We just received this sweet photo of Hoss from Tom and Cindy Eckhoff in Revere, PA, with whom he has gone to live out his retirement years. Looking at the photo, it’s a little hard to believe that just this past spring Hoss was the main lead dog on Allen’s Iditarod team! The emotional latitude and adaptability of our Alaskan Husky sled dogs is simply astonishing!
Tom and Cindy write:
We really love this boy! He adds so much to our lives, and he has fit right in… Even with KoKo-Kitty!
He continues to learn more about his new surroundings, some things were so new to him when he first got here. Like a refrigerator! Wow, good smelling things to eat come out of there! And the microwave was scary at first, but good smelling stuff comes out of there too! Hair dryers are still scary and serve no purpose. And the vacuum, OH MY!
We cannot thank Aliy enough for allowing us to adopt Hoss!
We’ve focused on puppies quite a bit over the past few weeks, and we always talk about the racing dogs. It strikes me that you may enjoy a little more information about the life of our retired dogs, so I’m going to put together a little series of posts on the subject. You can imagine that Hoss will be a featured dog!
He is just like his retired mother, Girlfriend! Seeing another dog in his "spot" in the yard sure leaves a void untill we see a picture of him so happy! Thanks for taking such great care of him:)
Bridgett
Awww. That's why I always take in older dogs, they are so thankful for a nice retirement. Especially once they adjust to their new home. None of mine ever took to long but then I never had the pleasure of a sled dog. If you ever want to sent one to Montana…..
Hoss look SO content! What a great match! Look forward to hearing about other retired dogs!
Hi Macgellan,
I'll send you a recent photo of Betty lounging with her 4 new big white pups by her side.
She loves being inside too!
Because of Betty I now have my own sled dog team for giving rides & racing…
Thanx, Marla
Hey Marla BB — Thanks!… You were on my list to contact for updates on retired dogs! I'll look forward to the photo and to including Betty in the series… Perhaps you could send along a brief "Wazzup?" to go with it?… That would be great! — Mac