Author Archives: Jodi

About Jodi

Jodi Bailey and Dan Kaduce live a life with dogs. They own Dew Claw Kennel a competitive long distance kennel where dogs come first. Jodi and Dan have each finished both the Yukon Quest and Iditarod 1000 mile sled dog races, in addition to many other races in Alaska. http://www.dewclawkennel.com/

Jasper and Baby Steps

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Jodi

A new addition to the Dew Claw family, Mr. Jasper joined us June 28 and we could not be happier.  He is still not sure about it all, but when you consider where he came from you really can not … Continue reading →

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Picnic Photos

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Jodi

Well friends by now you have all seen the news.  Over 50 mushers signed up the first day at the volunteer appreciation picnic.  You can see the complete list of mushers here, and yes you will find my name on … Continue reading →

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Naming…

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jodi

“you give a dog a bad name, and that dog is bad for life.” ? Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries Which is why the naming of puppies always take us so long.  There are some logical rules to naming Dew Claw … Continue reading →

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Iditarod Snippets 2016

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Jodi

Or “The Stories you Didn’t Read in the News” Thanks to the Internet, social media, GPS trackers, and Iditarod Insider everyone can follow the race in real time.  Y’all know where the mushers are at any point in time, and … Continue reading →

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Decisions, decisions….

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Jodi

“Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.” Sophocles And that is why we are taking every opportunity and all the time we need to decide who will eventually be on the race team I travel to Nome with this year. Recently my … Continue reading →

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Q&A with 3rd Graders

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Jodi

Well it is that time of year again, where we take on a large and scary task. Yup time for me to answer student’s questions. Anyone who has worked with kids know they have no problems asking the tough questions, … Continue reading →

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