Update August.  Kenai has been pulled into foster care.  She will get a lot of running time and more individual attention.  She is still available for adoption through the shelter.

UPDATE March 23rd.  See Strawberry's write up.  These girls are fast.  You want a fast skijor team that would also make good pets to snuggle with in the house?  These are the girls for you.  They are both shy but given confidence and patience should blossom into wonderful girls.

UPDATE March 17th.  See Strawberry's report above.  Kenai was in lead with one of my speedy skijor dogs.  She did great.  She has that houndy bark and really was upset after her run when she saw the next team take off.  She wanted to go again.  She probably has a bit of a shorter stride than Strawberry but we were moving along at a very fast clip.  She was a bit distracted in lead because she has probably never been there and certainly never skijored before.  But overall she has tremendous potential.

Kenai is a 3 year old pointer mix with a very short coat.  She is a sweetheart that is timid but would love to be your skijor or mushing friend.  She would love to hike in the summer also.  She is not high strung but would need some good exercise.  She was turned in because the musher said she was too slow for his team.  I plan on taking her out soon.  I've seen many pointers that have come through the shelter saying they were too slow, but really, they are working too hard and not going fast enough!!!  Some top end speed pointers have come through the shelter. 

Update.  Polar's adoption fell through but she got to go to Kantishna this summer giving rides to tourists.  She will love that.  A gentle heart that people will love.

UPDATE March 31st.  Polar has a potential adopter!  She has been in foster care since she came back to the shelter and did great.  She did many rides, ran lead and also visited a Junior high school where everyone loved her.

Minnie is a Second Chance League dog that has been in a couple of different homes.  She was in a distance kennel first at the age of 2 years before that person decided not to run dogs much.  So Minnie was given to a sprint musher where she has been for the last couple of years.  But Minnie really doesn't want to be a sprint dog.  What Minnie would really love is to be a house dog with mushing and skijoring privileges.

She runs lead and knows Gee and Haw.  She has a beautiful gait and a nice trot.  She is housebroken and when she was first brought into the shelter she knew things like "sit" "shake" "down".  She loves to ride in a car and is a great passenger.  Minnie can be shy and a bit fearful of new situations but if you gain her trust and love she will never let you down.  She is affectionate and loving.  She can be insecure around other dogs but that can be worked through with patience and letting her know that bad things aren't going to happen to her.

She has a gorgeous white coat and large brown eyes.  She is 5 years old and 40 pounds.  She is healthy and just waiting for her right place to come along.

UPDATE  August 21.  Minnie is in foster care.  You can ask about her at the front desk at the shelter.

Minnie is a larger female with a very sweet personality.  She is shy at the shelter and tends to go into her house if anyone new comes out.  Her coat is shedding but it feels like velvet.  This bigger, older girl would probably make a great pet.  I like her a lot.  She just has a gentleness about her that I am drawn to.  She needs to gain a few pounds and shed out her thick coat.  Minnie is on house F.

Update August 11.  We ran Minnie in an 8 dog team today.  She did well.  She is a hard working dog that loved to go.  She is very mannerly in the team.  Did her job and ignored what was going on around her.  She would make a great addition to a rec team that wants age and experience.

Jeeves is an older boy.  The shelter says 7 years but he seems much older.  He has a rough coat that could use some good grooming and good nutrition.  He is a sweet older boy that would love to retire on your couch.  Jeeves is in foster care so check at the shelter front desk.

#A077087 House M outside at the Shelter. Achilles is a 7 year old pointer mix. He has a big boxy head and looks a lot more like a pointer than a husky. He is a big strong boy who runs lead. He is not fast but has a fairly nice trot. He has that houndy bark/bay. He loves to go and has a lot of energy. He is very short coated.

Update 2/21/2009: in Shelter foster care, still available for adoption!