The Alaskan Klee Kai

By James Adams

Our primary goal in writing this book is to share our personal journey of discovery with a new and wonderful breed: the Alaskan Klee Kai. While this is a story of our personal journey as owners and breeders, we have also gained quite a bit of knowledge and have gathered a great deal of information on this wonderful breed. We will also share many stories and experiences from owners who have adopted our dogs and from our own experiences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Adams
• Release date: Nov 16, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301231164

James Adams

James Adams, born in 1947, graduated in 1969 from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial manufacturing technology. As a senior in college, he was introduced to journal writing for a class assignment and found writing to be satisfying and useful. In 1970, working as a manufacturing engineer in Cincinnati, James was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the infantry in Vietnam from 1971 to 1972. During deployment, he wrote extensively of his experiences in Vietnam to friends at home and also created “significant day” journals, describing the details of deployment in a war zone.Upon being discharged, James dropped out of the workforce to refocus on readjusting to living in America, eventually marrying and returning to the workforce as a manufacturing engineer in an aerospace company from 1973 until 1977. He then dropped out of the workforce again and journaled his experiences as he and his wife explored America in a camper. They eventually settled in Northwest Arkansas as part of the back-to-the-land movement on 25 acres of Ozark woods. James continued his journal writing to document their lifestyle.In 1981 he returned to working in a factory as a manufacturing engineer, and in 1985 entered a drug rehabilitation center to address a chemical addiction that began in Vietnam. This time James kept a journal of his recovery progress and it was an important component of his 12-step recovery program.James’ journal writing took a new direction in 1991. After his divorce and while single-parenting his son Andrew, the questions he presented in his writings began to be answered by hearing “undefined voices” who offered wise counsel and insights focused on guiding him through turbulent times.James remarried in 1997 and continued to journal his day-to-day conversations as well as creating a detailed picture journal describing construction of their mostly off-grid home in Madison County, Arkansas. At this time the journal writing became more and more spiritually focused and became a key factor in James’ spiritual development. When Andrew committed suicide in November 2009, the voices of wisdom continued to support James through his grieving process and continue to guide him on a journey of spiritual awakening.

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THE ALASKAN KLEE KAI

How to find, raise and enjoy the Alaskan Klee Kai: a compact, miniature version of the Alaskan and Siberian Huskies. Alicia and James Adams share their knowledge and path of discovery!

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Alicia M. Adams and James E. Adams

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The Alaskan Klee Kai

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Alicia M. Adams and James E. Adams

Table of Contents

I: Acknowledgements

II: About the Authors

Chapter 1: Introducing the Alaskan Klee Kai

Chapter 2: Modern Origins of the Alaskan Klee Kai

Chapter 3: Development of the Alaskan Klee Kai

Chapter 4: Appeal of the Alaskan Klee Kai - What kind of puppy is that?

Chapter 5: Alaskan Klee Kai Breed Standards

Chapter 6: Temperament and the Importance of Socialization

Chapter 7: Getting your first Alaskan Klee Kai Puppy

Chapter 8: Raising your Alaskan Klee Kai Puppy

Chapter 9: Having Fun with your Alaskan Klee Kai

Chapter 10: Grooming, Bathing, and Physical Care of your Alaskan Klee Kai

Chapter 11: Healthcare and Hereditary Conditions with the Alaskan Klee Kai

Chapter 12: Breeding the Alaskan Klee Kai

Chapter 13: Registration of your Alaskan Klee Kai and National Organizations

Chapter 14: Owner Stories

Final Thoughts

Acknowledgements

Our primary goal in writing this book is to share our personal journey of discovery with a new and wonderful breed: the Alaskan Klee Kai. While this is a story of our personal journey as owners and breeders, we have also gained quite a bit of knowledge and have gathered a great deal of information on this wonderful breed. We will also share many stories and experiences from owners who have adopted our dogs and from our own experiences.

The pictures contained in this book were either taken of our own dogs and puppies ourselves or they have been shared with us from owners who have adopted our dogs. They are 100% from our own Alaskan Klee Kai lines. We sincerely appreciate the stories and pictures that have been shared with us by our owners.

We also have a deep admiration and appreciation to two wonderful pioneers and ladies: Linda Spurlin and Eileen Gregory. We will talk about them further in Chapter 2.

Finally, our deepest debt of gratitude goes to our dogs. The light and love they have brought into our lives cannot be fully painted upon the canvas of this book. This is an amazing, spirited breed and certainly some of God’s highest creatures. Our relationships with one another have grown over the years and we have been privileged to be a part of their lives.

God Bless Them Every One...

About the Authors

Alicia M. Adams & James E. Adams

On a personal note, both of us have had long careers in nursing as Registered Nurses. In fact, we met one another working in the same Emergency Department in Northern Virginia in 1987. Over the years we have had many diverse professional experiences including Alicia’s 24 years of military service which included serving in Iraq in 2006. At the time of this writing, Alicia is completing her Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree, so it is presumed that future editions of this book will address her as Dr. Alicia M. Adams.

While Alicia was serving in Iraq, Jim was at home with our 9 children and, of course, looking after the care of our other children (our dogs) as well. Over the years, a number of our children (especially our oldest son Christopher) have been involved in the care of our dogs and we deeply appreciate their continued love and involvement. A number of our children have also enjoyed being junior handlers at numerous AKC events and, in fact, we have traveled extensively with our daughter Rachel across the country as she places Champion and Grand Champion titles on her own dogs. But, that will be the subject of another book.

We started our love affair with northern breed dogs decades ago, but it wasn’t until the early 90s that we obtained our first Siberian Husky named Misty from a breeder in Oklahoma. Although Misty was supposed to be a show quality Siberian Husky, as she grew it became apparent that she was going to fall far short of the mark