Alaskan Klee Kai National Rescue

Meet Everest!

**ADOPTED!**

Everest is a 2 year old male we rescued from an animal shelter, where he landed when animal control picked him up after escaping his new home of one week after being sold on Craigslist.  His new owner could never be found, and neither of his previous owners wanted to take him back.  So now this sweet boy is in AKKNR, where he has his best chance to find his perfect forever home!

His foster dad reports him to be a sweet boy, but may have a bit of separation anxiety (he seems VERY glad when his foster dad returns after being gone), and would do best in a home without younger children.  His reaction to cats is unknown.  He seems to know some basic commands.  He is an active boy and like nearly all AKK will require plenty of exercise and mental stimulation, as well as work on socialization and continued obedience training.  Everest also tends to want to run out the door he sees it open.  He appears to do fairly well with other dogs, but may want to be the alpha, so if the home already has another dog, it may be best if that dog were more easy-going/submissive.  Everest has been reported to be a very sweet, happy boy, and will make a wonderful friend in the right home.

Everest is currently being fostered about 75 miles east of Portland, Oregon.

We are currently contacting applicants who have an application on file with us that may be potentially good matches for Everest.  If you do not yet have an application with us, and feel that you might potentially be the perfect home for Everest, please submit an application and mention that you're interested in Everest!

Kona is a two year old male owner surrender, who had lived in at least three different homes in his short couple of years of life before coming into AKKNR and settling into his foster home.  There are approximately nine months of his history that is unknown, so this cutie could even have been passed around to more homes than the three we know of.  His most current owner did the right thing and surrendered him to AKKNR to give him his best chance at the perfect forever home.  Regional Coordinator Linda Yates took him in, and he was transferred to our Treasurer and volunteer, Hannah Snyder, for foster.

When he first went home with his foster family, he was afraid of everything. He loved his crate, which was his safe place. He preferred not to be around people. He did not want to eat. He did not want to drink. He turned his nose up at treats. Gradually, they started to keep the door closed on his crate during the day so that he could adjust to the house, but encouraged him to sleep in his crate at night. Kona now sleeps on the bed with his foster parents the entire night through, of his own accord.

Kona can be fearful of strangers and other dogs, but for the most part he gets along well with other dogs.  While Kona seems more confident in his interactions with other dogs, he has not barked, and continues to be skittish of strangers.  Kona is afraid of going in and out of doors. He has the same behavior coming in and out of his crate so his foster family leaves the door wide open to give him the space and security he needs.  He is very covert about eating his food. The first month, he would only eat in his crate. Now he takes favored food his foster parents' hands.  He is doing better with this and now occasionally drinks or eats from a bowl outside his crate, but it is not routine yet.  He is not motivated by food, so creative training techniques are required.

Kona is alert and inquisitive.  He walks well on a leash but still has moments of fear, for reasons we have yet to figure out.  He likes to go for rides in the car (though somewhat nervous) and long walks by the lake and on the trails in the area. He has a favorite pillow that his foster parents move around to house to various locations, always against a wall, so he can participate in family living and get used to being a part of the pack. He has become attached to his foster momma, following her through the house and sometimes into the closet or the bathroom.  He loves to come in bed at night and cuddle. His foster momma’s favorite moment is when Kona cuddles up with his head on her shoulder, nuzzles and and gives a big, long sigh. He sleeps the whole night through on his foster parents’ bed.

Kona has been adopted by his foster mom!

Chips, as named by AKKNR volunteers, is about an 8 month old AKK puppy that was found in a Pasadena animal shelter with a badly broken leg.  AKKNR spoke earnestly with the shelter, who graciously allowed us to take him from the shelter before his hold period had ended, so that we could get him the medical care he desperately needed.  This poor puppy was seriously injured and in pain.  No way did we want him waiting even one more day!  We got him in to see an orthopedic surgeon as soon as possible.  Two months later, Chips is doing great on the road to recovery.  He still has a ways to go yet, but it looks like things are healing as well as can be expected.  See several pictures and updates about Chips' story and progress on our Facebook page.

**Chips has been adopted by one of his wonderful foster families!!!**

Hi, everyone!  I'm Mika!

My foster parents say I'm the best foster they've ever had!  However, that doesn't mean I'm easy-peasy.  I'm up for anything, but I will need to be an active part of your pack.  You'll see that my personality is so infectious, that I cannot be put aside!!  I am polite and respectful; I stay off the furniture unless I'm invited up, and have great leash manners.  And I'm super smart - I set a record in my foster home for learning how to use the dog door and "out of the kitchen".  I love all sorts of playtime:  tug-o-war, chase, wrestling, even a couple rounds of fetch!  Car ride?  Yippee!  When I'm fired up I'm kinda talkative – my foster mom says they must have left all the weird husky vocal sounds in there when they bred the AKK.  I have not been cat-tested, but get along well with dogs of all sizes/sexes and also goats!  My foster mom has seen that I have very high prey drive with rabbits and mice, so cats may not be a good fit for me.  I'm not afraid of anything:  lawn mower, fireworks, thunder.

I need to get out & about every day on some sort of walk, slow bike ride or light run.  And my foster family says I get the "zoomies" 2x/day for 5-15 minutes.  Aside from that, I'm content to hang out inside or outside.  When you're home, I'll let you know when I'd like a few pets or some extra attention.

When a new person approaches the gate or door, I can be protective of the house.  My foster mom practiced by putting my leash on and introducing me to the new person and I settled down in just 2 minutes.  She says she's confident that I'll quickly learn how to properly greet people just like I've learned all the other house rules.  I love my crate, but prefer not to be locked in.  I'll go there when I need a safe, quiet place to rest, but like to be free to come & go.  If you need to lock me in, just explain it to me and I'll oblige pretty quickly.  I can be shy with new people at first, but it usually only takes a few minutes – I warm up faster with women.  Mostly I want to make sure I'm not going to get stepped on - people are so much bigger than me!

Mika found her way to us after first being given up by her original owner, and then her new owner after a year.  Her original owner's children had grown and they decided they wanted to travel, so they rehomed both Mika and her daughter Cloudy with a young family in Colorado.  Unfortunately, this family had never owned dogs before and they were unprepared for the strong personalities and quirkiness of AKK.  Cloudy was brought into AKKNR last summer, and was adopted by the rescue coordinator and her husband.  Mika stayed for another year, but the family finally decided that it was not a good fit so back we went to pick her up.  She has been enjoying her time with her new foster family who can really appreciate Mika's personality.

Kodi is a 10-year-old, gray and white with brown eyes, large standard, male, owner surrender who is looking for his perfect forever home after a change in family circumstances. Kodi is great with adults, children, and other dogs after he has a little time to adjust to them, but does not do well with cats. He can be shy at first but warms up quickly. Despite his age, Kodi is a very curious, high energy and playful dog. Kodi has some separation anxiety issues, and would do best in a home where someone is home much of the time, and is able and willing to work with him.

**Kodi has found his forever home!!**