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Here are a couple of sweetie pies with their new insulated dog houses sponsored by ASPCA! Corrie and Buster!
Neither of these puppies had an adequate dog house, BUT THEY DO NOW! Something is not quite right with the roof on Corrie's house, but we contacted the family, and they have corrected it... (after pictures are important).
Thank you to the families who contacted Straw For Dogs to get these furries proper shelter.
Thank you to ASPCA for helping us provide insulated houses and straw to dogs living outside in Alaska. Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo and Ryan Air, INC. for getting these houses out to the puppies who need them!
If you know a dog who lives outside and needs an insulated dog house and straw OR if you would like to support us in our mission to help these doggies, please go to www.strawfordogs.org
Thank you!
Neither of these puppies had an adequate dog house, BUT THEY DO NOW! Something is not quite right with the roof on Corrie's house, but we contacted the family, and they have corrected it... (after pictures are important).
Thank you to the families who contacted Straw For Dogs to get these furries proper shelter.
Thank you to ASPCA for helping us provide insulated houses and straw to dogs living outside in Alaska. Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo and Ryan Air, INC. for getting these houses out to the puppies who need them!
If you know a dog who lives outside and needs an insulated dog house and straw OR if you would like to support us in our mission to help these doggies, please go to www.strawfordogs.org
Thank you!
This load brings us to house number 303 on what looks like a beautiful day in Anchorage!
In 2025, we sent out 314 doghouses for the entire year. As of today in 2026, we are up to 303 doghouses. To say we have been busy this year is an understatement! We can barely keep up!
Fortunately, we have wonderful builders in Arctic Chicken Coops who keep building them! We also have so many generous air carriers who donate or discount the shipping costs. This load will start out on Lynden Air Cargo, 6 will transfer to Ryan Air, INC., and 4 will transfer to BERING AIR to make it out to the doggies who are waiting for them.
We will keep sending houses out until all outside dogs have an insulated dog house and straw...or until we run out of money!
If you know a dog who lives outside and needs an insulated dog house and straw, or you would like to donate to help us help those doggies, please go to www.strawfordogs.org!
PS Building 40 more to send out on Ruby Marine next week!
Thank you!
In 2025, we sent out 314 doghouses for the entire year. As of today in 2026, we are up to 303 doghouses. To say we have been busy this year is an understatement! We can barely keep up!
Fortunately, we have wonderful builders in Arctic Chicken Coops who keep building them! We also have so many generous air carriers who donate or discount the shipping costs. This load will start out on Lynden Air Cargo, 6 will transfer to Ryan Air, INC., and 4 will transfer to BERING AIR to make it out to the doggies who are waiting for them.
We will keep sending houses out until all outside dogs have an insulated dog house and straw...or until we run out of money!
If you know a dog who lives outside and needs an insulated dog house and straw, or you would like to donate to help us help those doggies, please go to www.strawfordogs.org!
PS Building 40 more to send out on Ruby Marine next week!
Thank you!
This sweet little face belongs to Panda! Panda lives in a rural community in Northwest Alaska. Panda had no dog house at all and lived mostly outside on the family's porch; she does get to spend some time inside especially when it is really cold.
We sent Panda’s house out as an emergency rush since it was February and very cold when her family applied for help…Posting now because we recently got her after picture.
Thank you to the ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION and the JOHN AND CAROL TEETER AMINAL CARE FUND for sponsoring this insulated dog house and straw for Panda. Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo and BERING AIR for shipping this house all the way out to her village. The family put her house together right away and she seemed to make herself right at home.
Since Panda looks a little smaller than many ‘outside’ dogs we will reach out to the family to see if there are any inside supplies we could provide that would help to allow Miss Panda to spend more time inside with her people for companionship.
If you have or know of a dog who lives outside in Alaska and needs an insulated dog house and straw please apply for help at www.strawfordogs.org
We don’t want any furries living outside without shelter!
We sent Panda’s house out as an emergency rush since it was February and very cold when her family applied for help…Posting now because we recently got her after picture.
Thank you to the ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION and the JOHN AND CAROL TEETER AMINAL CARE FUND for sponsoring this insulated dog house and straw for Panda. Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo and BERING AIR for shipping this house all the way out to her village. The family put her house together right away and she seemed to make herself right at home.
