improving the lives of pets outdoors

Update: Funds raised. Between the 2 fundraisers have enough for all 3 dog houses. Thank you everyone!

This is Brownie, Zazu's sister! Both dogs could use an upgrade on their houses before winter. Thank you!

Update: Funding raised! Between the 2 fundraisers we have enough for all 3 dog houses. Thank you everyone!

Sorry but we HAVE to do it! We are sending out houses as fast as we can get them built but the requests just keep pouring in. We cannot seem to get our waitlist under 20. It is great that so many people are asking for help for their dogs but with winter quickly approaching we are really scrambling to make sure no dog is left out in the cold. Thank you all for your support!

UPDATE! Rescue/Foster found… this boy is on the plane headed to a new life filled with love!
Thank you everyone for all of the help and prayers for him. 🙏🏻❤️ 🐕‍🦺

Looking for a foster for this very friendly 4 year old boy from a rural community. His family can not take care of him anymore. All of the rescues are full, the only way to get him out of there is to find a foster for him and then work with a rescue.

What we know: He is friendly with other dogs and people. Not sure he has ever met a cat. He is currently in a less than ideal situation and really needs someone to give him a chance to find a forever home. He is likely not potty trained because he has been living tied to a tree outside with no shelter. He is a little thin because food has been scarce for the entire family.

The pictures are not the greatest but you can see the love in this sweet boys eyes...and those little white teefers! The volunteer who has met him personally said he just wants pets and love. Very affectionate.

If you think you have room in your heart and home for this guy. Please comment or message and we will have you foster this handsome boy under one of the animal rescues we work with.

Transportation to the foster’s location and food/resources will be provided.

We would like to thank our heroes at BERING AIR for delivering all of these houses.... plus SO MANY more...out to dogs who need them in Northern Alaska, where the weather is the absolute worst.

We have been so busy with NEW requests that I have been slacking on the updates.

Some of these babies had some kind of shelter, others had nothing at all. Either way they all have insulated houses and straw now.

We do not show the "before pictures" to shame people or make them feel badly, we are trying to show the difference that donations, discounts, and other support makes in the lives of dogs living outside in Alaska. Remember the people who reach out for help are the families who are trying to do what's best for their dogs. There are plenty of people who don't even bother to ask for help because, "IT's just a dog and IT doesn't need a house." These are the people we should be worried about, not the people who have asked for houses.

Thank you so much for everyone who donates to Straw For Dogs and to the air carriers who either donate or discount to enable us to help more dogs living outside in Alaska. This is the difference all of you make in the lives of these "outside dogs."

If you would like to help us in our mission to provide houses to dogs living outside in Alaska or if you need assistance for your dog please go to www.strawfordogs.org

Yesterday (9/27) the Gabe Tate and his crew moved to the assembling the dog houses phase of his community service project. They were very organized and working hard.

Gabe is building 20 insulated dog houses for Straw For Dogs as his Eagle Scout community service project. He still needs donations for this project. If you can help him achieve his goal (which also helps us) we would really appreciate it.

This group is full of dog lovers who want to help us help the dogs who are living outside in Alaska. The link below will take you to the fundraising page. Thank you!

https://givebutter.com/dhszVk

Update: Enough funds were raised for both Suka and Max! Thank you everyone!

Another of the many dogs in need in Northwest Alaska.