My husband and I are considering getting a klee kai, but I had a few questions about the breed. I've been researching and have heard that they are escape artists. How true is that? Are they very loud and how loud are their barks? (My husband is a veteran and really loud noises are disturbing for him.) Are they troublemakers, chewy, or bitey?

We have a 77lb lab mix that I would hope our new dog could be a companion to. Are klees good companion dogs? We also have a 1 yr old son, are they good with kids or no?

I would love any information you can give me, the good bad and ugly. I really want to be sure it's something we can handle before getting one.

Hey guys! I have a 4 month old Klee Kai that I’m currently working on training.

She has her recall down very well, but I’m having trouble getting her to relax in her pen during the day (she’s developed separation anxiety from my other Klee Kai and me, I keep her in there to help soothe her while I’m not able to watch her, or the other dog is relaxing) and tends to scream when I leave the room or not look at her.

She also hates other people, but is coming around to calm dogs. I’ve socialized her as much as I possibly could until this point but she’s very skittish and tail tucks when she sees someone. Instead of just letting them pet her, I’ve started to say “hey, she’s very tired right now and a little shy, I’d love it if you gave her a treat though!” Is there anything else I should be doing with her regarding this?

Any breed specific training tips for this? She is also very very yappy, especially when you talk to her. I have her go to obedience classes but I’d like to get any tips from anyone who experienced similar stuff because her trainers aren’t really versed in the nature of a Klee Kai.

Our health, financial, and living situation has drastically changed for the worse over the past year. We are no longer able to give our lovely Klee Kai the space and care she deserves. I’ve been putting off writing this post because I’m heart broken. We really cannot in good conscience keep her in our new reality any longer. How do you even start to find a family to adopt your four legged family member? ☹️

I have an almost 11 year old Klee Kai. I've had vets recommend a teeth cleaning as a preventative but not for any urgent matter but I am always terrified of putting her under especially at 11yrs old. She is in great shape but this still worries me.

Curious if anyone has gotten their (older) AKK's teeth cleaned and if so how was the experience?

Question for those of you with a male AKK. Did you choose to neuter him and if yes, did you notice a significant change in temperament?

Hair. Everywhere. Just everywhere.

I haven't even gotten to the hind quarters yet.

The road so far...

I swear, he went last night from "Oh, it's getting close to needing to be brushed" to this morning, where it's like "OH GOD, HAIR EVERYWHERE!!!"

And since someone is a bit of a drama king, I can only brush him for about ten minutes at a time. I just want to hook up a brush to a shop vac and have at him. XD

May the odds be ever in our favor, as we try to keep up with the Blowing of the Coats.

Hello all! My wife and I are considering getting a dog for the family, both of our children have been asking for basically their entire lives at this point, and we were considering a Klee Kai.

We have always liked Huskies visually, but would rather have a smaller dog. From what I've read about Klee Kais, they seem like they would be a good option, but wanted to reach out to people who actually had one or more to ask.

We have a decent sized house and yard, though our yard is not currently fenced. Our children are almost 6 and 7.5 at this point and do well with all of our friends dogs. We have friends over to our house on a frequent basis, so we would need to be sure that any dog we get can handle that.

As far as other pets in the house go, we do have a fish tank of fresh water fish and a parakeet in the house currently.

We haven't owned a dog before, though we both like dogs and grew up around them, didn't want to get a dog previously because of a lack of ability to commit time to it.

Edit: Thanks for all of the responses! It definitely sounds like a Klee Kai isn't the best choice for us currently, which is too bad they seem to be amazing dogs. Maybe some day in the future.

Hello,

As the title suggests I'm looking for a good behaviorist/dog trainer in the San Francisco Bay Area. My Klee Kai Fig is almost 2 years old now, and for the most part very well behaved. He's recently become more reactive on leash when encountering other dogs. If the other dogs are off leash, he usually does fine and likes to play with them. If they are on leash however, it's very much hit or miss, and I cannot find a pattern. The only thing that's constant is his hate or fear of Bernese Mountain Dogs and Frenchies. He's not the most food driven dog, so it's really hard to get him distracted from the other dogs and focus on me instead. What I would like is help with training him to either be okay around Bernese Mountain Dogs, Frenchies, and other dog breeds or even training him to just ignore them. He will growl and screech at them even when unprovoked and I haven't been able to train him out of it.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hello all, I have two AKK, and the older one (5) is starting to get UTIs on a semi regular basis.

I am wondering if anyone else has had this issue or has any tips for dealing with this?

Thanks in advance!

What is the oldest Klee Kai that people have heard of? My boy Jasper, purebred with papers, is about 17 1/2. He is still kicking and likes to go on walks every day (we only go two houses down the block and back) and he is cognitively still there. I value every day with him.

Just wondering if anyone has heard of a Klee Kai getting this old or older. From what I have heard most AKK don’t go more than 12-15 years. That being said, I hope everyone gets their full time with their friends.

A friend of mine just reminded me that while they are our friends for a part of our lives. We are their best friends for their whole life.