Webcam: Sled Dog Puppies

Welcome to the Denali Puppy Cam

Grab your tissues and say your goodbyes—Puppy Cam season is coming to an end. The webcam will be turned off on Tuesday, October 7 at 4 pm Alaska time. The webcam is shut down each fall as temperatures start to drop well below freezing, nights become darker and longer, and the staff and adult dogs begin their busy fall training season in preparation for winter. If we have a litter of puppies next year, you can expect the webcam to return in early summer.

Below the video stream, you can read more and get to know our newest canine rangers. Don't worry if you see fewer than seven puppies on the webcam, as the group may sometimes be out on a walk or split into two separate pens.

 

 

 

Funding for the Puppy Cam is made possible through a partnership with Alaska Geographic, using proceeds from their Denali Park Store which helps support interpretation, education, research, and science activities in the park.

Meet the Weather Litter

 

Top row (L to R): Squall (f), Storm (f), Graupel (m), Dew (m)
Bottom row (L to R): Torrent (m), Fog (m), Vapor (f)

NPS Photos / K. Karnes

Squall, Storm, Graupel, and Dew were born here in Denali on May 3, 2025. Their dam is Merlyn and their sire is Drumlin (from a partner kennel in Lake Minchumina).

Torrent, Fog, and Vapor were born at a partner kennel but are nearly the same age, born on May 6. The two litters are half siblings and share the same sire, Drumlin.

We regularly share litters with other kennels throughout the state who breed the same type of large, freight-hauling style huskies. Sharing litters increases the genetic diversity and health of our dogs.

Litter Theme: Weather

Last year, the Denali Kennels and the National Weather Service celebrated 100 years of weather data collection by the mushing rangers of Denali. The Weather Litter is named after words that describe the diverse and sometimes dramatic ways that water influences our weather.

 

Waiting at a threshold in Savage Camp, 1936

Courtesy Candy Waugaman Collection

More Than Cute

Why do we breed dogs? Mushing is a cultural tradition across Alaska that dates back many thousands of years. It also provides the National Park Service the most effective available means to patrol vast areas of designated Wilderness during the long winter season.

Managers of the historic Denali sled dog kennels take great care in breeding for qualities suitable for the challenges and responsibilities of a Denali sled dog. Physical traits include long legs to break trail through deep snow, compact paws to resist build up of ice between toes, and sturdy coats and puffy tails to keep warm in the depths of sub-arctic winter. Character traits include tenacity, an unbridled love to pull and run as part of a team, and social skills that tolerate attention of many thousands of admirers to visit the kennels each summer.