Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with dogs,
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.COURTESY LISTING If you would like to learn more about Niko please contact Forever Home Dog Rescue fhdrwa@gmail.com My name is Niko ! My Story: Say hi to Niko! This sweet Alaskan Malamute has had a rough past and is ready to move forward with his loving forever home. Niko is around 3 years old and currently weighs around 50lbs, but is very underweight and is working on getting to a healthy weight. Niko was a stray dog in Mexico, which is a tough place for a Malamute to be a stray! He recently joined us and is now looking for his forever home. Niko is an awesome dog but does have some issues that will require the right home, training and experience. Niko is currently in a foster home with 4 other dogs. He has started to show resource guarding (with food, toys, etc), which is no surprise as he is used to competing for his food and resources as a stray. So he is currently being kept separate, and having supervised increments of socialization with the dogs on leash and with all food and toys away. He does do well with other dogs, as long as there are no resources for him to feel like he needs to protect. He is a dog that with some professional training and structure could definitely improve with his resource guarding. We are looking for one of two homes for him, a home where he is an only dog but can get continued training and supervised socialization around other dogs, or a home that is very experienced with resource guarding and has another large, laid back female dog that is not interested in toys. If you are a home looking for a single dog, Niko would be a great fit as many of his day to day resource guarding would be eliminated without other dogs in the home. We still would recommend training for this behavior. But he is not reactive on leash or bad with other dogs out and about. Outside of his resource guarding, Niko is an awesome dog! He loves to play with toys with his people, likes to hang out in the yard with you or in the house. He is great on car rides, is crate trained and is quiet and rests in his crate, he is working on his potty training which with his background is to be expected. Niko would be best suited in an adult home only due to his resource guarding he is working on, but could do ok in an experienced home with kids over 12. Niko would love to have a home with a fenced yard. No apartments, no cats or small critters. He also needs a home with medium to large dogs if any for safety due to his resource guarding. Niko is neutered, microchipped and UTD on shots. His adoption fee is $450. Lovingly cared for by Forever Home Dog Rescue Web Link to Niko: https://adoptapet.com/pet/31924548-Seattle-WA?fromShelter=1 email: fhdrwa@gmail.com IMPORTANT-Please Note: Niko is being listed as a courtesy. WAMAL has not evaluated this dog in person and any information we have listed here is information provided by the shelter. WAMAL cannot guarantee this information or take responsibility for any inaccurate information posted in this listing. To learn more about Niko please contact the Rescue at the email address and phone provided above.Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.September 22, 2023, 2:46 pm
