by Carol Kleckner | Feb 12, 2014 | Successes
Trivet (bottom) lives in the Northeast of the country. He wasn’t born there. He was born in the wilds of Alaska. He is one of the luckiest dogs ever. Trivet was a trapline dog. Pulling his owner over miles of ungroomed trails, through forests, over... by Carol Kleckner | Sep 19, 2011 | Successes
Raja is a dog that we adopted directly from the shelter. We thought she was a young girl until her spay when the vet discovered mammary tumors and figured she was at least 10 years old. You would never know it from her energy and enthusiasm. She was a great skijor dog... by Carol Kleckner | Jan 30, 2011 | Successes
I haven’t added a success story for a long time! So will remember to add another dog periodically. This is Kiche. She came to us as a feral dog that hated to be touched, wouldn’t come up to you at all, was afraid of everything and would bolt if she got... by Carol Kleckner | Sep 20, 2009 | Successes
I first saw Shaman in the corner of the euthanasia room at the Fairbanks shelter. He had been confiscated with many of his kennel mates from an abuse situation. He was totally unsocialized and one of the most fearful dogs that we have ever had. In the room he was... by Carol Kleckner | Apr 14, 2009 | Successes
Chance arrived at the shelter late in October, 2005. She was brought in with 7 other dogs. All of the dogs were in good shape and friendly. The next day a volunteer noticed that Chance seemed to be “hiding” something in her dog house. She... by Carol Kleckner | Feb 18, 2009 | Successes
Chiclet came into our lives several years ago when she was brought into the shelter with her 2 pups from a severe neglect situation. 6 dogs were found dead on their chain from starvation. 5 dogs were still alive but just barely. The day they brought in Chiclet she was...