Juno, Alaska

The Schopke's recently had a new addition to our family. Juno Schopke is an Alaskan Malamute. She was recently rescued by an organization that Marin, Racer's wife, works with. Juno was about to be euthanized by the Utah County Animal Services. Her window of opportunity to be adopted had expired and the Utah County Animal Services contacted the malamute rescue to see if they wanted to rescue her. After they rescued her, she was brought to Racer's to await adoption.

Juno was showing signs of stress and depression. She would cower in fear. She ran from everybody who approached her. Juno spent most of her time in the yard behind Racer's shop, as if to avoid human contact. Her tail was always down and her head constantly hung at ground level. I spend a fair amount of time at Racer's, visiting with friends and acquaintances, and Juno began to warm up to me. One day Racer and Marin asked me to take Juno home. My wife was hesitant, but understanding Juno's plight, Lora agreed to take Juno in.

Since Juno has been with our family her fear of people is all but gone. She holds her head up high and her tail constantly is raised high upon her back. Her disposition is completely different. She seems very happy and is just about the warmest most loyal dog around. She loves children and has four other dogs to play with. Juno has already become an important addition to our family.