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Iditarod Bloodwork & ECGS

Sarah · February 22, 2016 ·

We recently took our dogs for their pre-race health checks which includes Bloodwork and an ECG for each canine athlete.

Kip gets his blood drawn. Two vials are taken from each dog.

The ECGS are used to help eliminate any dogs who may be predisposed to having cardiac trouble from participating in the Iditarod.

Teddy is put on his side and held in place for his ecg

Iditarod gives ECGs as a part of its dog care program — Iditarod Bloodwork & ECGS 6

Blood is also taken and a variety of things are measured to help determine which dogs, at a cellular level, are more statistically likely to finish the race. These values can be used to help mushers determine which dogs to take.

Each musher is allowed to have up to 24 dogs vet checked. This allows mushers to continue to work with a larger pool of dogs.

For our kennel, we are able to vet check a combined 48 dogs between Travis and myself. We are actually allowed to swap dogs until we declare our final 20 dogs at the ceremonial race start.

As you can imagine, getting blood work done for 86 dog teams is no easy feat. Talking to the vet techs, who help make this happen we certainly learned how much goes into making sure every canine athlete is physically fit for the race. It takes over 20 days to do all the screenings for all the teams entered into the race.

We are fortunate that there are such dedicated volunteers who helped make this happen to helensure the safety of all dogs to participate in the Iditarod. We are also grateful that this is cupboard and part of our entry fee. What’s yours are actually able to sign paperwork that allows these blood samples and the results to be given to those in the scientific community to help continue on researchingsled dogs so that we can continue improving upon our dog care.

We’ve already learned a lot about the dogs because of the implementation of doing bloodwork. One of the most important things we’ve learned for example because the importance of vitamin E in muscle recovery in our dogs. Because of this, almost every Mosher supplements with a high-quality vitamin E.research a shown that dogs supplemented with vitamin E are far more likely to finish the race then dogs who are not supplemented with it.

Bloodwork can also be used to screen for such things as muscle myopathy, a condition in which the dogs muscles start to deteriorate and can lead to serious problems. Understanding this ahead of the race can allow mushers to take different dogs or take extra precautions.

After the blood work results come in, Stu Nelson the head veterinarian for the Iditarod calls each musher to discuss any significant findings so that mushers can make the best decisions for their team selection and help ensure the safety of all the dogs.

Here is a preview of our Iditarod line-ups:

This is just one of the many many ways Iditarod mushers and veterinarians workto ensure quality dog care and dog health from the get-go. Ironically, even though the dogs go through all these pre-race screenings, Their human counterparts are subject to no such testing. As a musher we do not have to have a doctors note, A doctors consent, or even proof that we are healthy enough to race. Everything about this event is focused on the dogs.

A Special Focus On The Iditarod Vet Book

Sarah · December 30, 2015 ·

One of the things most new fans to dog sledding want to know is how are dogs are taken care of out on the trail by vets and how the logistics of so many dogs is managed. During Iditarod and other dog sled races, mushers must carry a vet book. In Iditarod, it is a mandatory piece of gear and mushers are required to have a vet sign it at every checkpoint to ensure the dogs have been examined.

Each dog on Iditarod is given its own unique identification tag. The identifcation tag is composed of two values, a number and a letter.The number refers to the musher. Each musher’s value is determined by their starting position. In 2015, Travis started 56th so each of his dogs had a “56” on their tag. Each dog is then individually assigned a letter. Each musher is given their own tags so we put our tags 56A, 56B, 56C, on each dog on Travis’ team.

photo courtesy of Dianne Johnson of thhe Iditarod Trail Committee

At the front of the vet book, each musher lists their dogs name and next to their dog writes down the letter of the tag that dog was given. Additionally, Iditarod takes down the name, tag of each dog, and their microchip number. This way dogs have two identifiers out on the trail: their microchip which can be scanned or their dog tag on their collar.

The vet book is an integral way for vets at different checkpoints to communicate what they see in a dog or in a particular dog team. It allows volunteers to quickly look up the name of a dropped dog and relay it to those back in Anchorage.

2015 Iditaods Travis Beals Vet Book. The starting 16 dogs.

travis beals 2015 iditarod vet book. the first page has each dog, their “letter”, and their age.

