How to Support Wild and Free Mushing
Annual Dog Sponsorship Program
Every summer, this program allows fans to pick one of the dogs in the Wild and Free Mushing Kennel as “their own” for the race and touring seasons. The money raised helps to cover many race expenses, Kennel operations, food and other health supplies that are needed to get through the season. These dogs eat and run a lot, so they need the best care and attention. As a Dog Sponsor, you get your name on the Wild and Free Mushing website and some Wild and Free Mushing promo material as a thank you for your support (gifts change annually), but most of all, an amazing canine athlete will be thankful. Some fans choose to sponsor the same dog year-after-year so they can watch their dog’s progression, others wait for the new puppy litters so they can sponsor a new dog each year. Either way, the Wild and Free Mushing team is thankful for your support. It’s a great honor to work with these dogs every year and do what we do, and thanks to fans like you, we get the opportunity to can continue on this great path.
There are different sponsorship levels depending on where the dog is at in his or her racing career. We also adjust our dog sponsorship program to ensure the maximum number of individual sponsors and a wide variety of sponsorship levels. Whether it is a Retired dog or a veteran dog, the support is very helpful and allows our “human” team to spend as much time as possible with the dogs, which equals more success for the team!
$500 Sponsorship
This sponsorship level is for the dogs who have finished one or more races (which usually includes at least one 1,000 mile race). These dogs have what it takes to run 1000mi and do it healthy and happy. Some of the dogs are veterans, and others are just getting their paws wet. No matter what, they have more than earned their status and spot on the race teams of Wild and Free Mushing.
$300 Sponsorship
This sponsorship level is for;
1) Mentors – The older, experienced dogs who will be leading the way for our young dogs in training.
2) Retired- These dogs have gone the distance more than once in their racing careers and have earned the right to live out their retirement mentoring the younger dogs, sleeping on couches and roaming free around the Kennel.
$400 Sponsorship
These dogs may have some race experience, or be up-and-coming athletes – all training to be part of our race teams this coming season. They may not be selected to run each race throughout the race season, but they have more than earned their status and spot on the on the race teams of Wild and Free Mushing.
This level is also for puppies!
Race Entry Fees
Knik 200 and Yukon Quest Alaska 300
Want to help Brent and the Wild and Free dogs get to the Knik 200 Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Sled Dog Race and the Yukon Quest Alaska 300 this season?! Click below to donate towards the race entry fees! Write in what race you would like to donate for! Thank you for your support!!
23/24 Training and Race Supplies
Contribute with items that will be used for both training as well as racing (food drop bags) during the 2023/2024 season. This is a great way to help us get supplies for training/racing so we can focus our time and money on dogs and homestead.
Support Wild and Free with Gift Cards!
Brent needs a lot of supplies and food to keep him and the dogs on the trail every season. Below are THREE options for you to support Wild and Free by purchasing a gift card. Cold Spot, Costco and Fred Meyer are all locations in which Brent shops at for items for the dogs (including vet care), gear (for example headlamps), drop bags, food, etc. We appreciate any amount!
Cold Spot E-Gift Card
Fred Meyer E-Gift Card
Costco Gift Card
E-Gift Cards can be sent to wildandfreemushing@gmail.com.
Physical Gift Cards can be sent to the address below!
P.O. Box 62
Manley Hot Springs, AK 99756
2020 Yukon Quest Race Entry Fee Sponsorship
There are many ways you can help support the Wild and Free Mushing Kennel and one of the sponsorship packages we offer this season is the Race Entry Fee Sponsorship.
$2,000 – Yukon Quest Race Entry Fee Sponsorship
Sponsor Wild and Free’s entry fee for 2020 Yukon Quest and you will get 2 tickets to the start banquet and we will provide you with Wild and Free Merchandise.
Thank you Kay Lawson for sponsoring Wild and Free’s Yukon Quest entry in 2019!
2020 Iditarod Race Entry Fee Sponsorship
There are many ways you can help support the Wild and Free Mushing Kennel and one of the sponsorship packages we offer this season is the Race Entry Fee Sponsorship.
$4,000 – Iditarod Race Entry Fee Sponsorship
Sponsor Wild and Free’s entry fee for 2020 Iditarod and you will get 2 tickets to the start banquet March 5th and you will get the chance to join us at the ceremonial start in Anchorage on March 7th. We will also provide you with Wild and Free Merchandise.
Thank you — for sponsoring Wild and Free’s Iditarod entry in 2020!
