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A 501c3 volunteer-based non-profit helping the huskies in Arizona that need it the most.

A 501c3 non-profit helping the huskies in Arizona that need it the most. We intake from high-kill shelters within our state and provide medical care, rehabilitation, breed education and successful outcomes.

06/07/2025

Yesterday was a very long day with a lot of driving, but 2 more of the Navajo County huskies are safe. I left for the property around 9:30am and got to see all the pups again. It was bittersweet taking 2 more with me but leaving the rest behind. I just know we’re gonna come back for more.

So grateful to the fosters who are giving these sweet pups a chance and the transporters who braved the holiday traffic. Thank you!!

Welcome to Boots and Chance. 💙 Boots is just 1yr old and she was very scared in the car and getting moved around, but I know she’s going to open up quickly. Update photos from her first night show shes coming around already! Chance is 3yrs old and seems a little more socialized, though he was pretty scared too. His fosters said he has already been exploring the home and even crawled in bed with them last night. We can’t wait to get more updates!

In the meantime, there are still at least 8 more adults with sweet but scared temperaments just like this who need fosters. Please help us bring them home too!

- Alison

04/07/2025

Ok, we've waited long enough to share them... meet the puppies from our very first wave saved from the Navajo County hoard! These pups are all between 8-10 weeks old. We are accepting apps to get them all lined up in their forever homes now! These guys were parvo-tested when taken off the property and have had their first DHPP vaccine. All are acting healthy and doing extremely well in their foster homes!

We don't actually know which puppy goes to which litter for sure but have made a best guess from appearance and size. Pretty crazy they had 3 litters born over 2 weeks. 😢 So glad these babies are doing so well, and grateful to our fosters for keeping them safe and healthy.

Here's the link to bring one home: https://azhuskyrescue.com/adoption-application/

You won't find a more deserving baby to add to your family!

01/07/2025

It took me a few days to get my thoughts together. Saturday was very overwhelming, and I want to tell you all about it. We left Heber-Overgaard at 8:30am to meet the pups before it got too hot. The drive took over an hour, with 45 minutes down dirt roads on long stretches of nothingness. This is the true definition of living “off-grid.” It’s a wonder anyone ever found these dogs, honestly.

When we pulled in, you could hear the dogs barking like mad right away. Some were even getting into fights - not surprising since all our 4mos have cuts and scabs. And the smell when I opened the car door… a mix of urine, waste, body odors, and who knows what else. The 2 humans living here occupy a pre-fabricated shed with no air conditioning, running water or sewage. Any electricity is supplied by a long string of generators with gas cans strewn about. The yard where the dogs spend all their time is so much smaller than photos do justice. There has never been a place I visited in person that I felt more certain we had to get every one out we could.

And then I heard the screaming puppy. He was in the shed doorway, and he wasn’t supposed to be there. I thought we got all the little ones last weekend. He had been running around with all the big dogs, and it’s a miracle he wasn’t hurt. We got 7 more dogs out Saturday. I went back yesterday to get 6 more puppies off-property - the last of the 4 month olds. They still need fosters or other rescues. We really need other rescues to help, especially with the cattle dog pups. I’m hoping our pleas are answered soon.

As of today, we have taken 32 dogs off-property. There are 14 adults left, and it was devastating to leave them behind. Animal Control is letting the owners keep 3 dogs that are spayed / neutered. We still need to get 11 adults out of there. They need fosters or other rescues. Please share and please fill out our foster forms if you can help. They are good, sweet dogs, though some are pretty shy. I know them a little bit now, and I can tell you about them. Comment with any questions on these pups and I’ll tell you what I saw.

Lastly, a HUGE THANK YOU!!! We hit our 5k match after the last post!!! So, so grateful to everyone who has contributed, and relieved for these pups. Any continued funds for their care will still help since this is such a massive undertaking and we still have 40+ other huskies in our care, but I am so grateful to all who have supported us!

- Alison

29/06/2025

Yesterday was a lot, and I’m still going through all my pics and videos. There are so many good dogs stuck in that awful place, still waiting for a way out and a better life - or any life at all. It was heartbreaking to see how they’re living in person, and that this is all they’ve ever known. Every puppy we saw had scabs, some newer and some healing, from wounds. The dogs are all very sweet and friendly, but that many together in such a small space - and it’s smaller than photos do justice - are inevitably going to have some fights. I'll share more later with the dogs that still need a hero to step up for them.

For now, let’s celebrate the dogs that made it out yesterday! Huge thanks to the volunteers here in Heber-Overgaard on the ground with me now, and to all of the fosters who stepped up so far. You're the ones saving these precious lives! We brought 7 more home yesterday, for a total of 26 freed so far.

5 were 4-5mo puppies. They look around 18 weeks to me - currently losing puppy canines with adult ones just poking in! They are smaller than the photos look too, around 20lbs and some even smaller. A few came with names (that our fosters may change), but some had no names. Almost all were shocked and terrified at the sudden changes, but we know they’ll come out of their shells soon! Rosie is the only one who was acting like nothing in her world had changed - she’s a little spitfire with a ton of spirit! She looks the most like a German Shepherd and had a lot to say yesterday! �Bambi is one of the lucky few adults we've been able to bring down so far. She was just terrified and frozen, but has no aggression at all - so sweet, easy to pick up and carry around. She’s going to be the best girl.

And you might have seen my videos with the little howler we found hidden on the property! I’m are SO glad we found him yesterday and were able to get him out too - there was way too much risk of him getting hurt or sick at his age. He’s got all the spirit in the world and is doing great.