The vet book itself is rather small and is waterproof. Many mushers elect to tie it to their sled. If you do not have your vet book, you cannot continue down the trail. If you forget your vetbook at one checkpoint, you have to go back and get it — wasting valuable time.

We generally tie our vet books to our sleds so that we cannot lose them. It allows us to access them quickly and prevents the volunteer vets from accidently walking away with them.

Mushers are required to have a vet sign their vet book at each checkpoint. Mushers also have to sign the vet book. The vets may make notes or may simply put an “all good” or a smiley face. Common notes might be about dogs who were prescribed antibiotics.

The vet book is a valuable tool to help mushers and vets make sure that the dogs get the best possible care while out on the race.

This year in training, I am carrying my own “vet book” so that I can practice not losing it. For those who know me, they know my struggle. My book, however, is a bit different. I am using it to make notes about dogs on or directly after a run so that I can keep the best records possible on my team while training myself to hold onto the small yellow notebook. My notes are usually about when I fed or watered and the effects I’m seeing in my dogs. It’s something Aaron Burmeister mentioned casually at the rookie meeting so I figured I would give it a shot. If I’m going to practice carrying a notebook, I might as well make some notes!

Picking New Lead Dogs: How We Select Which Dogs Will Begin Lead Dog Training

Sarah · August 8, 2015 ·

We have the unique opportunity with our summer dog sled tours to begin working with and developing new leaders all summer long. Unlike other dog sled tours that simply run a set loop, our sled dogs go out each tour time not knowing where they will go. Our trail system for our tour is a series of interconnected loops that allow us the opportunity to work on training commands.

Unlike many sled dog tour operations which simply focus on giving dog sled rides, often in a loop format, we focus on giving dog sled training demonstrations. Our dog sled tours are really just tag-along training sessions for our guests and are a great excuse for us to work with our dogs all summer. For the first part of the summer, we inevitably work with our youngest sled dogs dogs teaching them our expectations of them in the team.

We don’t begin training new lead dogs until our younger sled dogs are able to move seamlessly in the team, knowing how to untangle themselves and how to run on their side of the line. We do this because when we put a new, young dog up front we want that dog to have our complete attention. We don’t want to be talking to a sled dog in the team telling it to untangle itself when we need to be focused on praising and training a new lead dog running up front.

So how do we select a new lead dog and what does the process look like? Honestly, each time is a little different. We do, however, try to identify potential lead dog candidates every few weeks as our sled dogs begin to mature. Generally females start learning lead earlier than males in our kennel simply because they mature more quickly and are (at least in our kennel) more focused on pleasing their musher. This, in some ways, makes them easier to train than young males who (especially during summer) seem to have just one thing on their mind!

Our dog sled tours have proven a great way to identify future lead dogs. During the summer we routinely run our dogs 2-3 times a day, giving us a good look at our kennel each and every day. We are therefore able to consistently track the progress of our sled dogs. One thing we identify quickly is which puppies learn to respond to their name when we talk to them in the dog team.

We generally talk to our puppies when they get tangled. During their first few runs in the team we will stop our dogs and help untangle our puppies but slowly, over time, we teach them that dealing with tangles it is their responsibility. Our first look at who may be a good lead dog comes in identifying who is quick to learn how to untangle themselves. This may be as simple as returning to their side of the gangline so that one dog is on the left side of the gangline and one running on the right side. It may, however, also be more complex. Occasionally sled dogs may get their feet tangled in a neckline. In a controlled setting where we can easily stop the team, it is important that our sled dogs learn to fix themselves. There may come a time during training or race where, for one reason or another, I cannot stop to help them and they need to be nimble on their feet. While this is something small, it shows us who can learn quickly and who is actively listening to us while out training.

We also look at the overall attitude of our dogs. Each of our summer sled dog tours is between 1.5 and 2 miles in length depending on the weather; on rainy days we typically run slighty further as the cooler, damper weather allows it. During each run we stop 2 or 3 times to allow the dogs time to cool off. It is important we stop so that they can pant and get rid of any excess heat. We use this as an opportunity to talk with our guests about mushing and to evaluate which sled dogs don’t want to stop pulling. Future lead dogs are generally the first dogs to start trying to pull again. They may leap in the air or silently pull at the line, trying to get our cart to budge. Much to their dismay, however, it does not budge until we let them!

