Even though it snowed in Two Rivers today, we are going to temporarily return to autumn weather. The following is the fourth (and last) installment of the September Training Run video. Enjoy! Kennel Mom September Training Run – Part 4
In this part of the September Training Run video, Aliy introduces the second half of her team. Parts 1 and 2 were posted earlier this week. Part 4 still to come.Kennel Mom September Training Run – Part 3
Back in mid September I had the opportunity to go on a training run with Aliy and 18 of SP Kennel’s finest. I made 4 small videos of the run. Now that I am back in Florida, using a computer I am familiar with, I decided to see if I … Read More
The first frosts of fall may have done a lot to make the dogs happy, perky and eager to run, but they have done little to firm up the trails around Two Rivers. As you will see, though, the dogs certainly don’t mind… A muddy dog is a happy dog!
August 31, 2009 I owe you all a short note. I have tried to keep the SP Kennel Dog Log updated regularly throughout the summer. I know that some of you check it regularly and I hope that you have found it interesting. For the rest of you, who, during … 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
We conclude “Ron’s Ride” with Aliy talking about the development of sled dogs and considerations for which dogs will become SP Kennel racers and which will be given away as pets or “recreational” sled dogs. She continues with some commentary about how dogs learn from each other, then concludes with … Read More
We continue “Ron’s Ride” with Aliy talking about lead dogs, their qualities and the differences between them. She goes on to talk about the amazing capabilities of sled dogs and her view of the misunderstanding between people who don’t really know the dogs and those who do. Many thanks to … Read More
As “Ron’s Ride” continues, we pick up with Aliy describing typical musher activities at an Iditarod checkpoint. She then does an inspection of the team and provides an extremely interesting and informative narration. Many thanks, again, to my friend Ron for this fantastic footage! (Note: Ron is exclusively a still … Read More
We’ve spent a few days looking at “Logistics” preparation for the Iditarod, so let’s turn our attention back to “Training.” One of the trickiest things I’ve noticed about what Aliy and Allen have to do in training preparation for the Iditarod is getting all the dogs “in-sync.” In other words, … Read More
