Su Dog 300

04/27/2026

We are grieving the tragedy of the Caswell 27 with the rest of the community. This week we sent a statement to over a dozen offices requesting justice for Woody, Birdie and their 25 kennelmates who we lost this winter.

We encourage the community to continue to press our leadership to pursue justice for these dogs. Here's some of your local leaders you can write to:

Captain Choong Chan, head of B Detachment (Palmer Troopers) at (907) 727-7069 and [email protected]

James Cockrell, Commissioner of Public Safety at (907) 268-5086 and [email protected].

Mat Su Borough Assembly Members:

Ron Bernier - District 7 (Caswell's district)
[email protected]

Michael Bowles (District 1)
[email protected]

Stephanie Nowers (District 2)
[email protected]

Dee McKee (District 3)
[email protected]

Maxwell Sumner (District 4)
[email protected]

Bill Gamble (District 5)
[email protected]

Dmitri Fonov (District 6)
[email protected]

Animal Care - Mat Su Borough
[email protected]

Vanessa Forbes, Animal Care Regulation Director
[email protected]

Edna DeVries, Mat Su Borough Mayor
[email protected]

Mike Brown, Borough Manager
[email protected]

Todd Smoldon - Director of Mat Su Office of Governor Dunleavy's Office
[email protected]

03/30/2026

Hey mushers! Want to earn a little money doing what we all do anyways.....talk about our dogs? Check out this study at UNM about mushers and financial management. Sign up for a 1hr interview and received a $25 giftcard. Info to signup is in the flyer below.

03/21/2026

Spotted at The Iditarod finish line. Boy that race judge sure looks cool in those pink Su Dog 300 sunglasses! Eric Kelly

03/03/2026

Final Race Results are in!

Our Su Dog crew has been busy with Jr. Iditarod and Sr. Iditarod, but we have the Su Dog 300 race results finalized in a pretty spreadsheet full of numbers! All you math nerds are welcome to join us in looking at numbers (yay!). Once our vet team is back from Iditarod (and has taken multiple naps) we will have veterinary stats!

03/02/2026

We want to give a shoutout to the Petersville Community NPC group for all their hard work on trails that the Su Dog 300 got to enjoy for the race! They not only groom a number of trails in the Petersville area that the race uses, but they used their snowcat to groom the entirety of the Forks doglot! There's been past years where that doglot was soft to run through...but this year it was BEAUTIFULLY firm! Our knees (and the dog's shoulders) are so thankful!

Want to know how you can support this nonprofit group that supports our local mushing community? You can check out their 11th annual Poker Fun Run that starts and finishes at the The Forks Roadhouse - Petersville, Alaska! Guaranteed to be a good time with good people. You can donate, sponsor, and sign up online at their website below!

03/01/2026

Hey race fans and mushers! If you followed the race (or mushing in general) you already know of the legendary Whitney McLaren Photography! Our official race photographer and trail angel, she makes sure the dogs and mushers look good AND she's always in the right place at the right time! You can view all here amazing shots at the gallery below, select favorites, buy digital copies, and even order prints! Whitney also offers mushing packages to follow mushers/kennels throughout the season on their race journey!

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Whitney McLaren Photography (mushingphotos.com) offers customized race coverage for mushers, fans, sponsors, and families.
Prints and images are available for purchase after events but pre-booking guarantees Whitney will seek you out.
Two packages are available:
- 1-Race Package ($75): Includes three photos documenting your team's experience at a single event.
- Full-Season Package ($200): Ideal for kennels with multiple mushers or competing in multiple races, providing comprehensive coverage throughout the season with 10 photos.

These images are for personal use only and cannot be used for resale or monetary advertisement without the photographer's consent.

Check out mushingphotos.com for:
🐾 📸List of planned coverage this year
🐾 📸Past race photos
🐾 📸Season photo package details
🐾📸 Reserve your race coverage!

Whitney makes every effort to capture every team's photos, but cannot guarantee specific shots or coverage. Booking in advance guarantees Whitney will seek out you or your team to capture photos to fulfill your race package.

See ALL of the Su Dog 300 photos here:
https://wmphotography.pixieset.com/guestlogin/2026sudog300/?return=%2F2026sudog300%2F

02/27/2026

After 300 miles in new terrain, it’s worth taking another moment to see what trail crew is all about - here are a few photos that show a little of what it takes to make Su Dog happen 💪

Is that a snow machine or a jet ski 🌊?!

02/27/2026

One thank you we heard over and over from mushers, and one we echo whole heartedly, is for our trail crew!! Mushers agreed the trail was a great challenge and was very well set.

These guys were so dedicated to the ambitious route. They set and pulled stakes, groomed - including late Friday night snow drifts, and scouted out many miles of trail to shape this new route. And thank you to our board member Kori for organizing the crew!

02/26/2026

Well that’s a wrap! Too early to say we’re so excited to 2027?!

There are many, many thank yous needed to acknowledge all the hard work that made our inaugural Su Dog 300 happen.

To start, one face you may have seen at the finish line or zipping around checkpoints was our Board Chair, Tre-C Dumais. We are so grateful for the impressive work she put into working with all our sponsors, organizing logistics, and working closely with the Race Director and Board to make millions of decisions. We are so lucky to have Tre!!

02/26/2026