Wild and Free Dogs

Needless to say, we are very proud of our dogs. All but a few of the retired dogs and Jeep are bred and raised here at Wild and Free. When I first got into dog mushing I wanted find a way to have dogs that were good for traveling/adventures like the Arctic Expeditions I’ve done almost yearly, but also good dogs for long distance races. For me, Silver became the answer – over 70% of the dogs in our kennel are related to him. Silver and some other key dogs have shaped our dogs into what we need and want them to be – strong, focused, happy and hard working long distance sled dogs that are also up for adventures with some serious trail breaking and harsh conditions.

Featured Dogs

Blizzard

Blizzard- Part of the Extreme Storms litter these pups fit their names to a T. Their mother is Tock and Father is Slater who are two of the current superstars of the kennel, so we have very high expectations! Blizzard is the only light-colored one and looks most like...

Wendy

Wendy - daughter of Morello and Jackson. Wendy has stunning black and white fur like her mom, Morello, and grandmother, Celia. Wendy and her litter mates trained the winter of 2020/2021 with our puppy training friends, The Bouldings, and came back as very well-trained...

Electra

Electra -daughter of Josephine and Jackson. Which puppy got out? Of course, it was Electra! She loves hopping fences to explore freely around the homestead. She has a black lightning bolt shaped mark on her front right paw, a fitting mark for her name. She can’t wait...

Tock

Tock came to Wild and Free Mushing from our friends at Hey Moose! Kennel summer 2019, and she is a direct decedent of our genetics, a granddaughter of Silver. Tock is, just like her siblings and her granddad, a hard driving and focused dog with what seems like...

Pink

Named after characters in the movie Dazed and Confused, Pink and his brothers and sisters are proving to have just as much personality as their namesake. Born in the Arctic, they spent the first couple weeks of their life living in a tent, which has set them up for...

Slater

Named after characters in the movie Dazed and Confused, Slater and his brothers and sisters are proving to have just as much personality as their namesake. Born in the arctic, they spent the first couple weeks of their life living in a tent, which set them up for...

Morello

Morello is part of the “Orange is the New Black” litter whose parents are Basin and Celia. Basin was the 2015 Yukon Quest Golden Harness Winner and Celia was been a solid race dog in my team for years (not to mention, she is a Silver and Madonna puppy)! Morello has a...

Wild and Free Team

Melissa Latorre

Melissa is Brent's younger sister! Obviously, she has been a part of the Wild and Free adventure from the beginning. She has visited Alaska 5 times including a longer stay in May of 2009 through September. She had just graduated college from Miami University in...

Ed and Willow Salter

The home of Wild and Free Mushing in Eureka, Alaska on Joe Bush Creek was founded by Ed and Willow Salter in early 1970’s. The Salter couple was just planning an extended vacation to Alaska, but their extended vacation quickly turned into a one year adventure as they...

Steve Stoller

Steve Stoller is one of a kind. After being a long time Quest Volunteer, Steve opted to travel the trail as a handler with my team for the first time in 2010 when our handling crew was in need of some help. He was hooked and never looked back. Steve has been “Captain...

Josh Horst

Josh came to Alaska in 1997 to attend the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. After five years of school and wilderness adventures in Southeast, he moved north to Fairbanks where he has called home ever since. In 2007, Josh founded Horst Expediting & Remote...

Thom Walker

Thom Walker moved to Alaska in 1998 and has been a good friend of mine ever since. Growing up in Minnesota, Thom has a very similar Midwestern upbringing. An Eagle Scout like myself, the love of the wilderness brought Thom to Alaska and he never looked back. Thom has...

Joee and Pam Redington

Joee and Pam Redington are legends in the state of Alaska and in the sport of dog mushing. They have been living here and running dogs for over 60 years. Joee’s dad, Joe Redington, is the “Father of the Iditarod” and he, Joee and his other son Raymie, raced and were...

Mark and Christine Sass

Brent’s parents have been strong supporters of him from the very start of this adventure. Although they may have thought he was a little crazy in the beginning, as the dog numbers rose, they still stood behind Brent and believed in what he was doing. As Brent’s Kennel...