Lucky Adoptees

Lucky Adoptees

The stories of dogs we have rehomed, and where in the world they now live.

Through our work and care, some dogs have been adopted into new homes. Here you can read their stories, their journeys and how they have settled in. Those with (HH) after their names are from our own farm; the rest are local rescues we have homed, or dogs from the nearby Transun UK / Santa Safaris farm we managed for a number of years.

  • Dogs rehomed across Europe and as far as the USA
  • (HH) marks dogs born at our own farm
  • Profiles cover temperament, ideal home and exercise ability
  • Leon ran over 21,000km in his career before retiring

A worldwide map of adoptees

At first we prioritised homing Transun's older or non-running dogs over our own oldies, because we knew they wouldn't get to live into retirement on their own farm. A map on the page shows most of the places our dogs have lived, or still live, in their adoptive homes.

Some of their stories

Vulpes (born 28 Jul 2009) came from a racing kennel in Norway where he was one of the best leaders; he's friendly, loves cuddles and is house-trained, though he gets stiff in his hips if pushed too hard. Leon was our #1 top runner for many years and ran more than 21,000km in his life; now 12, he retired together with Sanna, a shy star lead dog, so the pair could settle into a new home together. Yasper and Yesper are two large fluffy siblings who would only be rehomed together, as they are inseparable. Each profile notes the dog's ideal new home, how it copes alone during a working day, and whether it can still do canicross or skijoring.

Aknil, an older working Nenet Laika sleddog with long hairAknilAknil — an older working sleddog, the most majestic and handsome of the 'Monster Dogs'.Bali, an older female lead sleddog from NorwayBaliBali — an older lead dog who joined Hetta Huskies from Norway, still learning her new husky commands.Bolle, a giant Alaskan husky and former race dogBolleBolle — a giant but easy-going Alaskan working sleddog and former race dog from Norway.Cinnamon, an energetic young female sleddog from SwedenCinnamonCinnamon — an energetic, noisy second-season sleddog who came from Sweden with her sister June.