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About Ari
Have you been missing that special Akita feeling in your life?
This is the one you have been waiting for. This fun loving youngster is your blank canvas what will you make of her? Ari comes with an insatiable love of life and that includes all the people that are in it. Yes all of them. Aloof isn't in her dictionary, but kisses, leaning into you for pats and doing just about anything for food certainly are!
On the smaller side for an Akita, Ari is quite pleasant to handle for those of us that have experienced the larger scales of stubbornness. Her compact nature means shes quite light on her feet with good athletic ability, combined with her zest for interaction this results in, we'll call it, bounciness. As such, a home without small children or those who may be unsteady on their feet and with a reasonably large yard with secure, high, dig-proof fencing will be required.
As with any great artwork, that blank canvas first needs a steady outline, a framework to begin building the masterpiece. Once those boundaries are set, and the foundations of design made solid, now we can begin to embellish and develop the final exquisite specimen. This is Ari to a tee: having come to us from a 'backyard pet' home, she's had no time invested in her, but despite this is oh-so-keen to learn how to fit into daily life and be part of the family she craves so much.
First off, Ari will need to learn the household basics such as toilet training, what is furniture?, why can't I share dinner from your plate? and other such fun and adorable topics. Her inquisitive nature is sure to test out all the new things in her environment! If this makes you smile and laugh and think that you better get quicker at picking up your dirty socks, well Ari just might be the dog for you! A quick learner she'll be picking up these new life lessons super fast if you are consistent. Frustration and mixed messages dont help anyone, so put a smile on your dial and know that with practice comes permanence.
Outside of home Ari will also need to know just what to do and when. Its seems to us that she's not been exposed to a whole lot. She approaches new things with equal parts caution and confidence, and as such with some excellent guidance and handling on your part our blank canvas will be well on her way to being the picture of a model canine citizen soon enough.
Her exposure to other dogs seems to have been minimal and this is the area where our precise paint brush strokes are most crucial. Right now she doesn't quite know what to do with other dogs. Should she approach or stand her ground? Bark or play bow? Meet them or eat them? Let's not let the choice be hers alone.
The beautiful thing about our blank canvas is we can start off painting the right picture, instead of trying to erase the ink of history. For this reason Ari's new home will be required to attend weekly training sessions where you will teach her what to do, as well as what not to do. We will be here to provide guidance as to how that picture will be and what it needs to end up looking like. Its crucial that we teach these foundations before Ari has a chance to learn any bad habits, so initially we are looking for a foster home with no other dogs. We will consider an adoptive home with another dog pending her progress, in this case the new home will be required to take over her obedience training as well as bring their existing dog for meet n greets prior to taking Ari home. This may require a few weeks to determine final suitability as Ari becomes accustomed to new situations.
Ari has shown prey drive typical of the breed, so a home without cats, birds or pocket pets is required.
Akitas have big hearts, and they make huge impacts in the hearts of those who are lucky enough to share a portion of their lives with them, but they certainly aren't for the faint of heart. So are you ready to be the master of this piece? Or perhaps your calling is to draw that important foundational outline to foster Ari
Adoption details
To adopt please complete this form:
www.arcticrescue.org.au/adopt/adoption-application-form
To become a Foster Hero and save a life please apply here: www.arcticrescue.org.au/foster/foster-application-form
We also offer fostering with the view to adopt.
Please do not hesitate to call us on 0478 663 077 if you have any questions.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
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