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Our builders just got back, so we should be able to start shipping houses 10 at a time. Let's pray for good weather and NO SHIPPING DELAYS so we can get caught up as fast as possible.
JUST A REMINDER, IT IS GOING TO TAKE WEEKS/MONTHS FOR US TO GET CAUGHT UP, SO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO KEEP YOUR DOGS SAFE AND WARM.
We need a favor from the dog house recipients. When your house ships, you will get a tracking number that will track it to the nearest hub (Kotzebue, Nome, Emmonak, St. Mary's, Bethel). From there, it will transfer to Bering Air or Ryan Air. WE NEED YOU TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR HOUSES.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS!
We recently "found" 2 houses that were shipped in June and were sitting at one of the air carriers (they had just been forgotten). We email people to ask if you have received your house or not, and many people DO NOT RESPOND....We need to know this so we can tell whether it might be stuck somewhere. If you track your house to the hub and still don't have it in your village within 10 days, please let us know.
We won't have time to track every house; we are sending out too many. WE NEED YOU to help us. Let us know if you have not received your house within 3 weeks of shipping from Anchorage.
It is much easier to track a house after a few weeks than it is after a few months.
Pictures of some of our ASPCA dog houses! Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo, Ryan Air, INC., and BERING AIR for sending these houses out for us. Thank you to ASPCA for funding these insulated dog houses that you can see were so desperately needed by these sweet puppies!
Our builders just got back, so we should be able to start shipping houses 10 at a time. Let's pray for good weather and NO SHIPPING DELAYS so we can get caught up as fast as possible.
JUST A REMINDER, IT IS GOING TO TAKE WEEKS/MONTHS FOR US TO GET CAUGHT UP, SO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO KEEP YOUR DOGS SAFE AND WARM.
We need a favor from the dog house recipients. When your house ships, you will get a tracking number that will track it to the nearest hub (Kotzebue, Nome, Emmonak, St. Mary's, Bethel). From there, it will transfer to Bering Air or Ryan Air. WE NEED YOU TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR HOUSES.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS!
We recently "found" 2 houses that were shipped in June and were sitting at one of the air carriers (they had just been forgotten). We email people to ask if you have received your house or not, and many people DO NOT RESPOND....We need to know this so we can tell whether it might be stuck somewhere. If you track your house to the hub and still don't have it in your village within 10 days, please let us know.
We won't have time to track every house; we are sending out too many. WE NEED YOU to help us. Let us know if you have not received your house within 3 weeks of shipping from Anchorage.
It is much easier to track a house after a few weeks than it is after a few months.
Pictures of some of our ASPCA dog houses! Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo, Ryan Air, INC., and BERING AIR for sending these houses out for us. Thank you to ASPCA for funding these insulated dog houses that you can see were so desperately needed by these sweet puppies!
Another Kotzebue puppy....Sweet little Blue dog!
The owners had the option of using the rope tie-outs if they felt their dog would not chew them. If they did not feel ropes were a good option, they continued to use chains. Not all dogs chew; some can use a rope.
Thank you KeepingFinn for this great video. Thank you VCA CHARITIES for funding the outreach in Kotzebue. Thank you Royal Canin for donating food to distribute!
The owners had the option of using the rope tie-outs if they felt their dog would not chew them. If they did not feel ropes were a good option, they continued to use chains. Not all dogs chew; some can use a rope.
Thank you KeepingFinn for this great video. Thank you VCA CHARITIES for funding the outreach in Kotzebue. Thank you Royal Canin for donating food to distribute!
OKAY....BAD NEWS......😩
Our builder is still out. We expected him back after Labor Day, but he isn't, and he may not be back for another 10 days or so!
We have never been this far behind, and it is STRESSING ME OUT! We have 100 dogs on our waitlist.
We will start shipping 10-12 at a time once we are back up and running. We have already notified our friends at Lynden Air Cargo, Ryan Air, INC., and BERING AIR. All of these amazing air carriers have agreed to help us as much and as fast as possible. As we all know, shipping to rural Alaska is never easy or fast, so you may be waiting for several weeks for your dog house.
