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Due to some uncooperative river levels our friends at Ruby Marine were not able to get our dog houses up to Allakaket this summer.
Fortunately our friend Roxanne Sourapas was able to coordinate Straw For Dogs using a Tanana Chiefs Conference charter flight that was empty on the outbound leg headed for Allakaket last Thursday!
So Straw For Dogs president and true animal advocate Nick LaJiness for Borough Assembly (who would do absolutely anything to help dogs in Alaska...or anywhere really) took the day off from work to fly up with the 48 dog house pieces and build them on site in Allakaket for the people and dogs who were waiting for them.
Thank you to David Lambert and Lotto Alaska for funding our 2025 River Project (these are technically river project houses that just couldn't make it by river).
Thank you to Roxanne Sourapas and Tanana Chiefs Conference Family Services and Support for letting Straw For Dogs use the empty outbound cargo space on your charter flight!
Thank you to everyone who showed up to meet the plane in Allakaket, unload the pieces, and build the houses as quickly as possible so the plane was not on the ground too long!
Thank you to Everts Air for all your help during the cargo drop off and loading process....AND to their awesome pilot Christian Hunter. Nick could not say enough great things about Christian. He said he was very knowledgeable, friendly and an amazing person.
It really does take a village to get these heavy insulated houses out to the dogs who need them. Thank you so much to everyone who helped out on this mission to Allakaket!
Hopefully pictures of the dogs using their new houses coming soon.
Fortunately our friend Roxanne Sourapas was able to coordinate Straw For Dogs using a Tanana Chiefs Conference charter flight that was empty on the outbound leg headed for Allakaket last Thursday!
So Straw For Dogs president and true animal advocate Nick LaJiness for Borough Assembly (who would do absolutely anything to help dogs in Alaska...or anywhere really) took the day off from work to fly up with the 48 dog house pieces and build them on site in Allakaket for the people and dogs who were waiting for them.
Thank you to David Lambert and Lotto Alaska for funding our 2025 River Project (these are technically river project houses that just couldn't make it by river).
Thank you to Roxanne Sourapas and Tanana Chiefs Conference Family Services and Support for letting Straw For Dogs use the empty outbound cargo space on your charter flight!
Thank you to everyone who showed up to meet the plane in Allakaket, unload the pieces, and build the houses as quickly as possible so the plane was not on the ground too long!
Thank you to Everts Air for all your help during the cargo drop off and loading process....AND to their awesome pilot Christian Hunter. Nick could not say enough great things about Christian. He said he was very knowledgeable, friendly and an amazing person.
It really does take a village to get these heavy insulated houses out to the dogs who need them. Thank you so much to everyone who helped out on this mission to Allakaket!
Hopefully pictures of the dogs using their new houses coming soon.
ATTENTION HUSLIA! DOG HOUSES HEADED YOUR WAY SOON!
Our friend ZUKE at Ruby Marine sent this picture to us today! Looks like 10 houses ready to sail to HUSLIA to the dogs who need them! (There are more houses shipping out to other villages as well, this is just the "Huslia pile").
Thank you to Ruby Marine for donating the delivery of all of our River Project houses and thank you to David Lambert and Lotto Alaska for funding our 2025 River Project!
More houses are on the way!
People getting dog houses - remember the roofs come off (they are made to do that so you can clean out and add straw etc, you do not have to screw them down). There is a bale of straw inside. So take off the roof and remove the straw, that will make the rest of the house lighter and easier to lift/move to get home to your dogs!
Please send us pictures of your dogs using their new homes so we can share them!
If you have a dog who lives outside in Alaska and you need an insulated house and straw please go to strawfordogs.org to apply for help!
Our friend ZUKE at Ruby Marine sent this picture to us today! Looks like 10 houses ready to sail to HUSLIA to the dogs who need them! (There are more houses shipping out to other villages as well, this is just the "Huslia pile").
Thank you to Ruby Marine for donating the delivery of all of our River Project houses and thank you to David Lambert and Lotto Alaska for funding our 2025 River Project!
More houses are on the way!
People getting dog houses - remember the roofs come off (they are made to do that so you can clean out and add straw etc, you do not have to screw them down). There is a bale of straw inside. So take off the roof and remove the straw, that will make the rest of the house lighter and easier to lift/move to get home to your dogs!
