This is Koinu. We call her Ko because she has a short attention span. This little dog is half Akita and half something else. While she is much smaller than Spock or Kazoo, she makes up for the difference in height and weight with her feisty attitude. She will happily take on the other two dogs at once. At 1 1/2 years, she weighs 42 pounds and has been neutered. She demands a great deal of attention and no one else in the house can be petted or hugged (including humans) unless she is also getting attention! She's the only dog that the cats tolerate up close.
We adopted Ko from our local rescue agency, the Center for Animal Care and Control in Staten Island. For those of you with Staten Island Cable, please check out the interactive channel (57) to see what animals the center has up for adoption. They really need good homes for some adorable pets. Here are some contacts for some New York based adoption centers.
| Center for Animal Care and
Control 3139 Veterans Road West Staten Island, NY 10309 (718)984-6643 The Pets Savers Adoption Center 45 Page Avenue (Tottenville) Staten Island, NY (718)227-1892 Bide-a-Wee 410 E. 38th Street New York, NY (212)532-4455 The North Shore Animal League 25 Davis Avenue Port Washington, LI (516) 883-7575 www.nsal.org |
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