Kieko has earned her retirement

When you were a child, did you ever read the story of Black Beauty?  In many ways, that child's story parallels the real life of sweet Angie/Kieko.  We don't really know where she began, but we do know she spent several years being bred regularly at a puppy mill.  We do know that she had problems with a litter of puppies there and was given to a back yard breeder to "see if he could get another litter or two out of her".  We do know that she then had another litter without problems and the "breeder" kept one puppy from that litter and then bred this gentle soul again immediately.  She had complications, the litter died and she was found tied out back without food or water, nearly dead.  The samaritan who found her asked the owner what the deal was and was told the dog was of no further use and to take her if they wanted her. 

Kieko's savior was a lady whose husband is a long haul trucker out of MO.  She travels a lot with her husband and she could not keep this gentle girl, so she took Kieko to a vet, got her healthy and spayed and then contacted Akita Rescue.  Sweet Angie Kieko then came to Blue Moon to wait for her forever home and last May (08) she left Blue Moon for Park City UT where she is finally receiving the love and care that so many Akitas will never know.  Thank you, Dee, for taking this sweet senior girl into your heart and home.