Since Panda looks a little smaller than many ‘outside’ dogs we will reach out to the family to see if there are any inside supplies we could provide that would help to allow Miss Panda to spend more time inside with her people for companionship.
If you have or know of a dog who lives outside in Alaska and needs an insulated dog house and straw please apply for help at www.strawfordogs.org
We don’t want any furries living outside without shelter!
2 more cutie patooties from our River Project with their new insulated houses! Sitka and Rosie actually seem to be posing for our picture!
Thank you to Lotto Alaska for funding our River Project 3 for 3 years now. Thank you to Ruby Marine for shipping these houses out to the dogs who need them free of charge!
These houses came with a 35 pound bag of Royal Canin dog food donated by our friends at VCA Charities!
Time is running out for the river project. If you live on the Tanana or Yukon Rivers and you have a dog who lives outside and needs an insulated dog house and straw please go to www.strawfordogs.org to apply. You only have about 10 days left!
Thank you to Lotto Alaska for funding our River Project 3 for 3 years now. Thank you to Ruby Marine for shipping these houses out to the dogs who need them free of charge!
These houses came with a 35 pound bag of Royal Canin dog food donated by our friends at VCA Charities!
Time is running out for the river project. If you live on the Tanana or Yukon Rivers and you have a dog who lives outside and needs an insulated dog house and straw please go to www.strawfordogs.org to apply. You only have about 10 days left!
We made a "quick trip" down to Ruby Marine yesterday to label and package 8 pallets of donated doggies food!
This job took a lot longer than we thought it would (as usual) and I WAS PERSONALLY ATTACKED BY 4 PINCHER BUGS during the process. That was almost enough for me to throw in the towel. I felt like I was in a horror movie...every time I turned around there was another disgusting bug coming for me....Thankfully Nick is not afraid of them and saved me!
Thank you to VCA Charities, and Royal Canin for sending this doggies food all the way to Nenana to help feed the dogs who live along the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.
Thank you to Ruby Marine for putting up with us yesterday on one of their busiest days...and of course for shipping ALL of this food out to the rural communities free of charge!
This job took a lot longer than we thought it would (as usual) and I WAS PERSONALLY ATTACKED BY 4 PINCHER BUGS during the process. That was almost enough for me to throw in the towel. I felt like I was in a horror movie...every time I turned around there was another disgusting bug coming for me....Thankfully Nick is not afraid of them and saved me!
Thank you to VCA Charities, and Royal Canin for sending this doggies food all the way to Nenana to help feed the dogs who live along the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.
Thank you to Ruby Marine for putting up with us yesterday on one of their busiest days...and of course for shipping ALL of this food out to the rural communities free of charge!
We are starting to get pictures of our ASPCA houses coming in now! More to come as we get them....
This handsome boy is Doods and he just got his insulated dog house and straw sponsored by ASPCA. We did not get a picture of this cutie pie in the house but his family put food on top to get him to take this picture for us! Thank you to Doods and his family for making an effort to get a picture for us AND for sending us our FIRST ASPCA picture!
Thank you to ASPCA for your grant to help Straw For Dogs provide insulated dog houses and straw to dogs living outside in Alaska who live in the flooded areas affected by Typhoon Halong.
Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo for shipping this house to Doods!
Hopefully this big furry boy will go INSIDE his house when he needs to.
If you need an insulated Dog House and Straw for a dog who lives outside in Alaska please go to www.strawfordogs.org to apply. 
This handsome boy is Doods and he just got his insulated dog house and straw sponsored by ASPCA. We did not get a picture of this cutie pie in the house but his family put food on top to get him to take this picture for us! Thank you to Doods and his family for making an effort to get a picture for us AND for sending us our FIRST ASPCA picture!
Thank you to ASPCA for your grant to help Straw For Dogs provide insulated dog houses and straw to dogs living outside in Alaska who live in the flooded areas affected by Typhoon Halong.
Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo for shipping this house to Doods!
Hopefully this big furry boy will go INSIDE his house when he needs to.
If you need an insulated Dog House and Straw for a dog who lives outside in Alaska please go to www.strawfordogs.org to apply. 
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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.
