Crunchy is such a happy go lucky girl.

They play great together.  Share a drink of water and are just all around super nice dogs.

We will have them as fosters for another week.  I’ve gotten quite attached to them and their antics.  Ice is still very much a puppy, being only 2 years old.

We are enjoying having them here.  They are the 2 of the quietest dogs we have ever had.  They are living in side by side pens right now with the morning and afternoon romps in the large yards.  Fun times.

Below are pics of dogs that found themselves with an elderly owner who can no longer care for them.  Before taking them to the shelter we will try and place them in loving homes.  The 4 big dogs are probably all siblings.  They are probably 7-9 years old.  Still very healthy.  They are all super friendly.  They used to run but haven’t been run in years.  They are all spayed and neutered. 

These dogs are all super friendly and outgoing.  They are big dogs, more the traditional husky than the current day smaller distance dog.  They probably weigh 60-70 pounds.

There is also SnowBall.  She is not a sled dog.  She ended up at the current home from a divorce situation.  She is SO friendly.  I love this little girl.  A ball of love and enthusiasm.  She is a tiny white fluffy girl with a ton of personality.

Snowball

 I’ve written about Kiche before, but she warrents another post.  When we got her many years ago, she was terrible shy.  You couldn’t pet her or touch her in any way.  If she was loose, there was no way you could catch her.

Fast forward many years and Kiche is the dog that follows us around the yard.  yap yap yap (she is very vocal)…pet me pet me pet me…

If I sit down she is always right there for pets.  She is still unsure if you take your hand over her head and down her back, but as long as she can see where you are going….then she loves the rubs.  Ears, eyes, muzzle, neck, shoulders, back.  She just takes it all in and wants more. 

I love to see a dog like this, nearly feral and untrusting, come around to be a friendly and happy dog.  She still won’t let strangers pet her, but in our yard she is more of a “normal” dog than a shy, untouchable one. 

We sure do love her.

Millie beside her will be 13 this year and also was once a very shy dog.  She is super outgoing now!

  Where this boy got 2 extra lungs, the endurance of Scott Jurek, the personality and energy of Lily Tomlin and the perserverance of Terry Fox…….makes for a fun and happy puppy…..tireless.

Here he can’t even take a moment to enjoy his bone as he chases Izzi and Pixel.

We will get him out soon to run.

 UPDATE April 30.  We ran Freddy in a 6 dog team.  He loves to run.  Great puller and lots of power.  He is a friendly guy that gets along with other dogs.  Would make a great addition to a slower sprint team or a rec team that wants a dog that go go goes.

  This boy was dropped off in the after hour cages with no paperwork.  Always very unfortunate that we haven’t a clue as to why a dog is there.  Kind of cowardly if you ask me for someone to come at night to dump their dogs.  sigh.

He is very very friendly.  He has great teeth and may be younger than the 4 years that the shelter guessed.  He does seem kind of “thick” through the middle, but maybe it was just me and that he had eaten a lot.

We will run him soon.

 Jute came in with Lucy.  He is larger than she is and very friendly.  He has been in harness.  We will run him soon.

Lucy is outside on house F.

She is eating bison and very lean ground beef.  Plus mashed potatoes.  We’ve almost weaned her off prednisone (even though that is the drug of choice for this disease…she just has never done well on it).  She is getting some probiotcs, blue heron and Essiac tea in some of her meals.  She gets a doggie vitamin spread out between morning and night feeding.  We feed her 3 times a day (am, afternoon and pm).

She is, so far, doing great on this.  Her stools are the most perfect I have ever seen her have!  She is up a pound in 5 days and looking better overall.

Again, I have my hopes up for this girl.