So grateful for everyone’s help yesterday! My post a little later is going to be a bit more sad, so let’s celebrate the good news for now. And I hate to keep asking, but we are at $3050 out of the $5000 we are trying to hit for this donation match - I can’t tell you how grateful I am for all those who have contributed so far! But I’m still really hoping we can meet this match in the next few days!! - Alison

28/06/2025

I got to meet all the Navajo County huskies still on property today!

Full update coming later - but check out this little cutie who we were surprised to find still on the property. We were told all the itty bitty pups were out last weekend! This little guy is safe with us now 💙

We’re about halfway to our $5k match - THANK YOU to everyone who had donated so far! Help us hit this match so we know we have the funds to help every single one - if you’re able to donate, we could sure use it! If you’d seen what I did today…. Well, I’ll tell you all about it in a bit.

In the meantime, I’m about to drive 7 more pups to freedom to our fosters in Phoenix right now. That makes 26 total we’ve freed so far!

More in a bit! - Alison

27/06/2025

WE JUST GOT A 5K MATCH! 😭🤞🏻

Ok, personal plea. Here’s the deal. If we haven’t met yet, my name is Alison. I’m one of our cofounders and I’m in veterinary school in Kansas. I’m on my way back to Arizona right now (with my huskies of course) to go to the hoarding situation in Navajo County personally. We’re almost ready for the second wave to get their freedom, but we’re not there just yet. I can’t wait to meet all these pups myself, share more photos and videos, and tell you what’s I see up there.

All the support we’ve received and help from local rescuers has blown us away. Veronica and I knew when we decided the rescue would take this on that we were probably insane and we didn’t know if we could do it, but you’re proving us wrong!

One critical piece we still need help with as we take in more is funding. We estimate the cost per dog will be around $5-600 - and that’s if none are sick. We’ve raised a lot so far and I can’t tell you how grateful we are - but hitting this match would be huge.

We need you to donate and share this post so we can hit this match. Please help if you can! I’ll be getting to the area tomorrow later in the day, so stay tuned for updates!

Doesn’t matter how you donate - FB or links below, we’re keeping track and we will update you - the county starts NOW!

Zelle: [email protected]
Website: https://azhuskyrescue.com/donate/
PayPal: paypal.me/azhuskyrescue
Venmo: (MAKE SURE IT IS THE RIGHT ONE!! There are scams impersonating us - phone number ends in 9853)

25/06/2025

*** 1YO RAINY NEEDS FOSTER / ADOPTER! ***

Here’s a girl in boarding who really shouldn’t be there - this girl is so sweet and so easy and could go to so many homes and thrive! Please consider adopting or fostering this sweetheart today!

🐈 👧🏻 Grew up with cats and small kids
🐶 Good with other dogs and loved to play
🍜 Loves humans and turns into a big cuddly noodle with attention.
💕 Doesn’t have a mean bone in her body!

Rainy was adopted as a puppy after being found on the edge of the desert in a box with her siblings a year ago. She was just returned to rescue and is looking for her forever - for real this time!

Let us know if you want to meet this girl and we’ll set it up!

24/06/2025

*** ALL OUR AVAILABLE DOGS! ***

Want to know how else you can help? Help get our current huskies adopted! Every single one of our dogs that are ready to go is in this post right here, so take a look and please share!

We were overflowing BEFORE we committed to the Navajo County dogs, and we know it's only going to get worse.

We also have a lot of dogs in boarding right now. If you want to foster but you're worried about taking in a dog that isn't potty-trained or has unknown behaviors, consider fostering one of them! They've been with us for a little bit and we have gotten to know them. We're happy to tell you more, and you can come meet those dogs in boarding in Phoenix if you're nearby.

So, meet all our current dogs! There are a few more on our website on hold for medical or training, and of course our new intakes need to get vetted first - but these dogs are ready to meet you NOW! Getting any of them placed would help immensely with our new intakes.

Please share and help these dogs find their homes!

We do adopt out of state but we do not have a way to transport to you at this time!

23/06/2025

💙 WELCOME TO 19 OF THE HOARDING PUPS! 💙

That's right - we got 19 of these sweet pups into safe and loving foster homes today!! This has taken so much community support and we're blown away by all of you so far - THANK YOU! To say it's been a wild ride is a bit of an understatement.

Originally we were planning to have 2 moms and the litter of 4 week olds and 8 week olds come down today... well, we got a call late afternoon yesterday that rescuers had just learned there was a 3RD LITTER of small puppies on the property that were not visible to them at the first visit!! So bringing this litter with us today became top priority - we needed the little ones out because they are at the highest risk, and one of our longtime fosters stepped up for this task. We cannot express enough how grateful we all are!

So, today we welcomed 3 mama dogs and 3 litters of puppies into rescue! The puppies are a little older than we were told, but not by much. The first litter has 5 puppies that are around 5/6 weeks, the second litter has 7 puppies around 5/6 weeks and the last has 4 puppies around 8/9 weeks.

And, because they were all just running wild in one giant yard together.... we are going with what we were told as far as who is the mother to what litter and which pups go together. There is literally know way to know for sure outside of DNA testing everyone.

Moms are all a little scared but doing well, and puppies seem spunky and happy. They were all filthy so everyone is still getting baths right now and we won't have individual pics or more details until later.

We are currently getting more info on all the other pups too but it's taking some time to go through, so stay tuned!!!

WE STILL NEED DONATIONS AND FOSTERS!! So please keep sharing and please keep helping!

Zelle: [email protected]
Website: https://azhuskyrescue.com/donate/
PayPal: paypal.me/azhuskyrescue
Venmo: (MAKE SURE IT IS THE RIGHT ONE!! There are scams impersonating us - phone number ends in 9853)

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