visit from Dr. Stu Nelson — chief Iditarod veterinarian — that you’ve seen in the past couple of posts, we’ve also had a lengthy visit from Dr. Michael Davis and his team from the Oklahoma State University Department … Read More
While Dr. Stuart Nelson — chief Iditarod veterinarian — was at the Kennel, I asked him for an overview of the Iditarod veterinary program. He very graciously allowed me to record this for you: For those of you who can’t watch the videos, I’ve ripped the audio into mp3 format: … Read More
Dr. Stu Nelson — chief Iditarod veterinarian — came by the Kennel yesterday and had a lengthy visit with Aliy and Allen to talk about a broad range of topics, ranging from food and hydration to training and medication. Afterwards, he and Aliy went out into the dog yard to … Read More
Greetings! I’m back, more or less, after a pretty nasty cold knocked me down over the weekend. I’m not 100% yet, but feeling pretty much on the mend and I think I’ll be good to go in another day or so. Aliy mentioned in her post that I had the … Read More
