You can see from the pics it was hard to hold these guys still for photos. They were so happy to be out of the Camarillo shelter and they had so much energy saved up to spend on their quest for a new home. As you can see, Jason just wanted in the big truck and tried very hard to get there by himself. With a little boost he made it. I am not sure how they feel traveling down the road in one of the big rigs. It must seem so foreign to them after having spent a lot of their previous time in kennels at the shelter. The trip to Tucson holds so many new and exciting changes for them. From what Justin has said of past arrivals at his rescue they are quite tired when they arrive but are just overwhelmed with all the changes in so short of time. All for the good and they adapt really well. All these are but steps in finding them a home that could never be found here in CA.

The last photo goes with this update from Kathleen:
“Hi all, some of you know these dogs from working with them at the boarding facility. Here are Aiela napping and Smokey watching at their foster/rescue home in Arizona. Thank you to all of you who have helped care for these sweeties while they were with us. It’s nice to see them happy and comfy and out of the kennels. And close to finding their forever homes.”

Today I picked up and transported two Akitas from the Camarillo shelter. One, blackie, was very sweet and presented no problems. Titan, on the other hand, was a different story. The kennel staff was very cautious with him as he acted very aggressive inside the kennel and the staff refused to go in there and have any dealings with him. So they moved the crate into his kennel and forced him into the crate while he was in his kennel. Then carried him to my vehicle in the crate and we loaded him at that point. He was fine during the 3 hour ride to Riverside County and when it came time to unload we reversed it and moved his crate to his new kennel and opened the door and out he went. I don’t think there are any issues with Titan that spending a little time with him and socializing won’t take care of. At Akita Rescue he will get all the attention he can handle; they are used to dealing with issues that others have caused.