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Wildland Racing Kennel Welcome to Wildland Racing Kennel! We specialize in mid-distance and long-distance sled dog racing, training exceptional canine athletes.

Join us for thrilling races and exciting adventures as we embrace the spirit of mushing!

Turkey Time! đŸŠƒđŸ”„The crew was losing their minds this morning when a freezer-burnt turkey hit the chopping block. One swin...
30/05/2026

Turkey Time! đŸŠƒđŸ”„

The crew was losing their minds this morning when a freezer-burnt turkey hit the chopping block. One swing of the axe, a few chunks later, and 14 happy sled dogs were enjoying a frozen summer feast. â„ïžđŸ•

A huge thank-you to the amazing folks in our community who reach out with donations like this. What might be headed for the bin becomes fuel for the team, helping keep these athletes happy, healthy, and ready for the trails ahead.

Nothing goes to waste around here when there's a kennel full of hungry dogs waiting! đŸȘ“đŸŸđŸ”„

People always ask what the humans of Wildland do when there’s no snow and the dogs aren’t running.Apparently the answer ...
23/05/2026

People always ask what the humans of Wildland do when there’s no snow and the dogs aren’t running.

Apparently the answer is:
go live in the middle of nowhere and willingly get attacked by every weather condition known to mankind 😂

Tomorrow morning Jenn and I head out for our second rotation of the season as backcountry park operators for BC Parks, and these photos are from the first one.

People picture this job as cozy mornings drinking coffee beside a lake while softly appreciating nature.

Reality is more like:
getting hailed on in May
wearing winter gloves beside open water
arguing with generators
hauling fuel and supplies across rough lakes
fixing random things that absolutely should not be broken
and wondering if hypothermia builds character 😬

This first rotation alone we had sun, fog, rain, snow, hail, wind, calm water, rough water, and one day where it somehow managed to do ALL of them.

We also had to evacuate a paddler during the first rotation, which turned into hiking over 5 miles in and 5 miles back out helping bring someone to safety.

So between the dogs and the backcountry apparently our hobby is just being cold and tired in remote places đŸ€·đŸ˜‚

Most of our days are spent hauling supplies by boat, fixing docks and campsites, checking cabins, maintaining trails, cleaning storm damage, cutting firewood, hauling garbage, helping visitors, and trying to solve problems with the exact wrong tools for the job.

Out here there’s no “call maintenance.”

If something breaks, congratulations you’re maintenance.
If the boat acts weird, you’re now a marine mechanic.
If weather rolls in, you simply suffer professionally until it passes.

Honestly though, we love it.

Long days.
Remote places.
Beautiful views.
Terrible weather.
Questionable life choices.

Basically dog mushing
 just without the sleds for a few months đŸŒ§ïžđŸ”ïžđŸš€đŸ”„

Also huge credit to Tyler (Jenn’s brother) for feeding and taking care of the Wildland crew while we’re off pretending to be wilderness experts

23/05/2026

“Sorry, I can’t hear you
 we’re kinda busy.” đŸ€·đŸŒâ€â™‚ïžđŸș

Summer training has officially started at Wildland and the crew came out of winter break absolutely fired up. After a good rest and some downtime, they were more than ready to get back to work.

The second the lines came out it was chaos. Screaming, bouncing, spinning circles, dogs trying to self-select themselves onto the team like they own the place. You’d think we hadn’t run them in years 😂

So we loaded up the family, headed out for a spin, and let the crew do what they love most.

And judging by the harness smashing and noise level
 they definitely missed it. đŸŸđŸ”„

Alphie wasn’t even scheduled for bikejoring today
 and apparently that was the greatest injustice this kennel has ever s...
22/05/2026

Alphie wasn’t even scheduled for bikejoring today
 and apparently that was the greatest injustice this kennel has ever seen 😂

People really be calling our crew “weak tour dogs” and this dunce had a complete emotional breakdown because he DIDN’T get to pull.

Are you kidding me 💀

Screaming like we cancelled Christmas.
Spinning circles.
Bouncing off the line.
Trying to throw himself onto teams he wasn’t even hooked to.

Then buddy got so committed to the protest he literally started dragging his dog house behind him and half destroyed it trying to leave the yard đŸ€ŠđŸŒđŸ˜‚

Yeah
 super weak dogs.
So weak they lose their minds over missing ONE training run.

Nobody told these dogs they were supposed to be lazy. They wake up every morning ready to file workplace complaints if they don’t get enough miles in 😂

Half our job isn’t making dogs run.
It’s convincing 14 insane huskies that they cannot ALL go every single time.

08/05/2026

We witnessed something today that frankly none of us were prepared for.

Reddington was out on a long line absolutely launching himself around and playing like he just discovered he’s allowed to have hobbies outside of work.

Then Bolt who normally gives off strong “I’m just here to collect a paycheck and go home” energy joined Jenn and started being playful too.

These are two of our quieter, more reserved dogs
 so naturally seeing them both act like chaotic toddlers at recess felt fake.

We’re incredibly proud of their emotional growth.

They went from “please respect my personal space” to WWE backyard wrestling match in record time.

