Eskie Rescuers United

Jazzie
My name is Jazzie. I spent 14 wonderful years with my mom. She called me her Fun Girl! We traveled together all over the US. We did have a lot of fun! I left mom on 8-19-23. Off to Heaven I go. Can't wait to see you again mom!…..Melody Coe, August 19, 2023

Kodiak
Hello this is Jill Sipala I adopted Kodiak (aka snuggles) from your organization in May 2007. I wanted to let you know Kodi passed on today due to bladder cancer. He lived to be 16 years and eight months. Thank you to Jim Park for entrusting us with Kodi. We adopted him at four months old. He was an amazing and smart dog. I taught him agility, and he was still running agility courses at age 13! He was like a duck to water with it. He absolutely loved it! He had two other brother and sister Eskie’s at our house to play with. We loved him dearly and will sorely miss him.…..Jill Sipala, August 10, 2023

Blazer
Blazer, your young life was unknown to me, but it must have been a difficult one because it affected you for life. As your ERU foster mom I was asked to pick you up. There, an elderly lady who had found you wandering in the neighborhood had been keeping you. She loved you and took you to a vet, but kept you confined to a small garage bathroom for two years and wouldn’t let you in the house where her other little dog lived. The lady had dementia. I don’t think she realized the damage she was doing by isolating you and taking you out for walks only twice daily. She didn’t want to turn you over to ERU but her daughters had intervened. Your vet records showed you had heartworms the whole two years she kept you, but your heartworm dispensing medication was confusing to her. Even before this lady captured you, you had been an unwanted creature, shot at with the old-style barbed bb pellets that were embedded in your body. When I put you in my SUV you growled at me and then laid down in the back of the vehicle. When we got home, I left you in my SUV until you finally crept out and went into our house bathroom. The bathroom was your safe place for quite some time. My evaluation of you made you unadoptable, but I didn’t want to give up on you, I adopted you. You made me cry so many times when you hurt me with your unexpected bites, but with time, your snapping and biting stopped. Your love and some trust emerged. You finally allowed me to pick you up and then we began to enjoy road trips together. You loved car rides, traveling and were a good hotel guest. As you aged, cataracts blinded you. I did not realize you had also become deaf until the day you were in a dangerous situation, and I called out for you to stop. You didn’t slow down, so I grabbed you from behind. Out of instinct you turned and bit part of my ear off. It required surgery. I couldn’t punish you; it was an instinctive reaction. Blind and deaf, I’d let you smell my hand and lead you to dinner or wherever you needed to go. You followed me everywhere in the house and you even knew how to navigate the pet door and perimeter of the backyard. As you got older, your naps were longer. You didn’t enjoy your walks anymore. You would pull on the leash to go back home if we tried to walk you past our driveway. Whenever there was a thunderstorm and you “saw” the lightning flash you were terrified. You ran to the garage door and begged to get inside the car. You always felt safe in a car. We would ride around in the rain, and you would settle down. You began experiencing anxiety in the house, breathing difficulties and pacing. The vet’s x-rays revealed an enlarged heart and you had developed a painful growth a few weeks earlier on your anus. It was time to say goodbye. Mark and I said our goodbyes to you at the vet and then we brought you back home to join our other beloved pets in the backyard. I’m glad that with patience we could give you a home for the greater half of your life where you could give and receive love. Thank you for coming into our life Blazer. You will always be missed.…….Lori and Mark Conway, June 8, 2023

Indy
My best friend Indy. Growing up I was always more of a cat person. I thought dogs were scary and sometimes gross. Then I moved out on my own and wasn't living in the best neighborhood. My boyfriend lived with me but worked over night most nights. One day I stumbled across the eskie rescue page and it gave me the idea to get a dog. So I started researching American Eskimos and it seemed like a great fit. When looking through available dogs I saw Indy. His description said he didn't prefer dogs or strangers but liked cats. Instantly I felt a connection since I was the same. I drove over 2hrs to go meet Indy and when I first met him he was so nervous and nipped at me. But something felt right. He had been with his foster mom for almost 7 months and had been turned down by previous adopters for his behavior. But something about him made me feel safe. So I took a leap of faith and continued with the adoption process. Once the day came to go pick him up I could just tell he was just as nervous as I was. But as soon as we got home and he realized that I was there to protect him and he was there to protect me, he became my best friend. Coming home to him always made me feel so safe and loved. Within the past year his health started to decline. I tried multiple vets and multiple treatments but nothing was working. Coming home I no longer felt safe. I felt sad. Coming home to find my once hyper playful boy just laying on the ground struggling to walk broke my heart. Looking into his eyes I could tell he was scared. He was just like I had been before getting him, unsure and terrified. He was always there to let me know everything would be okay so now it was my turn to return the favor. Putting him down has been one of the hardest things I've ever had to do but I know in my heart that even though it might not be best for me it's what was best for him. I had to be strong and be there for him like he has done for me these past few years. Indy, I miss you so so so so so much. Thank you. Thank you for being my protector, my comfort, and my best friend. You made my life so much better and I'm glad I could give you the life you had always deserved. Love, your mom, Sarah…….April 19, 2023

Kuma
Very sad day for us today. We have to put down our first foster Kuma. Kuma has been with us for nine years. Kuma was a biter and had several short term homes before us. Kuma has survived abuse, a stroke, paralysis, knee surgery, neurological and spinal issues and 12 other fosters through our home. We are so grateful that we were able to give him a home for these last nine years. although he has been a biter he is also a very loving dog and probably my favorite amoung all the dogs we have had. He has had constant pain for much of the last year and medicines don’t seem to do much to alleviate it over the last months. Though we hate to see him go we don’t want him to suffer. We are talking him to the park today to spend our last time with him. We love you Kuma!……..Glenn and Brenda Ritter, April 4, 2023