Adopt Me Please!
Meet the Hetta Huskies dogs currently looking for a retirement sofa or a forever home, listed in priority adoption order.
The most important part of an adoption is matching the right dog to the right person, but we hope you will consider first our oldies, or dogs that would be put down on other farms for medical reasons. They make strong companion pets and would, we believe, have a better life retired to a sofa.
Every dog we consider suitable for adoption has spent time indoors and is completely or nearly 100% house trained, and all are open and friendly towards people, though those in the special needs section need experienced owners. Dogs are listed in priority adoption order within each category. Click a name to find out more.
- Dogs listed in priority adoption order within each category
- All adoptable dogs have spent time indoors and are nearly 100% house trained
- Categories: susceptible to limping, other medical issues, oldies for retirement, and special needs
- Easy for adopters in Scandinavia, possible but complex (inoculations/paperwork) for overseas homes
- We would rather a dog goes to the ideal home than stays running if it is not a great working sleddog
Dogs who are susceptible to limping
These dogs are prone to limping and, retired for it or on much reduced running plans, would have a far better quality of life in a house with normal levels of exercise.
Merlin II, Jani and Patapov are essentially retired from sledding and suit a home wanting a loving pet rather than a running companion. Meggy and Mighty, sisters who came to us as rescues at around 8 months, do well on a reduced plan and could run or walk at the level of most households. Both are shy little dogs needing careful handling, with a surprising zest for life behind the fearful front.
Dogs with other medical issues
For a variety of medical reasons these dogs would be better off in a home (those with greater needs sit in the special needs section).
- Little Nana: has the heart of a champion but reacts badly to running in weather too hot for her, anything over -12C
- Neo: still loves to run despite pancreatic issues managed with a low-fat diet, but he has given enough and would hold his weight more easily at home
- Timon: has a hypothyroid condition, common in sleddogs and treated daily with low-cost pills, plus a neck swelling under observation
Oldies, in search of a soft retirement sofa
On the farm these oldies watch sadly as younger dogs head out on runs they can no longer join. As joints stiffen, a warm indoor dog-bed beats an outdoor kennel in -40C. Their retirement dream is attention, the freedom of a house and a soft bed, though all can still spend the daytime outdoors in a cage if needs be.
Special needs: experienced handlers only
These dogs have medical or behavioural issues requiring an experienced home, sometimes one without other dogs or without children. Please weigh the risks carefully. They might prove much happier in new surroundings, but they can be unpredictable in unfamiliar scenarios and huskies are capable of a lot of damage.
Practical aspects of adoption
Adopting one of our dogs is easy for anyone living in Scandinavia. If you want a certain type of dog, one that can run with you or one good with kids, send us your wish list and we will see what we have.
Overseas adoption is more complicated, expensive and time-consuming to arrange, with inoculations and travel paperwork, but not impossible: our dogs have moved as far as Colorado and New York, and quite a few have travelled to the UK or Central Europe.
Good to know
- Priority
- Oldies and dogs facing being put down for medical reasons elsewhere
- House training
- Completely or nearly 100% house trained
- Overseas adoption
- Possible - dogs have gone to Colorado, New York, the UK and Central Europe
Ready when you are
Real wilderness, 200+ huskies, eighteen winters in.