OUR STORY

5 wks, 15 dogs, 5000 miles, 3 guys crazy enough...

Flashback 5 yrs ago, Tucson: a stray came wandering into the back yard, found a lady friend, started a family. The family kept growing until there were 20. Somewhere along the way a dream to have them race the Iditarod...

Flashforward, Present day, Alaska: The race was never raced, the family's double the size and the winters too harsh, this is where we come in. Driving them from Alaska through the lower 48, finding them good homes along the way.


Thursday, August 6, 2009

Search for homes/ help/ and a place to go.






Hi everyone I set up this blog to let you know about my urgent situation, and how you can help. I find myself in willow Alaska with a large family of dogs, living in a situation that will be very difficult to manage through the winter. I have till the middle of September to find a place to go, find homes for many of the dogs, pack, and travel through Canada before the Arctic winter sets in. As you may or may not know my father was raising these dogs in order to teach them to be sled dogs as well as help humanity come to a deeper understanding of animals and our relationship with them. That story will be told in its entirety in due time. For now we face a coming storm of winter and subzero temperatures under poor living conditions with nowhere to go. I have had trouble adopting the dogs do to my attachment to them and my fathers dream for them. I hoped that I could find homes for them in a way that followed with the intention of the process. This has proved difficult. I have reached a point of being totally overwhelmed. But enough of the downer. I will be fine, just have to get used to the cold pot.(toilet) as my paps used to say. But really these dogs are like family to me. Just like your family pet except I have 45 of them. I would really like to see some of them go to Friends or friends of friends. Or if you don't want to take on a dog right now maybe you could foster care for one or two until you can place them in new homes. Come on up to Alaska and fly a few back with you. Or help me drive back with a whole bunch. Or have your friends foster home them and I can drop them off. I am also looking for a place to go. Just about anywhere will be better than her in the winter. It just needs to be remote so that the neighbors won't complain. A big ranch would be ideal, then I would have a little more time to find foster homes and forever homes. so that is that. for now. I am willing to help with transportation costs for the dogs if people would like to help. Feel free to email me at egoodfarm@gmail.com or any other emails you have for me. This is a pretty serious situation and needs assistants ASAP. LOve Elijah. The journey Is in need of help form you.

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  1. Hey there Elijah..Good luck on your journey..or Happy Trails as they say. Oh if we could only afford a couple of your pups I would but our landlord says absolutely no more. We have three on our little Utility/Recreational team. I wish I could get more. Good luck to you and hope you find them homes!

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