Attitude accounts for a lot of the success of a dog team; having very excitable dogs who want to run and who lead the team can help the team overcome obstacles such as a blown in trail, strong winds, or tough storms. Sled dogs with good attitudes see obstacles as challenges to overcome and they thrive in adversity. Great lead dogs do not back down when the going gets tough, rather that is when they shine the most!

Fidget running single lead during Iditarod 2015

Once we identify a dog as a potential leader, we will work on hooking that dog up towards the front of the team. Most puppies in our kennel start off running in the middle or the back of the team, so we slowly migrate our potential leaders closer and closer to the front. By slowly working them up to the front of the dog team, they get used to the idea of more and more dogs being behind them. They learn that they are part of a “team” and that the dogs behind them are not trying to chase them.

Eventually, we promote our future lead dog to running in the “swing dog” position. Swing dogs are the pair of dogs located directly behind the lead dogs. It’s an excellent place for a future leader to run. Swing is a great way to teach a dog without actually having to teach the dog. They learn through example. When we give the commands “gee” for right and “haw” for left, the swing dogs are seeing and reacting just a step behind the lead dogs. It’s a great way to start associating our commands with the direction we want our lead dogs to take. By the time we put them in lead, they don’t even think twice about being up front: they simply just run.

When our lead dog trainees are finally ready to move out of the swing position and into lead, we almost always pair them with experienced leaders who already know the ropes. Our experienced sled dogs really are the best teachers. In our kennel our go to lead dog trainers are Zema, Tamere, Madori, Boston, Jane, and Piper. These dogs are great Gee/Haw leaders and are also very patient with our younger dogs. We do run after run with our new trainee up front while paired with a “mentor.” After a number of runs — generally anywhere from about 4 to 10 — up front, we let our new trainee go at it alone so we can see what they’ve mastered.

Running in single lead is tough but it is important that each of our leaders understand that when they are up front they are responsible for responding to commands. If we always ran our lead dogs in pairs, they would not learn this valuable lesson. We will do a few runs to make sure our trainees have mastered the commands.

Training for a lead dog, however, never stops. We will continue to work with our leaders even after they have mastered the basic commands of “gee” and “haw” — teaching them how to forge ahead and go through whatever obstacle comes there way.

We certainly have fun watching our dogs progress and have learned over the past few years that we have some of the best Gee-Haw leaders in the sport. We also have some of the most dedicated and hardworking leaders. We greatly contribute our summer dog sled tours and the training they allow us to do is a huge reason for our successful lead dog training program.

How To Host A Paint A Dog House Day For A Sled Dog Kennel

Sarah · July 29, 2015 ·

We are writing this article for our fellow dog mushing friends who are looking for ways to incorporate more local outreach into their kennel. After the Sockeye Wildfire devastated the mushing community of Willow, many mushers and non-mushers alike banded together to help the displaced sled dogs get new homes. Operation Doghouse became a community-wide effort dedicated to rebuilding houses for sled dogs that were lost in the Sockeye fire. Working together with #Operation DogHouse we thought it would be great if we could write about our own success as a kennel in hosting Paint-a-Pooloza and give advice on how to host a similar event.

It’s important as mushers and mushing fans that we work together to increase accessibility to our sport.

Paint-A-Pooloza was an event hosted at Turning Heads Kennel in May of 2015 as a way to involve the local community of Seward, its artists, and its children in our kennel. Running the event was a blast and we hope by publishing how we did this event that more kennels will be able to follow suit.

We added our event to our local community event page, for Seward we have two local online places to submit events: www.SewardEvents.com and www.SewardCityNews.com. Seward City News is an online publication and we used this platform to promote our event in the three weeks leading up to it.

In addition, we created simple eye-catching flyers for our event and posted them throughout town with permission from the owners or managers of the property. Some high visibility places that we posted in our town included our local grocery stores, gas stations, and our public library. We also connected with key community leaders who were involved in boy scouts or girl scouts to help us promote our event and would ensure that families would know we were doing something. We advertised sled dog rides, because we are a tour kennel, but most children would be happy simply to meet sled dogs or learn about mushing. Children also love puppies so If you (or a neighboring kennel that wouldn’t mind sharing) have puppies, consider advertising that. We advertised hot dogs and root beer as well.

