We are a small and effective sprint racing sled dog kennel focusing on high quality vs. high quantity in training and dogs breeding our own vs. purchasing from various kennels. We compete in a variety of sled dog sport events including; 6-dog mid-distance, bikejoring, scooter, canicross, 6 and 4-dog cart/rig, 10, 8, 6, 4-dog limited class and Open Class sled. Our dogs are Alaskan Huskies bred specifically for performance and durability.

Our amazing athletes also give dogsled rides and tours!

Owner – Tone Coughlin

cremaTone Coughlin has been working with athletes since 1998 with his first coaching job at the Marshall School helping out with the cross country ski team. He later moved on to coach swimming, as the head coach of the North Shore Swim Club, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Girls Swimming, and one of the founders of Duluth Marshall Boys Swimming. During that time he raced (1997-2009) as an elite amateur cyclist (road, track, cyclocross, mountain) all over North America and a few races in Central America competing with riders that raced in the Tour de France. He also is competitive at running, triathlon, swimming, and xc-skiing completing over 700 events.

Tone started in the sled dog world 30 years ago skijoring with his grandfather’s hunting dog competing in the weekly races held at Snowflake Nordic. His first dog was Helena a retired Alaskan Husky.  He picked up Toivo in 2006 as an 8 week old puppy who later started skijoring and bikejoring with him. In his free time he enjoys photography, canoe camping, archery hunting for big game, grouse hunting, fishing, and spending time with the dogs.

Tone is an independent marketing and promotions professional specializing in web design with 25 years of experience.

Recent Community Involvement (Volunteer)

2023-2024 Staff

Spencer Reiss
Spencer ReissHandler
Spencer is new to the area. He grew up in Washington, and spent several years running sled dogs in Montana. He comes from a racing background, and is excited to be involved with dog tours at our kennel this winter. He enjoys working on Subarus, snowboarding, and of course being around sled dogs.
CeCe Boyle
CeCe BoyleHandler - Photographer
Cece was born and raised in Oakdale, MN and moved to Duluth 4 years ago to attend The College of St.Scholastica. Since living in Duluth Cece enjoys spending time outside nordic skiing, trail running, mountain biking and jumping in the cold Lake Superior. Her favorite part of working at Endurance Kennels is how much the dogs like to be goofy and make everyone smile.

Find her photography work at https://www.ccboyle.com/

Brooklyn Beattie
Brooklyn BeattieHandler
Brooklyn is a freshman at UMD studying Biology.

Interested in Working with Sled Dogs?

Becoming a part of our team is an experience of a lifetime! Our energetic athletes love working with new people that are willing to work with them. Whether it’s working as an employee training dogs, doing kennel chores, giving rides, or volunteering, we are always looking for those that want to lend a hand.

Contact us for more information about employment opportunities at Endurance Kennels LLC.