Huggle Hounds Living Free Klondike Knottie®

For over 40 years, Living Free Animal Sanctuary has been a refuge for those needing a second chance. HuggleGroup® is proud to partner with Pet Food Experts to help raise awareness and funds for Living Free Animal Sanctuary. Living Free Animal Sanctuary, located on 155 acres in the San Jacinto Mountains near Idyllwild, California, is a diamond in the rough. The property has a kennel-in-the-round, Give Life Park, catteries and protected open-air "catios," breathtaking scenery, and wide open fields for the wild mustangs and rescued burros to run free.

Living Free's mission statement is to rescue, rehabilitate, and find permanent homes for healthy dogs and cats whose time is up at public shelters. We are also home to War Horse Creek, an immersive transition training program using rescued wild mustangs to assist veterans in adjusting to civilian life.

Klondike Knottie® commemorates the life of a real-life Blood Hound, Klondike. Living Free rescued her in 2016 and was her home until 2018, when Larry Madrid, a long-time television and move trainer, adopted him. Larry trained Klondike to play the part of Trusty in the 2019 live-action Disney Production of The Lady and the Tramp. After the film, Adam Strobel, a production assistant on the set, adopted her. Klondike lived with Adam for the rest of her life until she died in 2021.

We are now so happy to work with Klondike and Pet Food Experts, giving back to Living Free Animal Sanctuary so they can continue to provide a safe place for other animals in need.