Preparing for our event, we choose several bright colors. We have always been a fan of bold “loud” colors because we feel like they make our dog yard a very happy place. In general we have found that a gallon of paint covers about 4 or 5 houses. We bought paint but also put out advertisements saying we were looking for old paint on local websites and our local Seward community Facebook groups. People are more than happy to get rid of their unused paint!

We then purchased the supplies we needed for our event. We estimated an attendance of anywhere between 50-100 people and realized unused supplies could be used later in the summer or for other events, as we frequently do staff barbecues throughout the summer. This may not be the case for every kennel however. We purchased 96 hot dogs and buns from costco, ketchup, mustard, relish, paper plates, plastic silver, and plastic cups. We also bought otter pops and ice cream as we were going to serve root beer. We also bought napkins, baby wipes, and purell.

For painting, we purchased 6 gallons of paint. We also picked up several different sized foam brushes as well as 4 brush sets (containing 11 brushes each) from Home Depot.

To prepare for the event we scrubbed our houses with a wire brush. Then we power-washed our dog houses to remove any old paint and dirt. We washed some houses the day of and during the event as we ran out of time. This didn’t prove to be a problem because they dried quickly.

We poured paint into plastic cups for painters to use. Each cup of paint came with its own brush. People were encouraged to share, swap, and be creative as possible. We provided painters tape to those who wanted more geometrical designs.

The day of the event we closed our dog yard off but took turns taking small groups of people into the yard. Our dog yard is fenced. If you don’t have a fence around your dog lot consider getting plastic fencing or roping it off. Put up signs as well. We have a sign outside our dog yard that says “Not all dogs have good manners. Please do not enter without a guide.” Our dogs are used to guests and small children. If your dogs aren’t good with strangers, explain that. Every musher’s kennel is different and our dogs have lots of exposure to people they don’t know.

Another thing that you could do would be to set up a display of your winter gear to let kids try on or to see. It’s always nice to have an interactive element of some kind — just make sure everyone has clean paint-free hands before letting them touch your $800 parka!

To make sure your event goes smoothly, make sure you have plenty of volunteers on hand able to help. We had two people dedicated to grilling during lunchtime hours and other volunteers who helped refill paint cups. Additionally, make sure you have two or three trash cans available. Hot dogs and baked beans were easy and were a big hit. The root beer and ice cream proved to be a nice, easy treat for a sunny day that the kids loved too.

We set a time limit for our event and advertised it lasting from 11-4pm. The last visitors left around 5pm because they wanted to finish their design; we knew that it would probably last longer than advertised and didn’t have a problem with that.

Don’t forget that some people are willing to help clean up. You can set up stations for washing brushes and disposing of leftover paint. We let our houses dry for 24 hours before moving them back into our yard and in with the dogs.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to email me at: Sarah@SewardHelicopters.com

Running A Remote Glacier Dog Sledding Tour And Camp

Sarah · May 27, 2015 ·

Our summer job is beyond awesome. We get to hang out with our dogs all summer long and introduce people to dogsledding either at our kennel in Seward, Alaska or on our home away from home, Godwin Glacier. It’s a lot fun sharing our passion with guests to Alaska and our glacier dog sled tours help us train a competitive race team.

Running a remote dog sledding camp and tour is no easy feet. We are in our third year of running tours on Godwin Glacier and each year we assemble our remote camp in May and disassemble it in September. Lots of careful planning is involved because we strictly adhere to leave-no-trace camping skills: everything that goes onto the glacier must also come off the glacier — including dog poop!

What Is A Glacier

Glaciers are the result of snow accumulation that is greater than the amount of snow that melts during the summer. This snow eventually compresses into very dense glacier ice. As more snow compresses into ice, the glacier begins to flow in the path of least resistance which is generally downward causing the glacier to expand. The underside of the glacier travels slower than the top of the glacier due to friction with the ground. These changes in speed result in the ice cracking, forming large crevasses. Although crevasses can be found on any part of a glacier, they are mostly found at areas where the glacier is under stress. The accumulation zone generally has very few crevasses.

Although at 3700′ feet we are likely to have snow at our camp until the end of June, the hot summer sun beats down on the the glacier causing snow to melt at a rate of 2-6 inches a day. Godwin Glacier is currently receding. This means that the snow falling in the accumulation zone is not producing enough pressure to continue to push the glacier ice outward. Although we still have lots of snow in the accumulation zone, the toe of Godwin glacier has moved back approximately 30 feet in the last three years.

