Happy Tails!
Other Dogs
The Akita Rescue Ranch
  Apple

From Apple's mom Jessie:

"Apple is doing great!  She is loving the
summer and going on car rides and on
adventures to various beaches and
social places...."

"She really is one incredibly spoiled
puppy, but I just love her so much.  
James adores her as well, it is
impossible not to, and she absolutely
loves him.  Life is good! "
  Meesha and Panda

Meesha and Panda have been the
greatest and best dogs! They are the
sweetest, most loving girls! They love to
give kisses and have become lap dogs!!
They play and love to take long walks with
us! We couldn't have asked for better
dogs. Thank you so much for the
opportunity to bring them in to our family.

Abraham and Jamie
 
Roxy

Roxy enjoys living in Orange County and
going camping with her new family!
 
Butters

Butters is thrilled to be with his new
parents Shirley and Merle and living in the
hills overlooking the ocean.
  Tanuki

We are approaching our one year
anniversary with Tanuki and we wanted to
give you an update.

Tanuki is a 2 y.o, Akita/Australian
Shepherd mix, who we adopted from A
Passion For Paws one year ago and he
fits perfectly with our family.  He is our big,
handsome goofball and so affectionate -
our previous Akita mix was quite aloof, so
we are enjoying this cuddly side!  He is
fantastic with our 2 kids, ages 2 and 5.  
They jump and scream around him and
he doesn't mind it one bit.  He loves our
other dog, Willow and he has become
great friends with our 12 y.o. cat, Mort

We love our guy.  Thanks for all that you
do!

-Julie
  Shiro (Connor)

Congratulations to Gilbert and I for
surviving our 1st week as the PROUD
PARENTS OF KURO-NINJA
(Black-Warrior) AND SHIRO-HANA
(White-Flower) YOSHIDA!!! Lol

They have been just wonderful together
sharing a daily walk through our
neighborhood, at Petsmart, and having
fun at play with us and each other.... Now
I can't remember what life was like before
we got Kuro almost a year ago and Shiro
just a week ago??? Their temperament
is perfect for one another, other people,
other animals and us!!! I think I am going
to take them to Hollywood for a screen
test; so that Gilbert and I can retire and
just manage their careers for the next 15
years.... Lol They get far too much
attention for FREE!!!

Thanks to a Passion For Paws our family
is now complete; atleast until our
grandkids come....I CAN'T WAIT FOR
THAT TO HAPPEN TOO!!!

God Bless,
Gilbert & Deborah
  Maya

Hello Cheryl and all our friends at A
Passion for Paws:

It's been three months since we adopted
Maya and we're thrilled how our new
family member has adjusted to her
forever home! Maya is lovable, full of
kisses, goes everywhere with us and
gets along with everyone. She's extremely
intelligent and has quickly settled into her
new pack. We can't thank you enough for
bringing such joy into our home!

Love,

David and Steven
  Shinobi

Hi guys,  

We just got back from our before bed
walk, he is so amazing outside!! I am just
blown away by the psychology of him, and
I see what you mean that there is
absolutely not a mean bone in his body. I
am amazed that he is so trusting of me
so quickly, yet my heart hurts that he has
had such a hard life!!
I quickly discovered that this sweet boy
LOVES to be massaged, so for most of
our time together so far, all I have to do is
sit on the floor and he lands ummediately
in my lap!!

Thank you soooo much, he has stolen
our hearts!!!

Lynn
 
Emma and Zen live part time in
Seattle and part time in Alaska
where they enjoy playing
together and eating lots of
salmon treats!  Congratulations
to Shannon and her family!
 
Dakota lives on a ranch in the
mountains with another Akita
named Cole, a Mastiff named
Duke, and enjoys playing in the
snow!
THANK YOU Marcie, Don,
Heather and Amanda for giving
Kota her forever home!
  Hi,

I received the shot records via fax
last week. Koa is calming down with
the separation a little more every
day. He is sleeping next to me in
the store right now. Last week I had
to go on a field trip, so he stayed at
local animal hospital, they have a
nice boarding area. They said he
was fine. In the evening I hire a
babysitter to come over and watch
him while I am in school. He does
not get along with big dogs, but is
fine with smaller ones. The smaller
the better. The store next to me has
a Chihuahua, they love each other.
He gently grooms her with little
nibles on her back and tail and she
seems very smitten with her big
friend. The dog park is our morning
ritual, he gets plenty of exercise
there and walks. He is great with
the people that come in the store, I
monitor the contact closely, but he
adores being the center of
attention. It is just the bigger dog
situation that does not work well
right now. Everything in its own
time. He automatically sits before
we go in and out of the door now,
waits for me and then comes. He is
fine on lead now, except when there
is a dog near, but improving every
day. Everyone loves him.
…He's perfect.  

- Lezlie
  Muko

Muko is our proud male Akita. Prestigious
Majestic and Handsome, King Muko
possesses a disposition second to
none. Although a larger 114 pound Akita
and able to leap tall buildings in a single
bound - Muko is docile with his owners
and most visitors. He is a gentle giant
with the ability to protect his family without
pause. His markings are incredibly well
proportioned with a full hood of Black
covering his beautiful block head.

His colors are true pinto white and solid
black. His tail is double curled and still at
a bit over one year has not fully grown to
his final size or weight! He still has a lot
of growing to do! He has a superb stance
and appears to have come from an
impressive pedigree of champion
bloodlines. Although we do not know, as
we found Muko at an Akita Rescue who
had rescued him after the pound picked
him up roaming the streets.

Muko is catching up on his training  quite
well as he learns quickly and we have a
wonderful time going through his training
process with him, even if he does get
bored quickly (as of course Akitas think
they already know it all). Muko is great
with children and people in general. Muko
does not tolerate other male canine
species his own size - typical of an Akita.

Jim
  Hi,

I just wanted to send an updated
picture of Emi with our other
dog, Kona.They are best friends
and do everything together.

She is an added joy for our
family.

Lisa
 
Abby is the proud owner of her
very own Harley Davidson collar
and leash.  She enjoys going on
road trips and visiting other
family members with her new
parents, Linda and John.
Congratulations!
The following Akitas have been adopted from A Passion for Paws