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Summer Fun

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Athena says hi
Athena saying hello. Photo by Stacy Roberts

So far summer seems to have flown by. We had a successful start to our season with out Paint-A-Pooloza event and have slowly been working on updates around the kennel to improve our guests experience.

This year, Sarah has been working hard on landscaping and taking up her passion of gardening. It’s really paid off:

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It’s fun enjoying the flourish of new plant life. We are eagerly awaiting the birth of a new litter of puppies and are currently working on sorting out our plans for the winter season.

Our New Website

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We just launched our new website redesign. We hope you find it easier to use. We will be improving and adding more content over the next several weeks to increase usability and to help you find all the interesting stuff we have written about in terms of dog sledding. We hope you enjoy!

Dog Of The Week: Aldawin

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As a puppy, Aldawin was brought down to the Seward boat harbor almost every day to meet new people and teach them about mushing — but you’d never guess that from his personality. Despite lots of early sociaization, Aldawin is a very reserved dog who enjoys being around his mushing family. He is a quirky dog who marches to his own drummer.

Aldawin spent most of the summer of 2015 running on Godwin Glacier. It was there that he developed his strong work ethic. We were so impressed with Aldawin this year in training. In the team, Aldawin is always happy to run. This year he completed the Northern Lights 300 and the Copper Basin 300. He ran on Travis’ team in the Iditarod before being dropped in Nulato due to illness. We were very impressed with Aladdin during this year’s race and are expecting big things out of him in the future! His siblings, Bruce, Marlow, and Flo all raced with Travis too.

Go Aladawin!

Dog Of The Week: Kip

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Kip was one of the best new additions to Travis’ race team this year. This young dog has really come out of his shell as a powerhouse for enthusiasm and excitement. Kip is just as hapy to run as he is to cuddle up on the couch. He has an infectious attitude and is a very bright, peppy dog.

This year, Kip finished the Northern Lights 300, The Copper Basin 300, and the Iditarod. Kip has a fun, playful attitude and is really just a very happy-go-lucky sort of dog. This summer, we will continue developing Kip’s natural talent and begin working with him up front.

Dog Of The Week: Thor

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Thor is one of the biggest, happiest dogs in our kennel. He is a hard working athlete who completed the Northern Lights 300 and the Copper Basin 300 this year. Although he didn’t run Iditarod, Thor has tremendous potential and we are so excited to watch him continue to mature and grow into his big gangly legs. A work horse in wheel, his exuberance is always noticed by his teammates and is often infectious.

In the kennel, Thor is a gentle giant. He loves playing with his neighbors and is always keen to say hello to other dogs. Thor has been working over the last year on overcoming his shyness with visitors to our kennel and has made tremendous progress. Thor is still funny around strangers. He still isn’t sure whether or not he wants to hide in his dog house or come out and give them kisses, watching him try to figure out what to do is always fun. With a little coaxing, Thor is now confident around visitors to our kennel.

We are excited to see his wagging tail greet guests and help show them the joys of mushing!