My name is MCKAYA!

Posted over 10 months ago | Updated 3 days ago

Cared for by Washington Alaskan Malamute Adoption League

Adoption process

Submit Application

Home Check

Approve Application

Meet the Pet

Sign Adoption Contract

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed

Alaskan Malamute/German Shepherd Dog

Color

Black - with White

Age

Young

Size

Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Female

Pet ID

19354238

My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.

Interested in adopting? See our adoption process.

McKaya is a sweet young girl who is ready for her forever family. She knows her manners, is eager to learn, and would love to be a hiking/camping companion. She can be cautious with new people but warms quickly and once she's established "her people" she loves to be with her human companions. She enjoys the beach and sitting around a camp fire with her family. Her favorite games are fetch (loves fetching a tennis ball), zooms in the yard, squeaky toys, chase and wrestling (with her dog companions). McKaya loves to play with other dogs, so would happily live with a canine roommate or would enjoy doggy play dates.

McKaya has been learning how to be a well trained dog with her fosters. She knows various commands: no, sit, stay, up (e.g., getting into cars), come, paw, hi-five and is highly food motivated so would be happy to continue learning with her new family. She is mostly crate-trained (sometimes needs encouragement to go to the crate), and sleeps in her crate at night (but she also loves to sleep on the bed with her family if they let her). She also likes to keep watch for her people and will warn you if someone is at the door. She's an all-around "good dog".

McKaya loves daily walks but is frightened by cars and traffic. She prefers quiet settings like trail hikes and the beach, quiet streets and parks.

An ideal furever family would be active and have the time to spend with this girl, making her their beloved fur baby.

McKaya is currently being fostered by a loving family in Oregon.

Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.

Rescue

Washington Alaskan Malamute Adoption League

Contact info

Pet ID

19354238

Contact

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Phone

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wamal@wamal.com

Website

http://www.wamal.com

Address

Seattle, WA 98125

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

Go to www.wamal.com to complete an online application. Note: We are not accepting applications from households with cats.

2.
Home Check

If your application is accepted, a volunteer will contact you to set up a virtual home visit.

3.
Approve Application

You will be notified if your application is approved and we begin matching you to dogs to meet.

4.
Meet the Pet

We work with adopters to find a suitable match for their situation.

5.
Sign Adoption Contract

Pay the adoption fee at this time.

6.
Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

We ask for a minimum adoption donation of $400 which is tax deductible as we are a federally approved 501(c)3 charity. Our adoption contracts can be viewed online at: http://www.wamal.com/docs/WAMALAdoptionAgreement.pdf

We have fencing and/or kennel requirements as malamutes can not be trusted to not roam.

We are looking for forever homes for our rescue dogs, and homechecks will be performed for all adopters, no exceptions. We love these dogs, and want what is best for them, we assume our adopters would want the same. Plus, the homecheck lets everyone meet each other, get to ask and answer questions, and make sure we match the right dog for the right family for that perfect match that will last a lifetime!

Go meet their pets

WAMAL is strictly internet based. Most of all our correspondence will be via email, typically during the odd hours of the night that our volunteers are able to donate time. The dogs in our rescue are taken into the homes and lives of our volunteers, there is no shelter to visit. There is no phone number to call. We are sorry for this, but with over 200 volunteers and over 100 dogs a year, there just is not an easy way to coordinate a statewide rescue other than through email.

More about this rescue

WAMAL was formed in 1998 to help with Malamute Rescue in the greater NorthWest area to cover rescue needs outside of the scope of Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue by Cindy Neely. Since that time we have rescued on average between 70 and 100 Malamutes a year and have rescued hundreds to date. While none of this would have originally happened without a small few, it's the numerous (but sometimes still too few) volunteers that make rescue happen. Our volunteers come from all walks of life and locations. Most are already overworked and too busy in their personal lives to start, but donating their time to rescue truly is what makes it possible to save the lives of this gentle and loving working breed... our Mals. The pride (and pain) of our lives.