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The following is the story of Angel, written by the woman who adopted her from Tundra Spirits, (Donna Pikul) and who gave her the best home any pup could ever ask for. Donna and her husband Roger became forever a part of the Tundra Spirits Family. The Story of Angel..........by Donna Pikul |
"I'm starting off by saying my love affair with huskies began back in the very early 1970's, when my sister brought home a little black & white puppy and named her Angel. She was bred and had 3 blond pups which we kept. They all lived to be 16 & 17 yrs. old." "In late October 2006, we unexpectedly lost our Sasha, a husky/collie mix. We were devastated, I have never felt such heartache! So late in December of that year, I started to look for another dog. I wanted a rescue. No puppy. I wanted another pure husky, as I was thinking, this was going to be our last dog. I was looking on www.Petfinder.com and found our Angel! She spoke to me, it was love at first sight!!!! Sasha had a hand in all this, I'm sure of it. She knew Angel and I needed each other!" |
" I applied to Tundra Spirits. After a long process, she finally became ours. I can still remember. It was on a Tuesday. April 3rd, 2007! That first morning when I went to open the crate, I thought I was going to lose my fingers!! Roger, my husband, had no problem opening it, but she wasn't going to let me! A cookie in the back of the crate worked wonders! While she ate, I opened the door! She was fine once the crate was open! Ron, the President of Tundra Spirits, came for a visit about 4 weeks later. He was sitting at the table, Angel walked up to him & reached her face up towards his. He bent down and said " what's up Honey" |
"Angel gave him little love bites on his chin & licked it. He cried and said "if I had any doubts about this being the right home, they're gone! She just said "Thank You" As it turns out, Angel had not been a kisser before this. Another time when Ron was visiting, he & my husband, Roger, were going downtown. Roger started walking through the house & Angel started her "happy dance" and ran ahead of him. Ron asked "what's up with her"? I said "she's helping Roger get his hat & saying she's ready to go! Ron got such a kick out of that! She settled in so well and knew she was "HOME" |
"We started to take her to Tundra events. We did Snow Dogs, and then Petapalooza. Angel made herself the official greeter! She would sit out front, so proudly. She was very social, loved people and especially children! We never let her forget Ron. We always talked about him to her. One day while I was burning sage,she was running around, outside & then inside, back and forth, as if she was looking for someone! Well.... she was. She was looking for Ron! She associated the sage with him! She was so smart! She always knew it was him, when he drove into the yard!" |
| "It wasn't always fun times. She was attacked by a rottweiler. That dog almost killed her. It was the worst 3 weeks of my life! She tore her ACL. We had that tended to and had it fixed. She was so good. She let Roger do hot packs and the needed therapy on her. Another time, I came home to find all my plants scattered around the living room, and yet another time an end table was moved, turned sideways and tipped over! We had to put up 6' chain link fence around our wood stove to prevent her from leaning on it." |
| "Towards the end she would "sundown". The Sundowner's Disease where wandering at night becomes the norm. We would take turns "sleeping" downstairs with her. We didn't get much sleep because she would roam all night! We lost her on May 7th, 2017, just 10 years after having her come live with us. I felt I had come full circle. I started with an Angel and was ending with an Angel! I will always love her and the dear friends she brought into our lives. I will always miss her too! She came to us as a tough little girl and left us a Princess!" |
"Of course with that being said, Angel was a joy. We, as a family, had so many fun times and experiences together, and learned so much from her. We LOVED her so. She was our "Wooller Bear" |
Tundra Spirits wishes to Thank Donna and Roger Pikul, two of the most amazing people we know, for the love, patience, amazing care, and just the most wonderful life that they gave to Angel by including her in their family. It is a life she would not have had without them. |
Angel
| Sasha and Angel Forever in our hearts |