Dog Booties Donation
Each year, Wild and Free Mushing strives to improve upon the previous race season as well as be more prepared and efficient. Dog booties are a big part of training and racing sled dogs, and we are very excited to have major support from DogBooties.com. The training and race seasons are long and we use over 8,000 dog booties throughout each season, so if you would like to support Wild and Free Mushing with a few of the dog booties needed, see below and thank you for your continued support!
A special thank you to DogBooties.com for making our booties, and for the generous donation each year to kick-off our training season.
A big THANK YOU goes out to Donna Allenbough, Julie Ponchak, Marianne Patch, and Karen Alexander for their generous contributions of booties for the 22/23 training and race season!
Additional Sponsorship Opportunities
There are many ways you can help support the Wild and Free Mushing Kennel and a variety of yearly expenses that your sponsorship can go towards. Please read below for details on additional sponsorship opportunities.
$30,000 – Lead Dog Sponsor
Exclusive Recognition. Exclusive rights for your product line. Will not promote any like-kind products. Lead Dog Sponsor will always be placed first for speaking and media requests.
- Top branding placement (truck & apparel)
- Top website recognition — logo, links, and written article
- Use of Brent’s (and dogs) photo in media
- Product promotion
- Top display of company logo-wear at events
- Available for speaking engagements. Brent is a professional speaker who loves motivating others by sharing his passion of mushing and how he followed his dreams.
$10,000 – Swing Dog Sponsor
- Branding placement (truck & apparel)
- Website recognition — logo, links, and written article
- Use of Brent’s (and dogs) photo in media
- Product promotion
- Display company logo-wear at events
- Available for speaking engagements. Brent is a professional speaker who loves motivating others by sharing his passion of mushing and how he followed his dreams.
$5,000 – Wheel Dog Sponsor
- Logo and link on website
- Product promotion
- Logo on truck
- Signed poster from Brent
- Five Wild and Free apparel items of your choice
$250 – Race Checkpoint Sponsors – Food and Supply Drops
There are various checkpoints on each race that we run. At these checkpoints we receive our food drops, which is the gear and supplies needed for each section of the race. Included are dog food, human food, extra clothes, dog supplies, booties, etc. Click the “Donate to Wild and Free” button. In the “add special instructions to the seller” section let us know which checkpoint/s you are sponsoring!
Iditarod
-Yentna Station- Sponsored by Jeremy and Nicole Ruesink
-Skwentna –
-Finger Lake- Sponsored by Jim York
-Rainy Pass- Sponsored by Holly Thomas
-Rohn –
-Nikolai- Sponsored by Michelle Marckwardt
-McGrath – Sponsored by Dan and Patti Williams
-Takotna – Sponsored by Sandy Pendorf
-Ophir- Sponsored by Barbara Andreas
-Cripple-
-Ruby – Sponsored by Penny Westfall
-Galena – Sponsored by Peggy Marciniec
-Nulato- Sponsored by Kaylee Garrett and Pam Painter
-Kaltag-
-Unalakleet – Sponsored by Penny Westfall
-Shaktoolik- Sponsored by Mary Gilbert
-Koyuk- Sponsored by Kris Specht
-Elim – Sponsored by Marcia Bresson
-Golovin-
-White Mountain – Sponsored by Chris and Grayling
-Safety – Sponsored by Kate Mahony
Yukon Quest 300
Two Rivers-
Mile 101- Sponsored by Gwen Deloach
Central- Sponsored by Beth Miller
Circle-
Individual Dog Sponsor – Sponsor a Dog for $300 - $500
- Name next to sponsored dog’s photo and bio on website.
- Shoutouts on Facebook and Website
Approximate Yearly Kennel Expenses
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- Dog Food (kibble, meat, fish, fat, supplements) – $50,000 per year
- Handler Expenses (housing, feeding, basic supplies) – $8,000 per year
- Race Expenses (entry fee, food drops, travel costs) – $30,000 per race
- Dog and Race Gear (harnesses, jackets, blankets, camping equipment) – $5,000 per year
- Human Gear (boots, hats, clothing) – $2,000 per year
- Truck and Truck Maintenance (keep 2 to 3 trucks on the road) – $10,000 per year
- Vet & Medication (yearly checkups and medication) – $4,000
- Tools and Equipment (chainsaws, snow machines, four wheelers) – $5,000 per year
Our Sponsors
We want to thank all of my loyal sponsors, friends and family – without their continued support, none of this would be possible.
