Deborah Guske

Deborah Guske Deborah Guske has been a member of ERU since December 2004. After adopting Sonny in October of the same year, she decided that she wanted to help others find the same wonderful companionship she found. Over the years, she has worked as an Assistant Director, Transport Coordinator, foster home, transporter, advisor, mentor and repeat adopter. Sadly, in September 2007, her beloved Sonny passed away after developing an extremely rare brain tumor. Since his condition was so rare, his test and necropsy results are now part of an international study in the hopes that his condition and treatment can help other dogs. It is because of Sonny that Deborah started volunteering with ERU and ultimately has created a non-profit group called the Canine Health & Wellness Foundation. The Foundation will help further research to help other dogs with similar conditions and hopefully spread into other conditions as well. Deborah currently lives in Rockford, IL with her pack and still helps advise and mentor members and adopters. After adopting Sonny, she also adopted a few "unadoptable" dogs because they were too old or sick to be re-homed.
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While in rescue, Deborah has discovered that she lives by several mottos: When in rescue, everything is subject to change; Eskies are like potato chips, you can't have just one; and the more I get to know people, the more I love my dogs. In her spare time, Deborah enjoys spending time at home with her pack, takes a cardio kickboxing class twice a week and fixing up her house. She is currently employed at her family's financial planning firm and is the resident "dog" expert. Her clients enjoy talking dogs when they come in and has even helped a few find or re-home a dog.

"I fostered Dixie from the time I picked her up at the shelter and knew she was heartworm positive," said Deborah Guske of Eskie Rescuers United American Eskimo Dog Rescue.

"Despite her age she didn't have any problems with her treatment."

When Dixie recovered from heartworm treatment and was spayed and healthy, she was adopted by a pre-screened family in Kalamazoo, Mich.

But they needed help getting Dixie home.Guske called on a group of volunteers throughout the area that comprise the Eskie Railroad.

"Each driver donates time to drive from 50 miles to 300 miles, and sometimes more," Guske said.
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Workers at the shelter called Guske in order to get the dog into foster care and out of the shelter environment.

"Sweetpea was adopted to a couple who live in Springfield, Ill.," Guske said.The wife, a woman named Jewel, has kidney disease and is on dialysis.The dog and woman became fast friends at first sight.

"Before Sweetpea can go to sleep every night, she lays her head on Jewel's chest to make sure Jewel is okay," Guske said.

[Ed. Note: Deborah Guske wrote this appeal to the wonderful people that have given our Eskies new "furever" homes.
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Deborah M Guske

1st place: Jeffrey and Katie G. from NC, 2nd place: Carl S. from PA, 3rd place: Deborah G. from IL
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Deborah Guske:Assistant Director of Operations Deborah@eskierescuersunited.org

Deborah Guske:Assistant Director of Operations Deborah@eskierescuersunited.org

Deborah Guske Deborah@eskierescuers.org
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Deborah Guske Publications Coordinator Deborah@eskierescuers.org