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My name is Kaiyah!

Posted 6 days ago | Updated 2 days ago

My basic info

Breed
German Shepherd Dog/Husky
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn - with Black
Age
2 years old, Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
53 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Alert icon Not good with dogs
Alert icon Not good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Needs experienced adopter
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

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

Kaiyah is an approximately 2-year-old female Husky/German Shepherd mix (our best guess), weighing 53 lbs, and she’s looking for a home that understands her drive, intelligence, and big heart.
Kaiyah is a loving, sweet, energetic girl who thrives on activity. She loves to run, play with toys (often while running!), and stay engaged with everything happening around her. She is very people-oriented and bonds strongly with her humans.
Home needs (important):
Kaiyah would be happiest as the only dog in the home. She can be dominant with other dogs, and her play can become rough.
She likes cats at first and wants to play, but after a while may try to bite, so a cat-free home is strongly recommended.
She is possessive of her space, toys, and food with other dogs only.
Kaiyah is very athletic and a fence jumper, with a fairly high prey drive. She requires a secure, tall fence for her safety.
The good stuff:
✔️ Spayed
✔️ Current on all vaccines
✔️ Wormed
✔️ Fully housebroken with excellent house manners
✔️ Sleeps in a kennel at night—no fussing, no chewing
✔️ Loves her food and enjoys chewing on bones
Kaiyah is very smart and eager to learn. Her foster has been working with her and is thrilled with her progress. She is learning to:
Heel on leash
Go potty on leash
Sit and wait when asked
She continues to pick up new commands and genuinely enjoys learning.
Kaiyah will do best with a confident, experienced adopter who can provide structure, exercise, and clear boundaries—along with plenty of love. In the right home, she will be an incredibly loyal and rewarding companion.
Interested in Kaiyah? Reach out to learn more about adoption and see if she’s the right fit for your home.
Applications can be found at bestfriendsofbaker.org
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Carmen Ott
Address
PO Box 183, Baker City, OR 97814
Donation

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Adopt a pet from Best Friends of Baker: The four steps to adoption include 1) Adoption Application, 2) Meeting your potential adoptee, 3) The home visit, 4) Finalizing the adoption.

Best Friend's of Baker, Inc. has an adoption donation fee. This donation fee is dependent on expenses incurred from the animal's rescue until its adoption. All adoption donation fees go directly to a fund which pays for the medical needs, foster care and incidental needs of our current and future rescue animals.

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Online: http://www.bestfriendsofbaker.org

More about this rescue

Best Friends of Baker, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation. Our organization's volunteers ensure that pets are treated in a humane manner. We provide foster homes for rescued animals and we find permanent "forever" homes for pets. Our goal is to have an animal shelter in Baker City, Oregon that will help us provide the best service possible to our pets and to families. We are currently raising funds for this facility.



History

Our group was born in 1988 when two people rescued a pregnant and abused mutt from a group of drug-using people. She came to be known as Lucky. Lucky received a complete makeover, was housebroken, went to charm school and after acquiring acceptable social graces, she was placed in a loving home with children until the end of her days.



Shortly after this rescue, a small group of people gathered to try to duplicate Lucky's good fortune. In 1989, the process of requesting a non-profit status from the federal government began. After almost a year of correspondence, our non-profit status was granted in 1990 and continues today.



The original group of 20 worked diligently and in its best years touched over 300 dogs and 300 cats in one way or another (shots, worming, spay/neuter, finding homes, reuniting with owners, etc.). After 6 years the small group dwindled down to a handful of volunteers. Those volunteers, although committed to their work, became worn out. The group became inactive.



Best Friends of Baker, Inc. found new friends in 2005 who wished to refresh and revive the original intent of helping pets which will reflect more long-term goals and ultimately establishing a permanent shelter in Baker City.

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