09/22/04
Mahina - The Life of a Rescue Mal
I Play Hard and Need My Rest
Hello New Family,
I am happy with my new mom. She gives me good treats. She hugs and kisses me a lot. Sometimes she cries. She gave me a bath in Mango Tango shampoo and I smell really nice. You can see my hair growing; it's fluffy and curly. I'm learning to eat the raw food diet...boy, do I ever love those raw chicken legs. Crunch and fling!  Dinner made me so happy tonight that I ran around the house (it's small!) from the LR punee to our king sized bed. Slipping on the hardwood kitchen floor. Jumping over the end of the brass bed footrails. I know I'm safe here with my new mom forever.
Cindy (WAMAL Rescue Pres and malamute breeder) came to visit me today and said I am a pure bred malamute. Good size. And not too skinny. She says my coat is going to be thick and long and mom will have to brush me a lot. Mom likes that. She tells me I am beautiful just the way I am. My coat will get snowballs; not like Lishka's which didn't; she was the snow queen.
I went to the Icicle River with mom yesterday. Boy, was that ever fun! Little fish in the water and I tried to catch them with my mouth. We ran at the river's edge and made splashy waves. I like the river; it's really pretty and lots of people wanted to know about me and my adventures. Mom told them my story... then they'd pet me some more. Sometimes they got sad eyes.
I am happy.
Aloha,
Mahina and Momi & The Kiddens

12/15/04
Akiya now Mahina looks nothing like when she came into rescue. Her new owner, Momi is taking the best care of her and in turn, Mahina is restoring Momi's spirit after her loss of Lishka to cancer not long ago. Momi also adopted Lishka through us about 5 years ago.

09/08/05
Rescuing these noble and hysterically funny dogs is one of the great joys of my life. Mahina is so different in looks (Cindy told me not to try to 'find' Lishka again!) and her wooly coat is a daily challenge. She is so dear...recent hip x-rays show arthritis, but buffered aspirin keeps her going. She was running with me tonight for short distances.
She is gloriously beautiful...stops traffic where ever we go. Our walks are not as long as they once were, but she finds such joy in going outside. She does  love the river and is so happy now that the days are getting much cooler. The  lower the temperature the more 'happy feet' she gets.
Here's a great part of our story. Her kitties, Bruddah and Sistah, go  on all the neighborhood walks with us. Sistah came first as a young kitten  and scolded her scairdy cat brother for whining when we left his area. She soon  talked him into joining us and now we are the neighborhood story. We look like a  bad Walt Disney movie...Mahina walking her cats each day and night! They also  ride in the car with her for trips to the vet! In the beginning it was a real  challenge to teach her these little fur balls were NOT yummy treats. However,  now they belong to her. One late night walk not long ago a big dog on the loose  chased the cats up a tree and Mahina went after him...bad hips and all!
We love you all who work so unceasingly for these wonderful snow dogs.