Therapy is clearly working.

08/05/2026

This is Orchestra.

She’s built like a diesel truck.
She can lead a team.
She’ll grind through miles without complaining.

But every morning?

She turns into a retired man at a massage clinic.

The dramatic groaning.
The eyes rolling back.
The refusal to move until the ear rubs meet her standards.

You’d think she just finished a 300 mile race


Nope.
She just woke up and demands her emotional support spa treatment before starting work. 😂đŸș

For a dog that’s supposed to be “tough,” she’s alarmingly committed to being babied.

Hey, it’s us at Wildland 👋đŸșFor anyone wondering what mushers do when winter ends
Apparently we immediately create more w...
07/05/2026

Hey, it’s us at Wildland 👋đŸș

For anyone wondering what mushers do when winter ends


Apparently we immediately create more work for ourselves.

This winter setup actually worked great — dogs hauled, races happened, tours ran, and somehow we survived living out of trailers and organized chaos.

Then we looked at it and said, “you know what would be fun? Taking it all apart?”

Why?

Because we’ve got 10 more four-legged crew members joining the team this summer, and they unfortunately expect things like space, housing, and basic accommodations when we’re on the road. 😂

So the trailer setup that got us through this winter? Gone. We need every inch of that space now.

Cue us spending the afternoon moving giant dog boxes with heavy equipment and pretending we had a fully thought-out plan the entire time.

And the other day, when we weren’t rebuilding everything we own, we snuck out to catch northern pike minnows to stock the dog food freezer.

They’re non-game fish, there’s no limit on them, and the dogs treat them like a five-star meal.

This is pretty much our offseason:
build stuff, tear stuff apart, catch questionable amounts of fish, and somehow end up with more dogs.

Wouldn’t trade it for anything. đŸșđŸ”„

During spring clean I found this old sheet from when I first started working for Grant Beck, putting U-drive teams toget...
29/04/2026

During spring clean I found this old sheet from when I first started working for Grant Beck, putting U-drive teams together.

It’s wild looking at it now.

Racer’s name is on there
 and I remember exactly what I thought back then. He was super young, a pain in my ass, and honestly not a dog I wanted to run.

Now he’s the dog I cherish every single run with.

Funny how that works.

And what really hits is I can still tell you something about almost every dog on this sheet
 every name brings something back. Personalities, quirks, the way they moved in a team.

Minus “brown dog”
 no clue who that was 😂

We went back to Grant’s this year during Underdog and saw some of those same names again. Some of that old crew are officially the old dogs now
 and some aren’t there anymore, moved on to other kennels.

That’s just how this world works.

Dogs grow up. Teams change. Lines move around.

But those early days
 those dogs
 they stick with you.

And looking at this now, it’s not just a lineup sheet. It’s a piece of where it all started

Oh Racer
We all miss the snow.Miss the runs, the miles, the sound of a team moving.But slower days mean something too.Mo...
24/04/2026

Oh Racer

We all miss the snow.
Miss the runs, the miles, the sound of a team moving.

But slower days mean something too.
More time to sit, more time to breathe

more time for this.

You leaning in like you’ve got nowhere else to be,
soaking up every second of it.

The trails will come back.
The miles will come back.

But these moments

this is the good stuff too

20/04/2026

25 dogs found dead.
And the system that should’ve protected them didn’t.

And yeah this is the kind of s**t that makes us angry.

We don’t know every detail yet about what happened at the kennel known as Walkers Wild Rides in Alaska.
But from what’s coming out

People knew.
Concerns were raised.
Mushers and community members were trying to step in and help.

And they were turned away.
By the people that are supposed to protect them.

Told they couldn’t go onto the property.
Told it was being handled.

Meanwhile 25 dogs end up dead.

Let that sit.

Those dogs are the victims here.
No question.

But what makes this worse is knowing this didn’t have to happen.

Because the reality is
most mushers take incredible care of their dogs.

These dogs aren’t just owned.
They’re trained, fed, conditioned, and cared for every single day.
They live to run, and in the right hands they live better lives than most house pets.

And when something goes wrong in a yard
this community shows up.

Dogs get fed.
Dogs get moved.
Dogs get rehomed.

There are rescues.
There are resources.
There are people who would’ve stepped in without hesitation.

And from what’s being said
they tried to.

And instead of help being allowed in
the system stepped in and shut it down.

That’s what doesn’t sit right.

Yes the people responsible for those dogs carry the weight of this.
100%.

But it’s hard not to look at this and feel like
the system didn’t just fail these dogs
it actively prevented them from getting the help that could’ve saved them.

That’s where the anger comes from.

Not knowing every fact yet
but knowing enough to see something broke along the way.

There’s an investigation now.
More will come out.

And it should.

Because this can’t just get handled quietly or brushed off.

This needs to be looked at properly
and not just from within.

Because this isn’t just about one situation.

It’s about what happens the next time
and whether help is allowed in or pushed away again.

We don’t have every detail yet.
But we know this

It never should’ve gotten to this point.

Wildland Racing đŸșđŸ”„

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