Ed and Tasha Stielstra
info@natureskennel.com    
906-748-0513
PO Box 5  McMillan Mi 49853           
Summer ADDRESS: 9630 Stikine Street
Juneau, AK 99801                                                                           

Who We Are--Meet Ed and Tasha and our 2008 Summer Glacier Guides, Meghan and Cindy

Winter Adventures

Idita-diary--what's going on with Nature's Kennel??

Mutt Club--New for 2007-2008!!  CHECK OUT THE NEW SHIRT DESIGN!

NK Gear--Cool clothing with cool sled dogs!!
 
 
Glacier Photos-Summer 2007

Educational Programs

Links--Area lodging, sled dog equipment, and more!

Nature's Kennel Mutt Club 2007-2008

Welcome to the 2007-2008 Mutt Club!!  Thanks to all of you who have “adopted” dogs in the past!  The dog list is in the process of being updated...one of Ed's jobs is to get great photos of the dogs on the glacier.  Our new shirts will be available soon, and will be mailed once we get back home (in early October).  If you’d like to join the club for the 2007-08 season, please choose your mutt(s), fill out the Mutt Form, and send it in!!  If your favorite mutt is taken, no worries, mutts can have multiple lovers! Of you are looking for a great birthday or Christmas gift...Mutt Certificates are available!! 

 

There are two levels of Membership available: 

 

$100 Iditarod Mutt Memberships--for Both Ed and Jake Includes:

An official Nature’s Kennel Mutt Club t-shirt from kennel artist Julie Benda , a 2008 Iditarod calendar, a dog bootie, a signed photo of the team at the 2008 Iditarod, a photo of your mutt, your name listed next to your dog on this website, monthly Nature's Kennel newsletters, and unlimited visits to Nature’s Kennel to pet your mutt.  Note: Jake's  Iditarod team is listed below. 

 

$50  Puppies, Yearlings, Two-year Olds, and Older Mutts--Membership Includes:

An official Nature’s Kennel Mutt Club t-shirt, a photo of your mutt, your name listed next to your dog on this website, monthly Nature's Kennel newsletters, and unlimited visits to Nature’s Kennel to pet your mutt. 

 

Own a 2007 Iditarod Racing Mutt from Ed's "A" Team !!  $100 per mutt:  (scroll down for Jake's team)

Bert

Loved by Joyce Tchozeski, Belding, MI

Starman

Big Ben

Loved by Jennifer and Brian Ambrose, Chugiak, AK, and Nancy Todd, Cantonment, FL

Boomer

Yooper

Loved by Michele Seng, Fort Wayne, IN

Luke

Loved by Luke Melville, Westland, MI

Gimli

Hairy

Clark

Sebastion

Loved By Pat Brighton, Brimley, MI

Bonfire

Loved By Ann and Mario Marinoni, Brimley, M

Razzle

Loved by The Scherer's--Holly, Paul, Julia and Smantha, Taylor, MI

Chong

Arlo

Loved by Gary & Malinda Jenkins Rancho Cucamonga, CA and Claudia Nowak, Traverse City, MI

Violet

Loved By Auntie Rue Werner, Kewadin, MI

Feta

Loved by Brian and Jennifer Ambrose, Chugiak, AK

Kar

Onyx

Coach

Loved by Erin Ramirez, Westerville, OH

Art

Loved by Wayne Hastings, Livonia MI

Jasper

Jade

Cupid

Ero

 

 Own a 2008 Iditarod Mutt from Jake's Racing Team!! $100 per mutt: If you purchase one of Jake's Mutts, the $ goes toward Jake's race expenses. Please fill out the Mutt Form make your check out to Jake, and address it to Jake Berkowitz, PO Box 5, McMillan, MI 49853.

