Sled Dog Systems

02/28/2026

The new Grizzly Sled that will go to the Champion of the 2026 Jr. Iditarod! The race starts tomorrow at 10am, good luck everyone!

Sled sponsored by Sled Dog Systems & Northrim Bank, Runner plastic sponsored by CAC Plastics.

01/31/2026

Emily made it to the halfway checkpoint! After a four hour rest she can leave at 5:34pm. Here’s the race sled with Polar camping in the background.

01/29/2026

It’s race week! This weekend Josh finished the Knik 200. Here’s a picture of his sled and team at the halfway checkpoint on Knik Lake.

Dakota is running the Bergebyløpet 350km race starting today in Norway. (Noon AK time) Here’s a link to follow along.
https://liverace.no/index #/race/37/tracking

Then on Saturday, Emily is running the Solo Sweepstakes in Chugaik, AK! This will be 80 miles with a 6 dog team.

Kashwitna Kennel

10/05/2025

The new sled lineup is to be released soon! While you’re waiting… check out what adventures have been happening! This season, the Sled Dog Systems dogs will run and race with Josh and Emily. To keep up with those adventures, follow along at Kashwitna Kennel.

A little more backstory behind the creation of Kashwitna Kennel. Josh has been running dogs with his brother Dakota as a family from a young age. This winter Dakota is living in Kiruna, Sweden and running dogs with his fiancée, Klara, at her family’s kennel (Fjellborg Arctic Journeys). But the dogs still want to do what they love to do… which is run! And eat… 😉 With this, we (Josh and Emily) are continuing to run the dogs but as Kashwitna Kennels. It’s a grand journey for us as we navigate our future. Follow along with us as we show off the dogs and take you along on our adventures!

This picture is from this summer in Hatcher Pass with Klara, Dakota, Josh, and Emily.

02/26/2025

Congratulations to all the mushers that ran the Jr Iditarod this last weekend! Also a big shoutout to the volunteers that made it a fun race. Josh was out on the trail and at the checkpoint and said everyone did a great job with their dogs! 🐶

02/24/2025

Last night we attended the Jr. Iditarod finishers banquet. For the past several years Sled Dog Systems builds and donates a sled to the winner of the race. We are so grateful for the generous support of this wonderful event . Here is Josh and Emily with her new sled.

02/16/2025

Jr Iditarod is one week away, which means it was time to finish up the new sled for the 2025 Champion! This sled is our new Wolverine ll mid distance sled with runner plastic donated by CAC Plastics in Wasilla!

11/16/2024

The sled’s even brighter at night 😎

11/15/2024

Our newest Kodiak ll sled is ready to hit the trail! We wanted to build a sled that has plenty of space for camping runs out to our remote cabin. We also wanted it lightweight so we can go run some hot laps around the swamp! With EVERYTHING pictured here, it’s only 52 lbs.
But wait there’s more! 🥁 It also has LED LIGHTS! There are 4 flashing yellow & green light bars that can be seen from 360° around the sled. All the lights are wired together in sync and have 26 different flashing patterns that can be changed with a touch of a button! These lights are powered by a 12v 6Ah Milwaukee battery, because IYKYK.. Now for the fun part, to go put up some miles on it and test it all out!

11/15/2024

Not our normal sled building tools.. Josh is finishing up our newest sled, this one with some lights! Did you know when Josh isn’t building sled bags & dogsleds, he’s an airplane mechanic & inspector. One of the many things he does is wiring in avionics and lights in airplanes. So if it works on an airplane it should work on a dogsled! More on this project soon! 🚨

10/19/2024

The 2025 SDS Wolverine ll 🔥 Some new features:
- New sled bag design with a single zipper and more usable space
- Lightweight & waterproof X-PAC fabric
- Vent with a cover for when a dog is riding in the sled
- Cooler bag with non slip seat
- Insulated handlebar bag
Main sled = 42 lbs & $3,900
Taildragger = 13 lbs with the cooler bag
Taildragger- $600, Cooler bag- $250