11/28/04
    Bet your dying for an update. First things first, I have to break the news to you we changed Lola's name to Cola. Sorry but everytime we look at her color and her bubbly energetic personality we think of a bottle of Coca Cola and Cola is close to Lola so she answered to it right away. I hope you like it. Cola is adapting well. Her and Dawson are getting along better and can be in close quarters with each other now. We still don't leave them in the yard alone together unsupervised yet as they are still figuring each other out. Cola responds fairly well off leash in the pasture by our house(lots of good smells) and her and Dawson are fine with each other out there. On leash is another story. She is registered for an obedience class in January and I am thinking about doing Agility with her. She has so much energy and wants to please so badly that I think she'll love running the course.
    We have noticed that she is scared of small narrow spaces such as basement stairs and bathrooms. We have been working with her and she is now willing to go into the bathroom but not downstairs in the house. Outside is fine. As far as her touchiness around her back end- she is fine. I think trust is an issue with her. She is also fine if I hold her food bowl and she eats out of it, but if I am not holding the bowl and try and touch it while she is eating she definitely isn't happy about it. But we're working on that.
    Cola is an awesome girl and is as cuddly as you said, which is good because Brenda and I give lots of hugs. Here are some pics of her in the yard and on one of our walks. I will also send in something to the Happy Trails probably next week.
This is my favorite.
Next update will be Happy Trails.

10/06/04
It's been almost a year since Misty joined the Wallace Clan...and life couldn't be better.  
Misty has really relaxed and almost all of her formerly abused behavior is gone. She now let us pet and brush her rump without cowering and all her food-issues seem to be gone as well. She even lays down in front of her bowl and leisurely eats her food one bite at a time. No more food-suction. Amazing!
When Misty first arrived, she was a bit lonely and sad. We thought she might be missing her foster-play friends. So...we decided to get her a companion. A friend introduced us to a great Malamute that was rescued -on his last day before being put down- from a shelter in Idaho. The dogs took to each other immediately. If they aren't eating or sleeping they are playing. Their energy is endless.
Kiko and Misty are completely inseparable. They are actually known at the vets office for voluntarily squishing themselves -two large malamutes- into one small kennel when they get baths, so they don't have to be apart.
They are the best tempered, happy, fun dogs I can imagine.
Thanks WAMAL for saving them so they could share our lives. 

01/02/04
Jessica- My sister-in-law took a few pictures of Misty at their Christmas party and forwarded the photos to me. Thought you might like to see them too.
One is of Misty mid-yawn. She looks like she's singing Christmas carols :) The other is of Misty and Jay's Dad's dog Tully playing. We like to call their play "chewing on each other", as that is the main focus of the activity. Chewing and running around like fools.
Haven't met a dog yet that Misty doesn't like! Are you sure she is 4? She plays like a puppy.

12/26/03
I was thinking about all the blessing this holiday season.  My husband, kids and dog. Not just any dog but an Alaskan Malamute that we adopted February 2000 from WAMAL. Misti has been a great joy to our family.  I just wanted to thank you for all your time and love.

08/25/03
I just have to let you know how wonderful my rescue Malamute is!!  We adopted Manuk four years ago (yes, from WAMAL) when he was six months old. At the time, he was a very shy puppy.  We have worked very hard and he has come a long way.  Just in the past year, he has earned his Working Team Dog title (WTD) from the Alaskan Malamute Club of America for sledding, his Canine Good Citizen certificate (CGC) from the American Kennel Club, and to top it off, last Friday, he earned the first leg of his Companion Dog obedience title from AKC.  Manuk took First Place in Novice B AND Highest Scoring Dog in Trial at the Snow King Alaskan Malamute Fanciers' Specialty Show!  He's also had three Third Place finishes in the Two-Dog Scooter class at the Northwest Sled Dog Association gig races over the past two years (with his "brother" Indy as his teammate).  He's really a wonderful dog and we just love him.  Manuk lives happily with his Malamute "brother" Indy,
"sister" Seven and OhJay the Cat.  His official name is MANUK OF HEART AND SOL, WTD, CGC.