There are dog kennels everywhere in Alaska, and it seems to be a very popular sport. Randy Cummins owns this business and for how well set up they seem to be (nice website, logo, even some swag like shirts on sale), it's really a pretty humble set up. It's really very clear how much Randy does love his dogs and cares for them. All of the dogs had a distinctive personality and were trained and disciplined amazingly well. At first it was a little bit alarming. When we drove in the dogs started going nuts - baying, barking, howling. They were all chained to their own little location and they were jumping all over the place. It looked a little disturbing at first, but over the course of the session, Randy explained how since it had been raining the past couple of days the dogs hadn't been able to run like they typically do. They were all so excited at the prospect of being able to go running that they were literally flipping out when they saw us (finally a customer!) It became apparent that their excitement wasn't pent up aggression when the dogs who were chosen immediately calmed down, did as instructed, and proceeded to pee and poo immediately as they got ready for the trip. (hilarious!) After our trip, not a bark was heard, not even from the dogs who weren't chosen to run. They understood the opportunity to run was over, so they waited up for next time. All in all, Randy was great, answered a ton of our questions, and had a neat little museum set up that had a ton of great facts about the iditarod and his experience during it. Despite the name, not too many huskies here, mostly mutts, but some very spirited characters in his pack. No puppies :( For $35 it's certainly much cheaper than all of the other options that we saw. Other experiences were located in higher trafficked areas and well publicized, and sometimes twice the price. Huskytown is definitely a great option worth considering. I felt like I got a genuine look at how a small kennel operates. read more

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