KIMO

Our Kimo is a real spitfire. At the tender age of one and a half, Kimo finds himself in rescue due to a nasty divorce. I first met Kimo when this family adopted our Maggy May, and I was very impressed with his friendly Eskie exhuberance. Unfortunately, in the last five months -- at the time in his life when training and discipline should have been priority--- his home situation disintegrated into chaos. And, of course, any self-respecting Eskie will take a mile if given an inch.

All that is to say that Kimo is in the middle of a well-needed attitude adjustment at Mike and Diane Couch's house in New York. At first, Kimo was shell-shocked at his life transition and also with the reshuffled pack order of Parker, Jack and Timmy. And, Kimo was underweight and battling a horrendous flea infestation which resulted in some flea dermatitis that, clearly, was driving him nuts. After a few days, he started to settle in and is making progress each day. Here are two of Mike and Diane's updates:

Update number 1

Kimo has become better over the days. Hair is beginning to grow on hind quarters and butt. He is starting to fill out a bit, but it is best that he stay on the slim/petite side. He has become more social. He wants to play with us but is not certain how to play with humans. He 's improving, though, but trust needs time to develop. He plays well and gets along well with our other dogs. Kimo is a beautiful male Eskie, facial features are very symmetrical.

Lastly, I think and Diane does too, that Kimo may be ready for adoption in another few weeks. We think that by then he will be more suited for another change, but this time permanent! He would do best in a setting with another dog for companionship. Kimo is good with kids.