About us

Welcome to our web site. We are Birgit and Dieter; 57, 56 years young and we live in Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast in Beautiful British Columbia with our four children and two dogs.

Both our dogs are Alaskan Malamute mixes, which come from the SPCA. Jerome, our boy, is 12 years old and Beeley, our girl is 10 years old. Jerome is a real couch potato, and Beeley is very energetic and active girl.

Beeley and Jerome love to hang out on the couch together and food and treats are always welcome.

Jerome (aka Schlawuffel, silly boy, couch potato, Malamule and many more):
Jerome came to us 8 years ago from the SPCA, as a special needs dog. He had been chained up for all of his life and been treated very badly. He was scared and shy and did not know a thing about how to behave as a proper dog. Even though he always had a very loving personality, in the beginning he only felt safe in his kennel. He still loves to go in his kennel for a nap and we have two kennels for him where he can go and relax. He did not know how to cuddle, but he learned that quickly and now, he comes for hugs and kisses and he is the friendliest fellow you can imagine.

We were told that he is a Malamute mix with some wolf in him. I do not know about the wolf, even though his canines are very big and so are his paws, built to walk on snow. Because he is so laid back Beeley sometimes tries to dominate in their relationship and usually she gets away with bossing him around, however when she is too annoying he can get quite upset and corrects her vocally. As with all Mals, he has selective hearing when you call him but he responds VERY WELL to food. He loves treats and we trained him with them. Unfortunately, we cannot let him off leash because he will wander off and get lost (or find something very dead to roll in). He hates getting a bath and it is always a family effort to administer one. He is something of an escape artist and if he sets his mind to it, he can get out of a normal collar or even a harness in a second. He does not like to swim and to get his feet wet is wet enough for this boy.

Beeley (aka sweetie, baby girl, saus (short for the German words “Suesse Maus” which means sweet mouse)):
We got her when she was only 2 years old and she was suffering from separation anxiety. She must have had some bad encounters with a cat because of some nasty scars on her hindquarter. It took her a long time to trust everybody in the family especially the male part of it. Her love is devoted to Mom who she follows around and she is happiest when she can lie at her feet. Being part Doberman and part Malamute the two complete opposite dog personalities are sometimes a challenge for her. On the one hand, she is a guard dog taking her duty very seriously, while on the other hand she has the friendliness of a mal towards all and everybody. She compromises by barking and making a big fuss, then when we are ok with the people she will be hiding behind Mom growling for a bit to make sure everybody understands that she is on duty.

Overall, she is friendly and would never bite, but she is not a dog that trusts easy. It took our son in law quite a while to gain it. We can let her off-leash because she obeys instantly when called. Jerome does not mind her being off-leash and he is on as long as he can sniff and investigate. She loves to swim and run, run, run. Living on the Ocean, we can let her swim often and she wags her tail while swimming (looks really funny). She does not like to take a bath but will not object and sits nicely until the bath is finished.

Both our dogs love car rides and they sit nicely secured in the back of our truck. No matter where the drive goes, they are happy as long as they can come along. Our dogs are part of our family and we cannot imagine being without them.