PLEASE DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR DOGS AND KEEP THEM SAFE AND WARM! Bring them inside if you need to. Find them a dry space out of the rain, wind, and probably snow at some point before we get caught up.
Please make a place for your dog in an entryway, bathroom, corner of the living room, or anywhere out of the weather. PLEASE JUST MAKE IT WORK FOR NOW..... IT IS TEMPORARY!
We will get the houses out as soon as possible, in order of urgency.
Picture of pretty puppy Kiana with her adorable eyebrows in her new dog house!
Our builder is still out. We expected him back after Labor Day, but he isn't, and he may not be back for another 10 days or so!
We have never been this far behind, and it is STRESSING ME OUT! We have 100 dogs on our waitlist.
We will start shipping 10-12 at a time once we are back up and running. We have already notified our friends at Lynden Air Cargo, Ryan Air, INC., and BERING AIR. All of these amazing air carriers have agreed to help us as much and as fast as possible. As we all know, shipping to rural Alaska is never easy or fast, so you may be waiting for several weeks for your dog house.
PLEASE DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR DOGS AND KEEP THEM SAFE AND WARM! Bring them inside if you need to. Find them a dry space out of the rain, wind, and probably snow at some point before we get caught up.
Please make a place for your dog in an entryway, bathroom, corner of the living room, or anywhere out of the weather. PLEASE JUST MAKE IT WORK FOR NOW..... IT IS TEMPORARY!
We will get the houses out as soon as possible, in order of urgency.
Picture of pretty puppy Kiana with her adorable eyebrows in her new dog house!
Attention: Communities along the rivers that Ruby Marine services!
If you are expecting dog food from us, it has been delivered or will be delivered shortly. It will come in a tote that looks like the picture below.
If you see a tote like this sitting on the riverbank, please open it. The bags of dog food are inside. Each bag has someone’s name and phone number on it.
Please let the other people who have bags of food inside the tote know their dog food is there to pick up.  Please watch out for each other and support the other members of your community and help get the bags of food to the people they are meant to go to.
Dog food donated by Royal Canin! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏🏻 
Alakanuk friends: your dog houses are being unloaded right now. There are quite a few since the barge was not able to make it there on its last trip. 
If you are expecting dog food from us, it has been delivered or will be delivered shortly. It will come in a tote that looks like the picture below.
If you see a tote like this sitting on the riverbank, please open it. The bags of dog food are inside. Each bag has someone’s name and phone number on it.
Please let the other people who have bags of food inside the tote know their dog food is there to pick up.  Please watch out for each other and support the other members of your community and help get the bags of food to the people they are meant to go to.
Dog food donated by Royal Canin! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏🏻 
Alakanuk friends: your dog houses are being unloaded right now. There are quite a few since the barge was not able to make it there on its last trip. 
If we have shipped a doghouse and straw to you and you HAVE NOT received it, please let us know. We found 2 "missing" doghouses today. Houses the dogs could have been using weeks ago if anyone had reached out for help locating them.
Sometimes the airlines do not call to say the houses are there, and you will find them on the airstrip. (Most of the time they do call). Lots of things happen when shipping to rural Alaska. If we don't hear from you we don't know there is a problem.
So if you know we sent you a house but you do not have it yet please reach out so we can do some investigating!
Text 907-310-7294, comment here, or use FB Messenger!
Picture of Nick and a cutie patootie from Kotzebue just because!
Sometimes the airlines do not call to say the houses are there, and you will find them on the airstrip. (Most of the time they do call). Lots of things happen when shipping to rural Alaska. If we don't hear from you we don't know there is a problem.
So if you know we sent you a house but you do not have it yet please reach out so we can do some investigating!
Text 907-310-7294, comment here, or use FB Messenger!
Picture of Nick and a cutie patootie from Kotzebue just because!
Another video from Kotzebue outreach. Thank you KeepingFinn for sharing our story!
Thank you VCA CHARITIES for funding this big project! Thank you Royal Canin for donating food!
Thank you VCA CHARITIES for funding this big project! Thank you Royal Canin for donating food!
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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.
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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.
