To keep up on the training and progress
of all our foster dogs visit our kennel blog at:
http://leaddoggraphics.blogspot.com
Type 'Shelter Foster' in the search box at the top of the page to see their specific posts.
http://leaddoggraphics.blogspot.com
Type 'Shelter Foster' in the search box at the top of the page to see their specific posts.
| Our Current
Foster Dogs updated March 25, 2009 (click on any photo for a larger view) |
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| Madeline |
Olive |
Stripe |
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Photo to come of our new foster Stripe. Arrived January 24, 2009... |
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Madeline - a very shy dog
recovering from a feral mindset.
Madeline has a very short coat and will need to be an inside dog. She
has shown signs of wanting to be a sled dog but is still working
through her recent life
changes. She walks very well on a leash and
responds very well to commands.
Currently she has been working on crate training and getting used to inside life with people.
Olive - a very friendly and outgoing team dog with a thick winter coat. Olive is a hard worker and while not the fastest dog on our team she works very hard to make up for it. Olive came to us a little rough and skinny but has really blossomed during her time here. She is currently going through her winter shed and we can already see her beautiful shinny coat underneath.
Olive would be best in an active home, preferably with children who can play with her for most of the day, or a working mushing home. She loves to interact with people and though she can be a bit of a jumper she is very smart and wants to please. It wouldn't take her long to settle into a new home and learn house manners.
Stripe - Stripe is a very shy dog who we are working with to get him out of his shell. He loves other dogs and wants to play but is not as comfortable around people. With a bit of work we hope to get him to come around shortly.
Stripe has had some health issues that we are currently working out with the vet. We are not certain on his future as a working sled dog and he may need to be a house pet only. Check back with us soon for an updated report on Stripe after his next vet visit.
Currently she has been working on crate training and getting used to inside life with people.
Olive - a very friendly and outgoing team dog with a thick winter coat. Olive is a hard worker and while not the fastest dog on our team she works very hard to make up for it. Olive came to us a little rough and skinny but has really blossomed during her time here. She is currently going through her winter shed and we can already see her beautiful shinny coat underneath.
Olive would be best in an active home, preferably with children who can play with her for most of the day, or a working mushing home. She loves to interact with people and though she can be a bit of a jumper she is very smart and wants to please. It wouldn't take her long to settle into a new home and learn house manners.
Stripe - Stripe is a very shy dog who we are working with to get him out of his shell. He loves other dogs and wants to play but is not as comfortable around people. With a bit of work we hope to get him to come around shortly.
Stripe has had some health issues that we are currently working out with the vet. We are not certain on his future as a working sled dog and he may need to be a house pet only. Check back with us soon for an updated report on Stripe after his next vet visit.
For detailed information on these dogs, their personality, to schedule a visit or how to adopt give us a
call at (907) 322-3934 or send email to Cooper@LeadDogGraphics.com
Visit this site to learn how:
www.petfinder.com/shelters/fnsb.html
Our first rescues were taken from a severely over populated dog yard and were in desperate need of food and companionship. They received loving care at our kennel and quickly grew back, hair, muscle and developed a stronger mental attitude about their new lives. After it was time for their placement into new homes we couldnt stop answering the call to save more lives...
The pictures below of our past rescues, now in loving homes, only offer a brief glimpse into the lives of these special creatures but we hope, through their smiles, you will see what makes all the
hard work so worth doing.
Most of our rescues are fostered through the Fairbanks Animal Shleter Foster program.
To find out how you can be a foster or adopt dogs in need check out the
Fairbanks Animal Shelter website for more information:
www.petfinder.com/shelters/fnsb.html
| Iggy | |
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| Resting
in our team before heading off to his new home in Two Rivers, Alaska |
Iggy
loose runs beside the sled working on his endurance, building muscle to
make the transition back working in the team. |
| Laya | |
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| Laya
gets ready to ride to the trails in her own box on the dog truck. |
She
was smallest dog on our team but she worked hard helping to break out
new trails for us. |
| MollyAnna | |
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| Public exposure at the 2008 Mush for Kids event. | Molly resting on the trail during a training run shortly after her arrival to our kennel. |
| In her new home in Point Lay, Alaska | |
| From MollyAnna's new mom: "Thank you so much again. You really went above and beyond for MollyAnna!! It was wonderful getting to you know you." |
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| After getting off the plane ride from Fairbanks | Molly
with her new doggy friend Bolo |
| Abandoned
Litter |
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| These
pups were found abandoned on the side of the road and brought in by a caring citizen. |
Bottle
feeding the little ones... |
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| They
were precious babies. It was hard to let go when they were ready for their new homes... |
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| Kahil | |
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| At our kennel | Showing
off her stuff at the Mush for Kids event |
| Peter | |
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| Working
in our team... |
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content in his new home with Mocha (also fostered here) |
| Junior | |
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| Taking
a rest from working in our team |
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| Velvet | |
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| Velvet required minor surgery to fix her entropic eyelid | Fully
healed and working well in her new Connecticut home with Hoola (also fostered here) at her side |
Updates from Velvet's owner: "Velvet 'supervises' meal preparation (she loves that job)... She is such a love. She does not want to let me leave the kennel after feeding/cuddle time." Visit Velvet's owners blog at: http://moondancehuskiessleddogteam.blogspot.com/ |
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| Taku | |
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| Working
in our team... |
Working
hard at Mush for Kids. He was adopted shortly after this public appearance. |
| Jasmine (formerly
named Hoola) |
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| Hoola in her new home | Hoola sitting next to Velvet (also fostered here) in her new Connecticut home. |
Updates from Jasmine's owner: "Jasmine is SUCH a love! She gives kisses and loves to be pet. She and Dave (another sled dog) have become fast friends. She dug a den this summer and Dave decided it should be a TWO dog hole/den. So....they collaborated and now there is a HUGE hole out there!" Visit Jasmine's owners blog at: http://moondancehuskiessleddogteam.blogspot.com/ |
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| Don Quixote |
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| Don
in foster care shortly before he was adopted into his new working home |
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- Warning -
The dogs shown below are our worst case rescues. Many of the photos were taken upon their arrival before rehabilitation.
If you are faint of heart do not proceed further...
| Ivy - upon arrival | |
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| Ivy - after rehabiliation | |
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| She
loved to carry her food bowl around at dinner time |
In
her new home, just starting to shed her first healthy winter coat. |
| Jupiter - upon arrival | |
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| Jupiter - after rehabiliation | |
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| At our kennel... | ... in her new home |
| Mocha and her pups - upon arrival | |
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| All
pups stayed with us until permanent homes could be found. The grey pup in the back, now called Frosty, is taking sled dog lessons at our kennel. Her owner is also being trained with us to be a musher! |
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| Mocha - after
rehabiliation |
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| Working at our kennel | On
a trip in her new home with Peter (also fostered here) |