The Following Appeared in the August 1st Issue of The Seward Journal
Things are getting busy here at Turning Heads Kennel. Madori, one of our lead dogs, gave birth to two puppies (a male and a female) on July 17, bringing our total number of puppies this year to 11. It’s more pups than we’ve ever had, but we are trying to grow our kennel. We certainly have our hands full but have enjoyed having locals and tourists alike come play with our dogs. Socializing them early is a critical part of sled dog development as when they’re out on the race trail, they will be looked over by vets and loved on by race fans.
Dogs and humans alike are also enjoying the exceptionally nice weather we’ve had over the last several days. Our new cart, designed for taking passengers out on the trail, arrived midway through the month and our dogs love being able to take guests out for rides. Our cart, locally designed be welder Nick Lester, fits eight people comfortably and really brings the thrills of dogsledding to life on the winding trails we have through our property. It’s also given us a great opportunity to work with our dogs and train them throughout the summer. In particular it’s really benefited our younger lead dogs as the trail we’ve been taking guests out on is a series of inter-connected loops. We’ve made a point of always changing the way we go so that the dogs stay focused and so they continue honing in on their commands. It may still be the summer time but our dogs are always working and learning just like us.