Jackie

Loved by Etan & Jacob Newman, Minneapolis, MN

Weiler

Loved by Sheldon Berkowitz, St. Paul, MN and Merritt Pridgeon, Baltimore, MD

Sage

Loved by Abba, Amy, Etan, Jonah, and P.T. Medona Heights, MN

Martha

Loved by Beth Perlman and Carolyn, Rose and Georgia Levy, St. Paul, MN

Cheech

Loved by Maggie Madden, St. Paul, MN and Terri Winegarden, Saginaw, MI

Butter

Loved by Pat Brighton, Brimley, MI and Brian and Jennifer Ambrose, Chugiak, AK

Happy

Loved by LeRue Werner, Kewadin, MI and Beth Levine, Albany, NY

Dash

Loved by Jean Rappold, Appleton, WI and Beth Pearlman, Mendota Heights, MN

Mr. Incredible

Loved by Elyse, Jim, Hannah, and Sammuel Rabinowitz, Minneapolis, MN and Jonah Levine, Norwich, VT

Tsunami

Loved by Mimi & Mare, Minneapolis, MN, Michael Shulkin, Owings Mills, MD, and Ben Brand, Madison, WI

Dill

Loved by LeRue Werner, Kewadin, MI, Etan, Avi and Sam, Mendota Heights, MN and Sara Lynn Newberger, Mendota Heights, MN

Rott

Loved by Abba, Amy, Etan, Jonah, and P.T. Medona Heights, MN

Hoover

Loved by Shelly Jo, Tuscon, AZ and Ellen, Jerry and Alex, Tallahassee, FL

Superior

Loved by Cici and Rob Birnberg, Deerfield, IL

Erie

Loved by Barbie Levine, Mendota Heights, MN and Rick Sieband, St. Paul, MN

Vinnie

Loved by Cici and Rob Birnberg, Deerfield, IL

Huron

Loved by Uncle Sol and Aunt Anita, Wayne, NJ

Gus

Loved by Mari Forbush, Crystal, MN and Carol, Lisa, Amy, Ned, and Ruth, St. Paul, MN

The Adorable Incredible Puppies (most of whom are still on the team!)

Loved by Beth Buckley, In Loving Memory of William S. Helbert II

Own a pack of puppies, a yearling mutt, two-year old, or older mutt!!  $50 per mutt

 

 

Tasha Canine's Pack of Puppies

Loved by Olivia Melville (this one will take lots of love!!)

Hellboy

Loved by(and now officially adoptend and living with) Isabel, Jenny, and Karen Kaldenbach

Rhu

Clair

Loved by Sydney MacPherson, Capac MI

Robi

Goose

Val

Loved by Isabel, Jenny, and Karen Kaldenbach

Rhu

Loved by Alyssa Nichols, Evanston, IL

Hera

Mouse

Loved by Joyce and Steve Tchozeski, Belding, MI

Caullie

Sprout

Ontario

Loved by Barbara Louise Theresa Junkin Wenger, Michigan

Tasha Canine

Loved by Elizabeth, Kaitlynn, and Sean Urban, Niles, IL

Maple

Loved by Sophia Ghayur, Boulder, CO

Willow

Loved by Mike and Cathy Benda, Freda, Michigan

Mickey

Peanut Butter

Loved by Isabel, Jenny, and Karen Kaldenbach

Buckwheat

Loved by Jack and Marnie Gossett, Zionsville, IN

Count Chocula

Fruit Loop

Loved by Lucy Braymiller, Boulder, CO

Honeycomb

Loved by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ramirez, Elburn, IL

Lucky Charm

Cheerio

Lumber

Loved by Charlie Ghayur, Boulder, CO

2x4

Loved by Clint and Sara Bourgeois

Timber

Sheep Creek

Loved by Ellen Dhaseleer, Charelvoix, MI

Glacier

Loved by Barry Bender, Nazareth, PA

Juneau

Loved by Diane Bender, Nazareth, PA

Alaska

Loved by Jennifer and Brian Ambrose, Chugiak, AK

Tongass

Loved by Jennifer and Brian Ambrose, Chugiak, AK

Badger

Loved by The Seng Family, Fort Wayne, IN

  

Please support these fabulous Nature's Kennel Partners!   If you are interested in joining the Nature's Kennel Corporate team, please email Ed or Tasha