My name is Blondie or Blondette...pretty obvious why, no?  I was one of six dogs taken on humane hold.  An animal control officer found me, my two siblings, mom, dad and grandma on short ties in a backyard, no food, no water, no shelter.  She spoke with the owner and said they had to change our conditions and have proof of rabies;  she would return the next day to verify this.  When she returned the next day, we were all gone.  A call came in about several Akitas tied in a vacant lot not too far away.  En route to that location, she received a second call saying some had managed to free themselves and were wandering around in danger of being struck by cars.  Just imagine, it was the same Akitas for whom she had written a warning the day before.  Obviously the owners were trying conceal their dogs and their location from animal control..with no luck. With re-enforcements, all of us were rounded up and taken to the shelter.  The owners were given time to fix our conditions and pay their fines to retrieve us.  They chose not to do so.   Animal control called rescue. 

Two ladies came out and walked up and down talking to all of us.  They declined to take my mom and dad;  said they were not adoptable.   They temperament tested all of us puppies and my grandma.  One of the ladies said grandma was coming out no matter what; she deserved to have a bit of a good life in the time that was left to her.  They also took me, my brother, and sister.  We were all vetted, spayed/neutered, and put in a kennel where we were treated very well.  My brother found a home, my sister found a home, and I went into a foster home.  After a while, I found a home of my own.  I was very happy there.  They walked me, played with me, and loved me.  The dark cloud came when there was a divorce.  Afterward, I stayed with mom and her daughter.  But financially, she could no longer afford the housing that allowed her to keep me and had to take me back to rescue.  We were all heartbroken.  I had to go into a kennel again because there was no foster home available for me.   I began to lose weight, and have diarrhea with no known cause.  One of the rescue ladies felt it was because I was depressed, mourning the loss of my family and hating the kennel, and promised she would get me into a foster home as soon as possible.   There was an older couple who adopted me but in spite of all the preparation by the rescue, decided I was too much for them.  When I came back it was to go into a foster home.  I am much happier here, no diarrhea, no peeing in the crate, and gained my weight back;  I look and feel much better.  Unfortunately, this foster home has cats...which I would love to go after, so I am only allowed limited time out of my crate while the cats are put in a different area.  I really, really just want to be in my own home again with my own family. 

Blondie rides very well in a car, is a dream to groom (washing, brushing, even nail clipping).  She walks very well on leash, knows sit, down and will give you "high fives".  Upon first meeting someone, she is the typical aloof Akita, but does warm up pretty quickly, especially if you have food. Although initially antsy, once she settles, she just wants to hang out with her people wherever they may be. This 5 yr old girl is in many ways a dream dog.  Her drawbacks are that she is dog aggressive and cat predatory.  She will not drag you across the street to attack another dog, but will react moderately when she sees one. Her reaction is stronger when her personal space is invaded. However, a quick correction and "Leave it" puts a stop to that.  She will fence fight with other dogs in neighboring yards, but can be distracted using body blocking techniques.  I just don't let her out when the other dogs are out..I don't let any of my dogs out when the other dogs are out because fence fighting only ratchets up any aggression.  She is very predatory toward cats.  Blondie needs someone with some Akita experience or experience with another strong minded breed.  She may get along with a male dog with a sufficiently drawn out introduction process.  Otherwise, this girl would be a wonderful companion in a single dog home. She is polite to all people she meets and we would prefer a home with older children.     If you have an empty space in your home, think about filling the empty space in her heart and adopt Blondie