12/08/2024
*COURTESY LISTING* S.F.A.R. does not have possession of these animals. For additional information regarding the pets in this post, please refer to the individual(s) listed below. Thank you!
Two beautiful Huskies in need of active, loving, furrever home! Currently living with a compassionate foster who is hoping to find the PERFECT fit for these two. They would be best suited to remain together as they are a bonded pair and have been through quite a bit together. Serious inquiries ONLY! Please, consider whether or not you are able to provide plenty of daily exercise/stimulation, attention, care and grooming maintenance prior to reaching out.
Main details:
MALE - Reese 60 lbs
FEMALE - Erret 45 lbs
- Both are 2 to 2.5 yrs old
- recently neutered/spayed & microchipped
- recent vaccinations (Rabies, DHPP, Bordetella)
- Reese also has a recent negative Giardia test
More info:
- overall are house/potty trained with rare accident (last one was just in the middle of the night Erret's system was off due to upset stomach)
- since I am doing life with them temporarily, I have not forced trying to leave them home alone or crate training. Either I am at home with them, or they come with me and hang in the car if temperatures are cool and I need to go to store or have a meeting 1-2 hrs.
- in the home (between walks/outings/after exercise) are VERY chill, nap in different places, don't chew furniture and don't make a sound. I can do things on my computer or around the home and they are good for 3-4 hours. When they are ready for a potty break or outing, they will let you know and talk a bit
*if I can do this in an upstairs apartment with no yard or patio, anyone can! haha
- there are a few places I do off leash with them, such as dog beach or a couple parks I know that have a lot of boundary perimeter barriers (but not fully secure). Huskies will always explore so they have a long "cord" and will check things out further than most dogs (maybe 100-200 yards from me) but I can see when it hits them - we have to get back to our person - and they sprint back
- we visit the dog park regularly and they do well and love it
- on leash walking has improved from our first week. I believe someone with the tools & time to train more consistently would be able to have greater loose leash success.
- Normally surprisingly non-reactive. Little yappers can bark up a storm right in front of them and they won't make a sound, just process and keep moving. I want to believe that they follow my lead - I try to always be level-headed, non-drama. Even when we run on the boardwalk and pass by other dogs, at first they would lean towards heading for the dog(s) we are crossing paths with to sniff, say hello, curiosity, but now I only need to say 1 thing or slightly lead them along and they don't put up any resistance in just continuing to move straight ahead.
They are very good-natured & appreciative of caring humans.
In my experience, are friendly with people/kids we've encountered and most dogs. Once in a while will bark 1-2 times at person or dog if Erret gets a weird vibe or if a dog is not playing back with Reese, but he moves on quickly (Husky short attention span).
With me, they have not shared living space day-to-day with children and I have not seem them meet a cat. Can't speak on those.
These pups were sent to me by the universe for help. They actually ran by a clients' home as I arrived one morning, which is a very special listing for me on my new journey after switching careers and the family is near & dear to me. That day was the peak of the September heat wave and it was going to hit 108 degrees where we were. I just felt like if I didn't do something, these Huskies could die out here today. They had no tags and physically were clearly not being cared for. Very dirty coats, you could feel some scabs under their fur and had terrible flystrikes, with both their ear tips missing chunks and bleeding. It could be assumed they had never seen the inside of a home. It always stuck with me how despite the bad neglect, these 2 peas in a pod were SO good-natured and sweet to me. And how they had probably truly only had each other and always stuck together, kept each other safe on the streets.
They followed me into the backyard, where I was able to give them shade & water, then later in the garage with A/C and people brought food, which they devoured 2-3 bowls' worth each. Once I finished work, we went to the nearby vet to check if they were chipped (were not). After trying to post online and drive around to search for owners looking for them, the only choice left was dropping them off at the nearby County Animal Care shelter with good reputation, for medical checkup & A/C. Right away I tried posting their pictures to find them a good forever family. Fast forward a couple weeks, after the medical intake process and being made available, I was tracking them online and called to make sure they were eligible for foster-to-adopt. I went to see them the next day and Erret was gone. All the staff could tell me was that 1 hour earlier, an organization had taken her away and that they couldn't disclose anything else. The volunteers who work the kennels told me they were very upset, that those 2 should not have been split up, that they hated not being able to do anything about the decisions new directors were making, and that on that day there were 3 bonded buddies who had been broken up. I feared the worst. I still visited Reese and I don't think it had hit him yet. He was still very sweet & buddy-buddy to me. It took me 1-2 days of phone calls and a public records request to find out that a boutique shelter from another County had come to do their assessments and hand-picked Erret out of the shared kennel with Reese, to transfer her down to their facility. First she was on hold for a while for their own intake, then on medical protocol for bad kennel cough. In the meantime, I visited Reese 2 more times and he was increasingly not acting the same. Although there are many huskies around here, they are not popular adoptions. The last time I visited Reese he was very distracted, different. The staff told me he had escaped out of his kennel 1 time and that it was clear he was constantly looking for his buddy and was sad. It killed me to see him like that and I decided to take action. I have always loved Huskies and it felt like a piece of my soul was in the enclosure with them, waiting for the adoption day that was never going to come. The facility had over 20 other Huskies. I knew the only chance of the little pack getting back together, and of Reese being transitioned out with someone who could be patient, understanding & loving (from knowing his story & being invested) was if I got him out. For 3 weeks I put some aspects of my life on hold to focus on taking care of him and giving him all the fun outdoor, social, nature adventures a Husky should have. I promised him I would fight to get his buddy back. Then, after some red tape, misinformation and getting some runaround, we were finally able to go pick up Erret. They were apart a total of 6 weeks so there was a little bit of an adjustment period after reunion, which I've been told by rescues and behavior specialists is normal. Now, I am still holding on to them temporarily until we find the right home for them. I had a deep personal calling that I could not ignore to save the pair and gift them a better life. We have had great fun and memories, but they were not meant for me to keep; nor am I able to. I answered that which I was called upon to do and now just need help fulfilling this dream of getting them to the promised land with a great family, ideally further north with more land & preferably some cooler temperatures.
*For additional information on Reese and Erret, please reach out to Felix at (714)392-7448
