HUSKY CAMP
We dedicate this page to our canine partners we are greatly honored to have called our best friends

 

In loving memory of Dakota

Dear Chuck,

Hi I am writing to inform you that we had to put Dakota (Mariposa) down today. I didn't want to do it, but she had a severe case of in our terms Collapsed Lungs. She had labored breathing yesterday and everything looked well and I made a Vet appointment, took her in to our base vet which advised me to go out in town and go to a Veterinary clinic to have Chest Rays done. i went to the Emergency Pet hospital in San Marcos, and hoping that they would tell me it was pneumonia but instead, they told me it was Pneumothorax, or Collapsed Lungs, I saw the X-Ray and listened to the options, but the best was to put her down. I told the vet money is no option i would pay, but he assured me that even if I did the surgery the collapsed lungs are so serve that she wouldn't do well in the future or even maybe make it long... The best solution was to put her down. I was with her for two hours. I kept trying not to cry. My friends came to help me through this since my Husband is in Okinawa right now. Us and the dogs were to follow in the late Spring, yes Dakota was going to Okinawa with us had her blood work and everything done. So They gave her the shot and I talked to her the whole time. Then they gave her two others and she fell asleep. I bawled like a big baby. I am so sad that I totally want her with me not in a better place... I kept blaming myself and the vet said no I did nothing nor did the children...

I am writing because I wanted to inform you and tell you that Dakota was a awesome dog. She did so well. She actually learned how to be a hearing dog to help me with my little one Eryn. Dakota would cuddle with me at night both on the couch and in bed. She always woke me when one of the kids woke up. She was a complete sweetheart. she went all over the USA and was about to go overseas... I do not know when this lung thing started or how it happened. I am just mad that I couldn't spot it earlier. She acted like a active husky she always was, until she really struggled to breath. That is when I made the appt. and saw two vets in one day..

You guys all gave us a wonderful and loving dog. She was never a bother unless she escaped form the yard which happened like 3 times a year. She just ran around the neighborhood and came right back. everyone knew herein our housing unit. She was loved, adored by many. She was a wonderful addition to our family. My son is devastated as well as I. I am so blessed to have had her. I feel so lucky we got to have and give Dakota a wonderful life. She went to dog parks, traveled on top of planes and as well as below. (On top of planes meaning she would ride where I was) She would wait for me outside the bathroom while I was bathing, She loved to play with the children and Jack. She would sleep with me and have me chase her around the house. She loved her walks and going to the beach... She enjoyed New Mexico and exploring my in laws property... She likes My family's place on the lake. She was a joy. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about her. She was my Baby Girl as I always called her.. I cannot even accept she is gone yet. I just miss her.

I just wanted to thank you for letting us have her. She really did have a great 5 years of her 6 years with us. I am sorry very sorry she is gone. I even told the vet she is to young, it isn't her time yet. she was only 6. The Vet understood and just let me cry..

I am sorry for bothering you but just wanted to inform you. I loved that sweet beautiful wonderful energetic dog. She will be greatly missed by the Fox Family as well as many friends, and other families she has met and just hung with..
Thank You for your time,

Shannan
 

BEHR was one of the happiest things in my life besides of course my wife and daughters.

He was my always companion and parked his big ole’ butt next to me in the office and cruised in and out throughout the day while I worked long hours. I spoiled him like we all did and his sudden passing hurts me so much that I can’t even describe my feelings. Although he was only with us for two and a half years, he was so special to me since the first day I laid my eyes on him. When I went to Michael’s to get some frames for our race trailer, I saw him sitting in the portable cage in front of PETSMART. I looked at him square in the eyes and he jumped up on the edge of the portable cage with his big paws and I gave him lots of love. The Husky Camp said he had been to several homes and returned each time and at that moment I knew he’d fit in our family.

A few days after he joined our family he went with me in the off road prerunner truck for an off road adventure to the tip of the Baja Peninsula. He sat in a specially constructed area where the backseat was and jumped out off the leash at every stop running through the water on the beaches. About 100 miles outside La Paz we camped out in some heavy brush area on a mountain top to perform a radio test and I slept outside on a cot and while I was getting comfy on the cot he jumped up on the end of the cot and curled up at my feet and we went to sleep.

BEHR has all over Baja and kept me awake late into the night. When he didn’t travel with me and I was gone he’d be standing wagging his tail at the front door no matter what time of day or night it was.

