An update from Kiva’s family:We are officially two weeks in since Kiva adopted our family. Even though the first few days had their fair share of challenges and uncertainty, Kiva (or as I like to call her, Kiv or Kivvie for short) has been nothing short of amazing. It’s like she’s known us her entire life. She is such a GOOD GIRL. A bit of jumping here and there and some tugging at the leash, but after a few minutes, she’s by our side on our walks. Even when she sees a squirrel or rabbit, she will continue on when we call her. She’s had a couple encounters with off leash dogs that have been a bit aggressive, but handled the situation with a cool head. Kiva continues to surprise us each and every day.Even with that wild husky blood, she’s one of the chillest dogs I’ve ever met! So friendly and loving and sweet. Always in the mood for a snuggle or a hug. Our daughter is smitten with her, and so are we. She’s definitely more than just a pretty (and squishable) face! The jury is still out on her big brother, Cuervo (the 14 year old Chi) but he is adjusting a bit more each day. We are so fortunate to have her in our lives! Side note: Don’t mind all of our photos. As you can tell, we can’t get enough of the cuteness overload.She is seriously so amazing. we’ve taken her to the dog park about four or five times, and she gets along with everybody. She just is a lover

I meant to post this on Tuesday, the one year anniversary of us adopting Tikanni, but I kept forgetting to make the collage and post it!This beautiful energetic goof ball has been a part of our family for a year now! What a year it has been, we moved down to Texas, and then back up to Iowa, and she has been amazing and so calm through it all. Can’t imagine our lives without her! She is so loving to Evie and loves playing (and secretly snuggling) with the cat, Percy. Thank you to Sarah Andrews and Marla Theisen for helping us get to know this amazing dog! Looking forward to many more fun years with her!

This update from sweet Xara’s family: Xara is unbelievably dog savvy. She is a rescue that helps rescues…..🤗I work closely with three local rescues. My training facility is where the “returns” come. Often times the dogs are returned because they lack social skills. Xara has been playing a key role in the evaluation and rehabilitation of the dogs. Her ability to communicate with and to calm these dogs expedites the entire rehabilitation process. She helps me trust, communicate with and understand dogs that I have misread or been overcautious about. She is so patient with every dog wether they act aggressively, have an over abundance of rude behaviors or are afraid of their own shadows. Observing her reminds me that with patience and an open mind I can understand who a dog truly is without listening to the stories that their previous “owners” attach to them. When she meets a dog, she doesn’t know their past, everyone gets a fresh start.We ❤️ this amazing dog more every day. Thanks again!!

Kaiser, Kiva, & Meshik all found new homes over the holiday weekend.These 3 will hopefully be joining us sometime the weekend of the 9th & 10th. We have a 2 year old male (top), 4 year old female (bottom), & an 8 month old female (right).

Here is an update from Ayala:Can you believe it’s been 2 years?!?! Ayala has been such a blessing to our little family! She has such a spunky personality! She spends her days playing ball and laying with her blankey! We recently moved to a new house and she has her couch by the window and keeps an eye on the neighborhood!

And here is an update from Irina & Nani: Here’s a snap of the girls just hanging out with me this morning. I had just brought them back inside. There’s also one of Irina on my lap the other night.Irina on her mom’s lap is a great accomplishment for this very skittish little girl.

Here is an update from our sweet little Mavra, n/k/a Xena: It’s official, Xara passed her CGC test and she isn’t even a year old yet. My 13 year old Gracie has worked very hard with her and they have become quite the team. They both made me very proud!

We have gotten several updates the last couple of days. First from one of our latest puppies, Yari: Hi Marla!He’s doing great. We’re calling him Bruno which is a name our youngest came up with and we all liked it. We usually take him for a couple walks a day, sometimes he’s a little reluctant but hopefully he’ll learn to love walks. We bought a simple harness for him that he wears most of the time (except at night) so we can quickly take him outside when he needs to go. Our floor is covered in dog toys and rawhides so we always have a trade handy when he chews on something he shouldn’t. He is such a social, affectionate puppy! He loves to be touching someone when he falls asleep, even if it just means with his head on someone’s foot. He usually gets very sleepy by about 6 p.m. and crashes in someone’s lap for the rest of the evening. Once we go to bed he goes into a kennel in our bedroom. He complained about that quite a bit the first night (for a couple minutes), a little less the second night, and no complaining about it since then. He’s also slept through the night the last two nights, about 10-6 without asking to go out and without accidents. We’re pretty happy about that! We know it’ll be a while until he’s totally reliable with potty training. No accidents in the house yesterday or today though (so far).I’ve been pouring his food on the floor when he eats so he has to find each individual piece – it slows him down considerably! I am planning to get a slow-feed bowl though.I’ll attach some nap pictures. (:Thanks again for everything!Andrea

An update for Misha…..Misha (fka Kiska) posing in the snow.

Happy 1st birthday to Eska!

And here is an update from Mavra n/k/a Xena’s family: Wanted to share Xaras’ smile with you. This weekend was her first trip of many to the family farm and lake house.

Here’s an update from Kaos’s family: 🙂 Marla,Just wanted to give you an update on Kaos since it will soon be a year that he has been with us. He has been great and loves to snuggle and play with his sisters, and he has become quite the lap dog. We just recently adopted another female husky that could not be cared for by her owners. So, we are getting closer to having our own sled team. One thing for sure, it is never a dull moment around the house.

Neva & all 6 of her puppies have forever homes! We are so excited & happy for them. We can’t wait to see them as they grow. A huge THANK YOU to the fosters & adopters. You are all wonderful!

Here is an update we received from Aurora’s family right after Christmas. Sorry it is late. I had quite a few updates & they are all so appreciated! We love to see our past furbabies & hear how they are doing! Aurora continues to be such a blessing for our family! We wanted to send you this picture of her staying cozy with our kitten, Fimbly. When we brought the kitten home Rori looked at her like “You got me a kitty?! Aww thanks guys!” and has been like a puppy momma since day 1. That was 5 months ago and these two snuggle and play more than we’ve seen any other dog and cat pair. Just wanted to share the cute moment.Hope you and your loves stay warm this New Year!

Here is an update from Saban’s family: Saben has been doing great, he is learning a lot and making a lot of new friends. I have attached some pictures for you of his first day care visit, first Christmas, and first snow 🙂 We have been working on running and training everyday.