

by AK Sled Dog Tours
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Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$398This 2.5-hour summer and fall busking experience lets you drive your own sled dog team in Alaska. The location is the training grounds and homestead of Dallas Seavey, a four-time Iditarod champion. The dogs here include retired racers, current team members, and young dogs being trained for future races. Guests join the year-round training program and get hands-on with the dogs. Group sizes are usually six people or fewer, with a guide assigned to each group for personal attention. During the visit, you tour the homestead and kennel, take a walk with puppies, and mush your own dog team using a custom dryland race rig. The dogs are friendly and enjoy interaction, giving you chances to cuddle puppies, play with younger dogs, or walk with the champions.
You will be picked up in downtown Talkeetna by our shuttle, and driven out to the kennel by a knowledgeable guide. After arriving at the kennel, watch as your team of dogs are hooked up to one of our dryland mushing rigs or the 6 seat ATV preferred training method for long distance races. You will then take off, following or riding with one of our experienced mushing guides, on a 45-minute mush through our beautiful, private, heavily-forested racing trails. Halfway through the mush, your group will arrive at a checkpoint and give the canines a short water break. This a great time to snap some photos with your dog team. After your team has cooled off, we will prepare for the 20 minute mush back to the kennel. Back in the kennel, get a picture with your team and give them a final pat before walking through the kennel and learning all about how these world-class athletes live, play, and train, from puppy to retiree. Walk with the dogs, or just have a seat and snuggle a puppy in our giant run pen. You can visit the gift shop and check out Dallas Seavey’s Iditarod trophy display before heading back to Talkeetna.
150 min
Tours begin from our conveniently located kiosk on Main Street in Downtown Talkeetna. We provide the transportation to and from the kennel, as a part of our tour. Please arrive 1/2 hour before your tour time. Example 11:30 tour, arrive at 11:00.
End point
Tours begin from our conveniently located kiosk on Main Street in Downtown Talkeetna. We provide the transportation to and from the kennel, as a part of our tour. Please arrive 1/2 hour before your tour time. Example 11:30 tour, arrive at 11:00.