It started with one dog
at a gas station.
A woman named Rosa was filling her tank on I-10 when a man pulled up and asked if she wanted a dog. He was moving. Couldn't take the husky. The dog was in the back of a pickup with no water, panting in 104-degree heat. Rosa said yes before she could think about it.
She sent a photo to four friends. Within six hours, three of them had offered to foster. By the following weekend, they'd pulled three more huskies from the Pima County shelter's euthanasia list. The group text became a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet became Haven.
That first dog — the one from the gas station — is named Rojo. He lives with Rosa now. He sleeps on the cool tile by the sliding door, one eye open for roadrunners.
Rojo, day one · July 2019
Rojo, six months later · Jan 2020
Each card is a chapter.
Some are still being written.
Scroll through. Let the right one find you.
Luna
3 yearsFound tied to a fence outside a Yuma Walmart with a note that just said "good dog." She was. She is. Luna took eleven days before she'd eat from a hand. Now she demands breakfast at 6am by sitting on your chest.
"Luna turned our quiet house loud again in the best possible way." — Marcus & Diane, Tucson
Kodiak
5 yearsPulled from Phoenix shelter, day 12. Needs a yard and a job.
Sable
2 yearsSable now runs 5am trails with her person in Flagstaff. Surrendered by a breeder, she arrived skittish and wide-eyed. Eight weeks in foster, and she found her stride.
"She waits at the door at 4:58am. She knows." — Jamie, Flagstaff
Become a Foster
You don't have to adopt to change a life. Foster families give huskies the time and space to remember what home feels like.
A spare room, a fenced yard, and two evening walks a week. That's the whole ask.
Niko
4 yearsNiko was a backyard breeder discard — kept outside, never touched. He now sleeps pressed against a warm leg every single night.
River
1.5 yearsJust arrived from a Las Vegas surrender. Young, bouncy, desperately needs a foster who runs.
Atlas
6 yearsA retired couple drove four hours after seeing Atlas's profile. They'd lost their shepherd three months earlier. Atlas walked through their front door and went straight to the sunny spot by the window — like he'd always known.
"He found his spot on day one. We think he found ours, too." — Carol & Don, Sedona
Mara
3 yearsRed-coated and soulful. Loves evening walks more than morning ones.
More huskies arrive each week. Every one has a story.