Hey!

My AKK in an insanly picky eater. It unfortuantly got way worse recently when my other dog, who my AKK lived with his entire life, passed away. My dog who passed was a different breed and loved food, lol. I swear half the time my AKK actually ate it was only because he knew if he didn't eat his food his "brother" would steal it.

Now my AKK is an only dog for the first time ever and getting him to eat has been a huge struggle. He doesn't want to eat the same foods more than once or twice, even things like chicken and home cooked dog foods. He'll love it one day, then refuse it every day after.

He's been to the vet for a full work up. He's fine except for he does get acid reflux with is really complicating life because his reflux fares up when he goes too long without eating. In the past he also had pancreatitis so I have to be careful to avoid high fat foods/treats.

People tell me to pratice tough love, not cater to his pickyness and say he won't starve himself however... He makes himself sick. He doesn't eat for too long and his reflux flares up and then he feels miserable.

Is there a food anyone has found that their AKK LOVES? I'm thinking of going raw as I did in the past and he seemed to like that more than anything else I tried. Does anyone feed premade raw? Brand suggestions? I'm trying to decide between premade and DIY raw I guess but I know premade would be easier.

I was home cooking for my dog who passed and my silly AKK won't even eat the home cooked dog food consistently. He's a pain. I adore him though. I have to get his eating back on track!

hello all!

we currently have a little 4 month old baby klee kai and she is just the most adorable loving puppy ever .. until we leave her in the house, even for a few minutes to take out trash or grab mail - any advice on helping the separation anxiety?

Typical convo with a stranger:

Stranger: what kind of dog is that?!

Me: Alaskan Klee Kai

Them: what’s that? Did you say …Klee Kai?

Me: it’s like a mini husky

Them: oh… so they’ll get big!

Me: no, keyword is mini here

Hi all,

Just got home from introducing my 5 year old Alaskan klee kai (Ace) to my sister’s 7 month old golden retriever (Winston). It did not go ideally. Winston is a very good boy and not troublesome personality wise. So, I think the trouble is with Ace.

Ace is a good boy as well, but ever since COVID, he has been very excitable when he sees other dogs and small children (Barking and just being super nosy, worrying me and the other dog or child). Before COVID, he was well mannered around other dogs and children. However, once COVID broke out, we stopped going to dog-friendly bars, and on our walks we would cross the street when another dog was on the same side of the street we were. It is frustrating that he changed so much.

So, do any of you have any suggestions on how to socialize my dog safely? Right now, we can’t go to dog parks because I don’t trust Ace to be around other dogs. I also have two young nieces that I’d like to see without having to hide my dog. I want my dog to be friends with my sister’s dog. I think it would be fun to take him to dog-friendly bars again. I just don’t know how to calm him down. Any thoughts?

My husband and I are having our fence repaired/replaced in the spring, and I just remembered that AKK like to dig. Sokka digs occasionally, but we live near a busy road and that's not something I want to experience on the regular. I've read about burying chain link down several inches below the wooden fence above. Has anyone here tried that? What suggestions do you have?

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Hi! I'm wondering if anyone can help me figure out if an AKK is right for me. What I'd love in a dog is (breedwise obviously) is on the healthy side (notably lower on the risk of seizures), non-agressive, and I don't care if it wants constant affection or not but will enjoy occasional petting/affection, sitting with me in the evening every night , and sleeping on the bed. I'm around all the time and I'm not worried about a little extra exercise. If anyone doesn't think so, but knows a breed that might fit me well, I'm all ears for that too! Thanks!

I have an adolescent klee kai female unspayed right now. The vet says her weight is healthy but I can feel her ribs and spine and I am obsessing over it now. I know there are some dog breeds that naturally have bones sticking out and they're perfectly healthy. Are klee kais supposed to be boney and skinny underneath all that fur?

Title: I want to get my boy a partner, compatriot, PIC, and overall…company. I put in for another with a pair of breeders in western Canada here.

Are there any behaviours I should know about? Anything get exacerbated by the addition(such as separation anxiety)?

While my boy is super chill, as much as an akk can be chill, he does have that one caveat of separation anxiety. He’s brilliant and an absolute delight. He’s cries when I leave, in such a way it breaks my heart everyday (damn that mournful howl). When I get home though he’s quiet although a bit standoffish/resentful after the initial excited greeting. Like he is cold.

Anyways, two AkK’s. What should I know and consider?

She's being so good with the puppy. Teaching him how to play, sharing her toys, giving him snoot-to-snoot boops.

We have a 10 month old Toy Alaskan Klee Kai, who is perfect in just about every way. We knew when we got her that the breed is skittish, and while she has made huge strides in socialization, we’ve accepted that barking/freaking out at humans that aren’t me or my wife is never going to go away 100%, even with training. For the most part, we’ve got her to the point where she only barks at certain people who she has decided she is not going to make up with.

That said, over the holidays we had some folks come through that were new to her and, for the first time since we got her, she tried to bite. Now, her jaws are weak enough that she couldn’t really hurt anybody (it was only a couple months ago that she got strong enough to squeak a toy), but I still want to nip this new behavior in the bud early. I know that new people and situations are going to stress her out and part of the solution is not to put her in those situations. But it is unavoidable that there will be other people in the house on some occasions. Have any other AKK owners been able to successfully curb biting? Any tips or tricks would be appreciated.

I keep trying to tell her that her little tiny feet will get hurt in 3 below zero weather but she won’t listen lol

Bug on the left is 8.5 months old, Lily on the right is his biological sister from the next litter and is 9 weeks old!

I knew getting a second dog wouldn’t be easy, but didn’t realize just how much extra work it would be (it’s nowhere near double)

That being said, we’re so excited to train her and watch her grow. If she’s anything like her brother we’ll be very happy 😃

2 of the three patiently waiting for grilled chicken thighs 😀

Shasta loves a little bubble bath after getting a little dirty. Anybody else like baths?

Hi all!

I have two Klee Kai’s one is 5 and one is just barely a year old.

Our 1 year old has a lot of anxiety around people. She growls and nips at the air if they get too close and we have been working with multiple dog trainers to mitigate her issues.

Over the holiday, we visited my in laws and of course my 1 year old was nervous, and growled at my in laws. I kept her attached to me the entire time we were there, and she never bit anyone.

I kept repeating that she’s nervous and to go slowly with her until she gets better with people, and that she needs time to warm up.

So the whole time my father in law was threatening to kick her, put a shock collar on her, etc. very inhumane things I will NEVER do to my dogs. I treat my dogs as family.

So of course she continued to growl at him the whole time we were there. I couldn’t relax at all around him and he clearly doesn’t like my dogs.

He was also really mean about our older dog too when she was a puppy. He has unrealistic expectations for puppies who are learning how to dog.

Have any of you had to handle this? If so, what did you do?