Glacier Dog Sledding: Camp Overview

Our dogsled camp is located at 3700′ feet elevation in the accumulation zone of Godwin Glacier. Godwin Glacier sits on the edge of Chugach National Forest and Kenai Fjords National Park. Nestled quietly among mountains, it’s very easy to forget an outside world exists! It is approximately a 10 minute helicopter flight from the Seward Airport to our dog camp.

We receive a tremendous amount of snowfall throughout the winter because of our local geography. Godwin glacier is located on a mountain that rises dramatically out of the ocean quickly gaining elevation. This sudden rise of land pushes weather systems up into the colder part of the atmosphere. Last year, our last recorded snow fall was on June 27th. During the month of June, we had approximately 3 feet of snow fall while we were on the glacier.

We often expect snowfall as the main form of precipitation until late June and expect it again in early September. Because of this, we are able to run our glacier dog sled tours late in the season. Last year, we were the last glacier dog sledding operation to close and anticipate once again claiming that title. This year, we estimate that we started the season with over 60 feet of snow and have steadily been gaining more snow.

Our dogs enjoy their time on Godwin Glacier immensely. For a sled dog, there is simply nothing better than getting to run on snow. For our guests, glacier dog sled tours mean a chance to experience the epitome of Alaskan culture without having to visit during the frigid winter months. Living in a remote environment, however, requires many careful considerations.

Living On Godwin Glacier

Our guides generally live on Godwin glacier for 4 to 7 days at a time before being flown off the glacier to have a few days off. We have a rotating staff of well qualified guides who are all in their second season working with us. Additionally, we have another guide who joined us from another company. We feel pretty blessed when it comes to our coworkers: we have a really great crew and love to have fun together.

While living on the glacier, our guides have many important duties to attend to besides giving dog sled rides. Although providing a great customer experience is their number one job, in this post we are going behind the scenes to share what their other job duties entail.

Glacier Communication

Being able to communicate with our dog camp is incredibly important to us. We have used a combination of different methods in the past with limited success. This year, we purchased a satellite phone for a no-worry system of being able to communicate between dog camp and the ground. Good communication is important for safety reasons. We communicate with our guides a minimum of two times a day.

Flying To Dog Camp

We use Robinson 44 helicopters that seat 3 passengers and a pilot. Our pilot, Michael Culver, is back for his third season with us. Our helicopters require good visibility for flying. If weather conditions are not optimal or their is limited visibility, we cannot get to camp. In those events, we do not fly. We work with our guests to reschedule their trips, if possible, around any other activities they have planned. Because of this, we always recommend people booking us for their first day in Seward.

Taking Care of Sled Dogs on A Glacier

One of the most important parts of our guides job is to take care of our sled dogs. Our sled dogs are competitive racing athletes. Their care is of the utmost important to us. During the summer, our dogs work hard — glacier dog mushing is a great strength training program for the team — so they eat a minimum of two meals a day.

Dog Food

Our guides prepare a mixed meal with either beef or chicken and dog food. We currently feed a blend of two different dog foods: one is fish based and another chicken based to ensure an all around balanced meal. The dogs will also receive snacks on busy days where they are running more to help keep them energized.

We are constantly resupplying our dog food levels on the glacier. During guest flights, we may store a bag of dog food under one of the helicopter seats or strap it to an exterior cargo rack so that we can have plenty of extra food in camp. It is important to stock up on things such as dog food so that in the event the helicopter can’t get up to camp, our dogs can still eat. We keep a minimum of 7 days worth of dog food in camp at all times but often have more.

Dog Poop

With eating, comes the aftermath — dog poop! Dog poop must be scooped on a regular basis up on the glacier. We always want our dog yard looking pristine for our guests and because a clean dog yard is part of good dog care. In addition to scooping our dog yard, we also scoop the trail our dogs run on. Anyone who has been mushing before can attest to the fact that dogs will “go on the go” so at the end of the day we snow machine the trail and scoop poop. The poop is put into 55 gallon drums that are then flown off the glacier, pumped by a local outhouse company, and are then flown back up onto the glacier.

Dog Hair

Additionally, our guides must rake up our dogs hair. Our sled dogs shed throughout the season. Because we are leave-no-trace that means we must rake up their hair. It’s amazing how much our dogs shed throughout the summer. Raking up dog hair is a daily chore for our guides.