BEHR was an ever-so happy dog until the past few days when he seemed down in the dumps. I guess what hits me the hardest is that he didn’t want to come in the house to sleep last night, we figured him being stubborn of sorts, but then this morning Mom saw him laying down against the back wall in the backyard, which was unusual for him. I got out there and his eyes were wide open but he was having hard time breathing. I petted his head and began to cry and his stomach convulsed twice and he said his goodbyes with his eyes. He made a whimper and Mom cried. Mom got the girls so they could say goodbye and about the time they hugged him and stood back for a minute he passed on.

One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was to drive his body to the OC Animal Control. As the young girl wheeled the cart out to the truck I lifted his lifeless body and placed him softly on the cart as Mom and I cried. She wheeled his body away and I pulled my hat over my eyes to hide my big weeping alligator tears flowing out of my eyes. I really intended and thought that BEHR would live in our lives for a very long time and ALASKA would leave us first.

One thing that touches me very closely is that it’s almost like he fought throughout the night until we found him in the early morning and then he said goodbye to all of us. Some people say he’s just a dog, but we all know that he was a very special part of our family that will always be remembered fondly. Not only did he touch my life deeply, but he was always a happy boy in our house of all girls.

I Love You and Miss you forever BEHR!

 

March 28, 2007
In loving memory of Meadow
We adopted Meadow in fall of 2002. We had another Husky that we had rescued and felt that he needed a companion. I was never really fond of dogs but Juneau was a good dog and needed a friend. We met Jon out at Petco in Rancho Cucamonga and he got Meadow off the bus. I went to her and she immediately rubbed up against my leg. Then she rolled over so I could rub her belly. This same thing occurred for over four years, every time she saw me. She made a dog lover out of me. Her loving disposition was something that you couldn’t help but notice, along with her beautiful blue eyes and soft, fluffy fur. She left our world March 28, 2007 and is probably lying in heaven with her belly up, just waiting for someone to rub it!!  Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to add her to our family. We were the lucky ones!
Sue, Johann, Erika & Tyler  
 
 

March 12, 2007
In loving memory of Phantom
Have you ever wondered who the adorable husky wearing a Santa hat is on the splash page of the Husky Camp website?  Here is his sweet story:

Phantom came into rescue because his owners took in another family member's dog that was about to have puppies. Phantom had been hit by a car when he was about 4 months old, and they never fixed this hip. So he always had a limp.

We tried to adopt him out but he didn't want to go.  He made friends with another dog here named Juneau. When it came time for us to place Phantom up for adoption, he went along to the events, but his heart wasn't really into it. We used to put Phantom up on a pillow on a table and he would sleep there the whole day. People would walk by and ask if he was sick or worse was he dead.

For fun I would ask if people had ever seen a snow globe. At which time I would take Phantom's back leg and start pumping it up and down. Phantom would raise his head, turn it toward the people, and open his eyes. I would stop pumping his leg and he would then close his eyes, turn his head, then lay it back down like nothing ever happened. Snow Globe.

I always said that I thought Juneau had told Phantom how to not get himself adopted. In later years it was told to me that Phantom and Juneau were old souls who had reunited here at Husky Camp. I can only hope that Juneau and Phantom are continuing their journey together again.

Chuck
Husky Camp
Siberian Rescue
www.huskycamp.com

 
December 26, 2006
In loving memory of Kimo
Happy Holidays Chuck and Jon and all the beautiful huskies in your charge. We just wanted you to know that you and your charges are always close to our hearts and we visit your site regularly to catch up and covet all the wonderful dogs you have up for adoption. Maybe some day we'll be ready to take on a new husky challenge. This was our first Christmas without Kimo and he was on everyone's minds and in our hearts. Everyone shared a fond memory of Kimo on Christmas eve or told a story about him to the unfortunates who had never met him, including my mother who is by no means an animal nut like the rest of us. Chelsea got an ASPCA ornament with a picture of Kimo in it which she loved and which made our housekeeper cry. It won't only be displayed on Christmas however. She has it hanging on her vanity table where she can look at it everyday. I did even better, my assistant snuck a picture of Kimo I keep in the classroom out, copied it, and made me a tote with the picture on the front so he can go everywhere with me (this too made my housekeeper cry, she loved Kimo too and is very emotional on the subject). Kimo's ashes still reside in a beautiful cedar box over the television in the girl's sitting area and he will always be with us. He found his forever home when you matched us up that day so long ago. Thank-you again. 
Jill, Chelsea, and Nikki