WELCOME
Welcome to the world of the Alaskan Klee Kai at Alakkawa Kennels in Georgia
Montana and Chance
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Thank you for stopping by and taking time to learn more about the Alaskan Klee Kai - what many refer to as the miniature Alaskan Husky.
You are about to embark on a journey like non other you have ever been on. When you journey through our pages, you will learn important information about the Alaskan Klee Kai breed. This journey will give you insightful information so you can make a sound decision on our adoption process and if the Alaskan Klee Kai is the right breed for you.
Enjoy your journey!
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Goal: Our goal concerning this website is to educate those interested in these very rare and precious little gems. My husband and I breed with several goals in mind; produce dogs that are an improvement of the breed regarding health, temperament, quality, an improvement of their parents, and find wonderful adopted families who will give the same quality care we have given the puppy's from the time they were born.
Please visit our AKK Facts page to insure your understanding of our adoption process. To begin the process though, you MUST fill out a questionnaire.
I will be happy to answer any additional questions which are not answered within the pages of our website. Please read this website before sending me questions as I have worked very hard to try to answer many possible questions about the Alaskan Klee Kai. If you find a question is not answered within the content of this website, you may send me an email: mhinkle125@charter.net
Lifetime Commitment: We encourage those interested in the Alaskan Klee Kai breed to do research, visit a breeder (if possible), and ask a lot of questions before deciding to adopt one. Remember, having a pet is a lifetime commitment and one that should never be taken lightly just because they are cute, cuddly, furry and smaller than their ancestors. Also, please remember each puppy does grow into an adult. Please visit our AKK Breeder Questions page if you have questions of us regarding adopting an Alaskan Klee Kai.
No Pet Store Babies Here: Adopting an Alaskan Klee Kai is not a minor adventure. The adventure is very serious. Adopting an Alaskan Klee Kai from Alakkawa Kennels is not like walking into your local pet store, adopting a dog, and then never having to stay in touch with a breeder. Adopting an Alakkawa Kennels puppy is much more than that. When you are approved to adopt an Alaskan Klee Kai from Alakkawa Kennels (and most every reputible breeder I know who breeds this breed), you should expect us to be in touch with you. If a breeder does not follow-up on contracts written, then they are probably not a very responsible breeder.
Breeder Contact: A relationship and continued communication is imperative with any person(s) who adopt an Alaskan Klee Kai from Alakkawa Kennels (and should be with every breeder of any breed), for the life of a dog. Adopted families who have the pleasure of adopting an Alaskan Klee Kai from Alakkawa Kennels should expect us to communicate with them and we expect them to communicate with us.
Applicant Screening: We require a questionnaire to be filled out (almost 45 questions) in its entirety before any decisions are made. If any part of the questionnaire is left blank, the questionnaire will be rejected. If a question does not apply to you, simply type N/A at the end of the question. This insures us you at least read the question. We screen applicants intently with our questionnaire. We verify the three references you placed on the questionnaire and conduct phone interviews with you and the references you listed for me to contact. Please be sure to notify the references I will call them and be sure I can get in touch with them. If I cannot reach one or more of the references you listed then your application will be delayed, and in the interim someone else could come along and get approved for the puppy you wish to adopt.
Age and Credit: If you are not 25-years-old or over, do not have established credit and a major credit card, you may want to consider finding another breed. Alakkawa Kennels does not require you to have a credit card before you can adopt a puppy from us. However, it is a wise choice to have a credit card should you need one in case an emergency arises with your Alaskan Klee Kai. Most people have one, but the younger generations just starting out on their own do not. Owning a pet, especially an Alaskan Klee Kai is not an inexpensive venture. Should something happen to your Alaskan Klee Kai, you may need back-up funding to pay for care of your Alaskan Klee Kai. We had a request from someone who wished to adopt a puppy from us and they had no credit or a major credit card. They asked us to cover future vet care; shots, etc. We are sorry, but we cannot do this for anyone.
If you are younger than 18-years-old and wish to adopt an Alaskan Klee Kai from Alakkawa Kennels, please know by law you cannot be on a contract. Therefore, you may need to get your parents to fill out the questionnaire. If your parents fill out the questionnaire, then your parents will be the ones with whom we will do business with. Alakkawa Kennels reserves the right to place a puppy with someone of any age above 18 and to anyone and we reserve the right to deny someone permission to adopt from us.
Turning down folks: Alakkawa Kennels reserves the right to turn down someone for any reason at all whatsover. And, we have turned down several people for one reason or another; mostly because we did not feel comfortable with granting their wish on an adoption to transpire. Nevertheless, we are very selective with families who wish to adopt an Alakkawa puppy, and we hope you will appreciate this. After all, we raise our puppies from the time they are born and they are just like our children. We hope you will understand our process and our standards.
Update on shipping costs: The airline fees have gone up and that means shipping prices have gone up to fly a puppy to another state. We charge what the airline charges us to fly a pup and we do not do COD. There will also be a $15.00 delivery fee if we have to take a puppy to the airport. Please take the time to read the information provided on the "PET TRAVEL" page on this site for more detailed information.
Please visit our AKK Facts page to read more about our process on adopting from Alakkawa Kennels.
Scammers: There are scammers out there who will steal photographs off a breeders website of their Alaskan Klee Kai, create an ad for an available Alaskan Klee Kai, and actually these scammers do not have that Alaskan Klee Kai available. These scammers list the Alaskan Klee Kai at a price of $400; some scam ads list for less, while other scam ads may list for a little more. Those who are interested in this low price of adopting, contact another breeder and ask that breeder to come down on pricing. We will not come down on our adoption fee and there are no price negotiations on adopting an Alaskan Klee Kai from Alakkawa Kennels. Alakkawa Kennels is not a scam. We are real people with real live Alaskan Klee Kai.
Please visit our BEWARE OF SCAMS page for further information on this topic.
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PLEASE NOTE:
All puppies from Alakkawa Kennels are placed on a "Pet Only" contract which means new owners will not be allowed to breed their Alaskan Klee Kai to another Alaskan Klee Kai or any other breed of dog!
Future litters will be sold on a "Pet Only" contract to those not presently in the breeding program.
We will only place a Breeding Quality Alaskan Klee Kai with existing breeders.
We prefer not to start out any new Alaskan Klee Kai breeders.
We prefer to not ship any of our Alaskan Klee Kai outside of the United States.
However, if you live in Canada and wish to fly to our home, then this is considered.
If you are a breeder of another breed, please do not contact us for an Alaskan Klee Kai.
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WE ARE PROUD MEMBERS OF:
THE ALASKAN KLEE KAI ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
and the
UNITED KENNEL CLUB
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I regularly communicate with other breeders, so if you stop by and we have no puppies available, I will be happy to contact other breeders on your behalf whom I recommend.
BELOW ARE BREEDERS I RECOMMEND:
Mile High Klee Kai: http://www.milehighkleekai.com/
Heart of Texas Alaskan Klee Kai: http://www.kleekai.us/
Debbie Clifton:debhuskinaround@neb.rr.com
Lanie Crawford: royalstarestates.webs.com/
Sherry Blose: sibridgesalaskankleekai.webs.com/
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