Here is our update and info about our two little boy rescues, Telly and Shep.  They arrived on Saturday night, 6.6.2009

We are the Hartman family of Renton, WA.  My husband Brad, me- Kristi, and our daughters Elly (5) and Evan (15 months), along with our 3 year-old female Eskie Cleo (from Angelheart Eskies) have decided to add some rescue action to our summertime fun.  We have had 2 rescue mini girls in our lives in past years and have really enjoyed the experience, so here we are again...  I am sending some pictures of our backyard setup under the apple tree.  Thanks so much to Sherry and Guy for making it easy to help!

Saturday 6/6/09 - Sherry and Guy brought us two very frightened little boy Eskies this evening.  "Shep" with the tall ears is a bit more outgoing.  He checks everything out first and still holds a reserved Eskie smile, but it is far away.  "Baldy" is just quaking in his boots when anyone looks at him, and hides his head as best he can.  He suffered horribly from flea dermatitis and his poor skin looks raw under what is left of his matted yellow fur.  Right away we decided he needed a more dignified name with positive energy, so he is now named "Telly" for actor Telly Savalas (aka Kojak) who is also wanting for hair.  Hard to tell how old they are.  Maybe 5 or 6? 

We have a good sized backyard with a big apple tree, and set the boys up in a big X-pen with a crate inside to share.  They get nice morning sun and shade in the hotter hours of the day.  It's a good central location where they can see a lot of the action.  We think it's really important for our kids to learn early on about being around animals of all temperaments, so this is all part of our teaching them too.  They are very excited to be part of the rescue.  We let the boys get settled in and brought in an extra blanket for Telly.  It was interesting to me that Cleo, our 3 year-old Eskie went right up to the pen and laid down beside it watching them.  I was sure she would bark at them and be the biggest hurdle, but she has been good.  She almost seemed to understand right away that they were of a different world then she knew. 

We fed them and tucked them in after a few tries at sitting in the enclosure with tiny tidbits for peace offerings.  Prime rib was refused to give you an idea of where these guys are coming from.  We heard a bit of squabbling in the crate and then quiet for the night.

I'll send more updates later - have to get the kids off to school, but we have great strides to report already!!