Mr. Cherokee......

It is with incredible sadness that I write today of the passing of one wonderful dog, Cherokee. For those of you that spent time at Husky Haven....he was literally a fixture there for years. He was the sweetest , most loving dog.....always happy for a belly rub and always loving his summertime baths. We took that boy to every show. Basically because he was so easy going and loved interaction with people.

All these pictures are from different events...and I have a ton more...but even though he was a favorite with everyone he never got picked. The only thing I could ever think is that he just didn't look Husky enough, he really was only part Husky and a lot of something else.

At the start of 2018 there were just two dogs left at Husky Haven, Cherokee and Volga. Volga was a handful and I had always promised to take him and my friend, Barb, decided to come and get Cherokee and give him a chance at a real home after so many years in rescue. It took him a bit to get adjusted to his new situation....living in a house instead of a constant kennel environment. But he soon loved Barb and his new brother, Artica. He got to go on long walks everyday, run at the dog park and get spoiled like he should have been for so many years. I enjoyed going to Barb's to hang out with the boys and give Cherokee his much loved belly rubs!!

Monday night everything changed. Barb called and said he wouldn't come in....I wish I could have been there but was working. They got him to the emergency vet and found a melon sized tumor in his belly. It had already done irreparable damage to many of his organs and there was, sadly, not hope of coming back from that. So Cherokee went to meet his friends at the Rainbow Bridge. I will miss him so much....really thought he was going to be around for years.....

With his brother Artica

His happy first day home smile

Love you little man.......

I miss you......

Today, sadly, is the third anniversary of Miss Lizzy's passage to the Rainbow Bridge. Maybe because she was my first dog, so late in my life, but I miss that girl everyday.

She controlled the household and all the other dogs...no one did anything without Lizzy's say. We had eight years together.....the last two with her terminal pancreatic cancer and July 23rd 2016 was one of the saddest days of my life. You never want to let go but sometimes it's the very best for them.....she was sick and I couldn't see her suffer anymore.
The day I adopted her was the best. I took her for the weekend, got her groomed, and our director and I took her to a show. She was great but I realized then that she would come home with me that day for good. Best choice I ever made. I had about 30 or 40 fosters through my house over the next few years and she was great with them. Yes, she had her Husky traits too....girl loved to escape. But we fixed all the fences and finally she just gave up!!
So many more things to say.....

But right now I miss that face......
Hope you are still romping at the Rainbow Bridge.....

Meet Jaxen!!!

Well...really you have already met him....his former name was Slash.....

After he was given the green light on his leg I contacted many of the people that expressed interest in taking him. The next day a family from Houston came by to say hello and the next week brought their dog , Kona , to see how they would get along. He , of course, was bouncing everywhere but Kona let him know that she was the alpha in the pack and they ended up not only having a good time but he was adopted on the spot.

With the new family!!

With big sis!!!

I gave him a few weeks to settle in before I introduced , or reintroduced , him to the world. So happy he has a new family, new sister, new name and a wonderful new life. Steve and Kim are at home and he gets to spend a ton of time with them. They are working on training the wild child but he seems to be doing well!!

Daily walks with Kona

He had a really tough start and I'm happy that he has a chance at the good life.

I have a lot of people to thank for helping our boy Jaxen...Steve, Kim and Kona for taking him into their loving home.....my friend Sonja , thanks for the foster during Christmas....Denise for letting him be around some other dogs for a week and a half before adoption...Cy-Fair Animal Hospital for putting him back together again...all of you for your good thoughts and prayers and donations. Don't know what would have happened without you!!

Jaxen says thanks.....he really loves his happy ending.....

Have a wonderful afternoon....will update soon with new pics.....

Slash.....

First, I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and a great New Year!!! My Christmas was good...always is when I get to spend it with my son.
So...Slash. Still with me. It's twelve weeks today and never did I envision that he would still be at my house. I haven't talked about Slash on this blog or basically anywhere except our Husky Haven Facebook. Now is the time to tell our story.

This was poor Slash the day after he was picked up. Picked up on the side of the road...the guy actually thought he was dead. Took him to our rescue vet....couldn't help so took him to my vet. Decided to pin together his left shoulder and remove his left eye....which was kind of gone. The man who brought him in was so concerned....he wanted to foster to adopt....I wanted to believe him and so did our volunteer. Since I'm writing this you know he was out of the picture within days.
Slash stayed a few days in the hospital.....

this is a pic of him going home with me. The problem with all this is he had to be confined and little exercise and no playing with other dogs. So Slash has been in my kitchen all this time , except nightly in his crate. As he started getting better it was really hard to keep him confined. He would walk all day but that has kept the shoulder from completely healing. We are hoping next week to take the final x-rays and remove the pin. If this gets done he is ready for a forever home. He will finally be able to run and play as much as he wants. That brings me to my dilemma....I can't keep Slash. I already have four dogs and Slash is a year old and I am mid-60's....you do the math. He needs a home that will take him for long walks and be able to hang out with him. For the record he is a really sweet dog. I wanted to put this out here so that you would know he will be available soon. Please consider this sweet puppy!!

I know this is a brief overview....but for now that gives you some details. I have some people to thank...all of you who donated to my go fund me. I have put the link up here if you want to help....all donations are great!! Slash Go Fund Me . I put out a special plea around Christmas for fosters or help really and so many of you couldn't foster but donated to my PayPal for boarding....thanks is still really helping when I need a few days for him to be in kennel. Also a big thank you to Sonja....she picked up Slash the Saturday before Christmas and brought him back the Saturday before New Year...my son and I got to cook in the kitchen with no Slash.
Have a great evening and please consider this wonderful boy......