Wuta and his new home!

We have a big happy family of four and two leggeds here at Wild and Free, and although we wish it was possible – not all dogs can stay with us forever. Some dogs are going to be better off moving to other kennels or homes where they can live lives better suited...

Wild and Free – 2020 Yukon Quest Champions!

On Tuesday 2/11 at 13:51pm AKST Brent and his team of 11 dogs passed the finish line in Whitehorse, as the first of 11 finishing teams. Team Wild and Free’s official race time was 10 days, 2 hours, and 9 minutes. This year’s race was a good one –...

2020 Yukon Quest 1000mi – Meet the team!

With the start of Yukon Quest 1000mi nearing we wanted to introduce you to our 2020 Quest team. There’s a good mix of Quest veterans (10 – Sluice, Darla, Slater, Woody, Pink, Jackson, Morello, Kutuk, Lucy, Jeep) and rookies (4, Evo, Tock, Treason, Hero) in...

2020 Copper Basin 300 – Meet the team!

It’s almost go time for the Copper Basin 300 and we just sent the team down the trail to the truck. They’re heading to Fairbanks to spend the night, and pick up our amazing handlers Mike Ellis and Jason Avery, and then on Friday off they go south for the...

Dog of the Week: Hero

Son of Josephine and Caputo, Hero is one of the sweet young guys in the kennel. Hero likes to lounge leaned up against his house, looking out over the yard to keep an eye on what’s going on. He’s a bit of a goofball, but only when not in a harness.. In the...

Dog of the Week: Josephine

Josephine is daughter of Sound and Kroner (Jeff King), and with an Iditarod finish (with Mats Petterson) and a Yukon Quest finish (with Brent in 2019 as a champion) she’s one of the veterans in the kennel. Josephine knows how to put in some hard work, but...