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Yogi and Nina are both 4 year old Akitas (not related). They have been a bonded pair for as long as they can remember! They are house trained, microchipped, up to date on vaccines, and leash trained.
They come to rescue after their military family, who has owned both their whole lives, is being transferred to California; the military housing there will not allow Akitas. They have tried everything, and DID NOT want to give up their furbabies, but when the military says go... Yogi is actually a little famous here in Hampton Roads, but tragically so. He and Nina got out of the yard one day and went to play on the sandy beach behind their house. Their mom could see them from the house, but was very, very pregnant and could not chase after them. Her husband was on his way home, so she went into the house to call him and ask that he pick them up on his way in. When she went out, she could no longer see them. Her husband found them down the beach, but Yogi was lying on his side covered in blood and Nina was laying next to him, standing watch. The husband immediately scooped them up and rushed Yogi to the ER. It turns out someone had stabbed him 7 times!!! The police swabbed Yogi's mouth to see if they could get DNA, but he NEVER BIT HIS ATTACKER! The family spent $4,000 to save Yogi's life that day.
This sweet pair goes to dog parks and have lived with 5 children, ranging from 1 year to 15 years old. They prefer a home where they can live inside as the only pets and get all the love that they are used to!