One of the reasons we like keeping our dog sled camp small is because of all the expenses of having to fly dog food up to the glacier and dog poop off the glacier. Fewer dogs means fewer flights and ultimately less work for our staff which means they can focus more on providing quality tours.

Managing Camp

During warm days, the snow on the glacier obviously melts and it doesn’t always melt evenly. When we place our dog houses or tents on the glacier, the snow around them melts faster. Our guides need to constantly level their living quarters and our dogs houses so that they provide a good home and so that camp is kept looking tidy.

As the season progresses, our guides will also work on moving camp. Throughout the summer our usable area of the glacier shrinks. At the start of the season, with 60ft of snow, we can travel almost anywhere we want as snow melts, however, we reduce the area we run our tours in because of the potential of crevasses.

Although we operate in the accumulation zone of the glacier, crevasses can occur anywhere on a glacier. One of the most important jobs our guides have are to ensure the safety of our trail and camp by probing for crevasses.Crevasses are formed by ice moving at different speeds or coming under pressure. Because of this, we move our trails inward and operate on only the flattest part of the glacier.

It is common to see small cracks along the surface of the snow, even in the accumulation zone of the glacier where our camp is set up. These small surface cracks generally do not have crevasses under them. It is our policy, however, to probe and investigate each crack that arises. Towards the end of the season, when we probe our camp and trail, we will actually hit glacier ice. If we do find crevasses, our guides carefully mark them off and immediately move our trail. Safety is our number one priority as a company!

Having Fun

Our guides have a number of options for entertainment while living on Godwin Glacier. We have a generator in camp for our guides and for safety reasons. We need to be able to charge our satellite phone and our aviation radios. Our guides also like to charge their computers and DVD players for rainy days when they don’t want to do much outside.

On beautiful days after tours our guides may hike, ski, snowboard, or dog sled. Living on a glacier is the perfect place for the active outdoor enthusiast who is good at entertaining themselves. Generally, our guides enjoy also enjoy serious games of cribbage and, our new favorite, Monopoly Deal to pass the time. It’s a very relaxing place to live as, with limited communication, the stress of modern life disappears.

As a company, we have an annual staff barbecue on the glacier where we hold summer dog sled races, go sledding and play trivia. Providing a fun work environment is important to us because our crew is our family.

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Why Choose Our Glacier Dog Sled Tour

Although there are glacier dog sledding tours located throughout the state of Alaska, our dog sled tour has some unique things that truly set it apart. Our dog sled camp is the smallest in the state.

Our kennel is located in Seward just a short flight from our dog sledding camp allowing us to easily adjust the number of dogs in our camp to our schedule. Although we specialize in small hands on tours, we are able to handle large groups. We can quickly adapt to meet the demands of a 30 person tour and frequently throughout the summer do a few large tours for corporate groups or large family reunions.

Unlike some of the bigger dog sled tour companies, we are not affiliated or contracted with the Alaska cruise ship industry which means we are able to keep our tours affordable. We have the best rates on glacier dog sledding in the state of Alaska because we want to share our passion with you!

We like being small for several reasons:

Small tours mean you can have as hands-on an experience as you want.
Our guides are 100% dedicated to your experience.
Our R-44 helicopters allow everyone a window seat.
Dog sledding is about enjoying the serenity of nature and the bond between musher and dog; small tours allow this.
Small tours mean we do not have helicopters constantly running so you are able to enjoy the quiet beauty that our secluded glacier has to offer.

Whereas other glacier dog sledding operations lease sled dogs from mushers not associated with their operation, we use our own dogs. We know everything about our sled dogs because we have raised many since birth.

We are also very proud of the fact that our dog camp is home to 23 year old, 11th place Iditarod Finisher Travis Beals. Travis oversees the care of our dogs and we routinely rotate our dogs on and off the glacier so they all get time-off. Travis has been given awards for best-dog care by two different dog sled races: The Tustumena 200 and The Copper Basin 300. Travis runs tours on Godwin Glacier part-time to evaluate dogs but spends a majority of his time operating our kennel tours.

Other Glacier Dog Sled Tours in Alaska

Not everyone is fortunate enough to travel to Seward, Alaska but this doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun and excitement of glacier dog sledding. There are glacier dog sled tours all across the state, allowing you to experience the magic of winter in the summer time.