Please send us pictures of your dogs using their new homes so we can share them!
If you have a dog who lives outside in Alaska and you need an insulated house and straw please go to strawfordogs.org to apply for help!
It seems like it has been FOREVER since we dropped off the first batch of dog houses for our 2025 River Project. WELL....WE FINALLY got out firs AFTER picture back!
THIS IS MAX! He lives in a rural community along the rivers that Ruby Marine serves and he is the FIRST DOG to send us a picture of his new house! Max definitely needed an upgrade from the airline kennel he was using.
Thank you to MAX and his family for reaching out to Straw For Dogs for a new insulated doghouse for him and for sending us a picture of this GOODEST BOY sitting with his new house!
Thank you to Ruby Marine for delivering our River Project houses free of charge AGAIN THIS YEAR....and thank you to DAVE LAMBERT and Lotto Alaska for generously funding our River Project AGAIN THIS YEAR!
We are able to help many many more dogs who need proper shelter from the harsh climate we live in because of Ruby Marine and Lotto Alaska!
THIS IS MAX! He lives in a rural community along the rivers that Ruby Marine serves and he is the FIRST DOG to send us a picture of his new house! Max definitely needed an upgrade from the airline kennel he was using.
Thank you to MAX and his family for reaching out to Straw For Dogs for a new insulated doghouse for him and for sending us a picture of this GOODEST BOY sitting with his new house!
Thank you to Ruby Marine for delivering our River Project houses free of charge AGAIN THIS YEAR....and thank you to DAVE LAMBERT and Lotto Alaska for generously funding our River Project AGAIN THIS YEAR!
We are able to help many many more dogs who need proper shelter from the harsh climate we live in because of Ruby Marine and Lotto Alaska!
A big hug and special thank you to our friend Shelly Behm Scarpella for sending Straw For Dogs 2 HEAVY boxes of her beautiful hand painted rocks! Many of them have rescue quotes on them, many have hearts and bling, and one very special rock she hand painted with the Straw For Dogs logo! These rocks are so pretty in the photos but they are even more amazing in person!
Shelly Behm Scarpella is one of our most avid supporters and she is a active member of Anchorages Lost & found Pets and Alaska Pet Lost And Found. ....two groups who help to reunite beloved lost pets with their owners...also stray animals who need a second chance at a forever home...using flyers, tracking techniques, and live trapping these groups spend hours, days, and weeks if that is what it takes to rescue these lost and scared animals.
If you would like to support Anchorages Lost & found Pets or Alaska Pet Lost And Found....they are in need of volunteers to hang lost pet flyers, and help with tracking and trapping. Please message them if you would like to help!
Thank you Shelly Behm Scarpella...we appreciate you and we love these beautiful pieces of art...we will share with rescues in the area!
Shelly Behm Scarpella is one of our most avid supporters and she is a active member of Anchorages Lost & found Pets and Alaska Pet Lost And Found. ....two groups who help to reunite beloved lost pets with their owners...also stray animals who need a second chance at a forever home...using flyers, tracking techniques, and live trapping these groups spend hours, days, and weeks if that is what it takes to rescue these lost and scared animals.
If you would like to support Anchorages Lost & found Pets or Alaska Pet Lost And Found....they are in need of volunteers to hang lost pet flyers, and help with tracking and trapping. Please message them if you would like to help!
Thank you Shelly Behm Scarpella...we appreciate you and we love these beautiful pieces of art...we will share with rescues in the area!
Happy Birthday! Thank you for thinking of Straw For Dogs! 🐕. we are so grateful for your support. 🙏🏻
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We encourage concerned citizens to work with caretakers in order to improve the life of a dog outdoors. Talk to your neighbors, offer support (not judgement) and do what you can, where you are.
Together we can make a difference!
Straw For Dogs is a 501(c)3 organization that depends on individual donations to support our mission of providing supplies and resources for pets outdoors.
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Straw For Dog assists caretakers and concerned citizens with pets outdoors in Alaska.
Do you know a dog who needs a warm, sturdy shelter? Does your own pet spend time outdoors?
We offer free supplies such as doghouses, straw, food, toys, and treats as well as resources including spay/neuter services and training advice to Alaskan residents.
Please fill out our easy, online application form found on our Application for Assistance page.
