Chief White Cloud - Sire~Petaga

 We made it home to Idaho with no problems whatever. The pup slept a good part of the time, never got sick and had no accidents in the car. Eva's (our Rottie) nose was bent out of shape for a few days once she realized the pup was staying with us and she is still getting used to having him around. Denise & I decided to add Chief to the pups name 'Chief White Cloud' so we could just call him Chief. Attached are a few pictures of Denise and her pets. 

Mike”
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“Attached are a few pictures of our Chief White Cloud and Eva. Chief is a Native American Indian Dog and Eva is an American Rotweiler. The picture of Chief in the snow was taken in December. The other two pictures were taken today. Chief is a little over 8 months of age and almost 100 pounds now. 

Dakota - Sire~Petaga

Kiaya - Sire~Petaga

Wanted to let you know that Kiaya, offspring of Ohapi Wagmu and Petaga, is doing wonderfully.  We love her so very much.  It's remarkable that a family, such as ours, that has never before owned a dog could fall so deeply in love with one.  Kiaya has become such a huge part of our family.  My teenage daughter is on your web site daily.....looking for another NAID to add to our family.   

I'd also like to know if Thunder Beast is related to Kiaya.  If I didn't know better, I would think I was looking at a picture of my beautiful Kiaya! 

Thank you for producing such wonderful animals! 

Carla Gardner”  
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“Karen, 

My name is Brett Gardner and my family bought a female NAID from you 2 1/2 years ago whom we named Kiaya. I am writing and sending a few pictures to update you on how things have turned out for us now that Kiaya has matured out of puppyhood. This dog is everything you said it would be and a bit more. Kiaya grew to a very solid and sturdy 80#'s with a beautiful coat, great posture and high level of intelligence. Kiaya is extremely healthy from nose to tail and constantly receiving praise on her vet visits. We bought her a playmate (husky in pics my daughter talked me into on a spot buy) when Kiaya turned 18 months old and she became an even better dog as you said she would. We live in Jacksonville Florida and have 3 kids all of which Kiaya is wonderful with. We frequently have neighbors bringing their dogs over to play with Kiaya as she is a very balanced playful pack leader within the neighborhood dog pack. I have only seen Kiaya become aggressive twice since we have owned her and both times she was reacting to another dog who was charging her. Kiaya is a sweet as sugar but will also defend herself when needed.  

So when you stated that NAIDS were highly social, did better with a playmate, were intelligent, well bred dogs who bark little and love the outdoors along with their family members you were correct. 

I could not have asked for a better dog. 

Lakota Kollaritsch - Sire~Petaga

Luigi - Sire~Petaga

We hope you and all of your dogs are doing well. We wanted to share with you some pictures of our Luigi, son of Petaga and Ohapi Wagmu, born July 17th, 2009. He is now one year old and still growing! We love him dearly and we constantly get stopped by onlookers who tell us how beautiful he is and ask what kind of dog he is. This year for the Petsmart Halloween Costume Contest, we wanted something befitting such a majestic dog, so we dressed him up as a Jedi knight from Star Wars and he won first prize!!

Every day he brings us so much joy and is such a wonderful dog to have. We hope to get him a sister from you in the next year or two! Take care and thank you for such a wonderful animal.

Mai - Sire~Petaga

thanks again

Mohegan - Sire~Petaga

I cannot express how privileged we feel to have Mohegan (son of M.V.'s Petaga and M.V.'s Ohapi Wagmu) in our lives.  WHAT A GOOOOOOD PUPPY!!!!!!  I have trained (because that is what I do for a living) and been exposed to hundreds of puppies & dogs and I must say, he is amazing!  He was clicker trained within 5 minutes. He can now sit, down, come to his name and just this a.m. learned the touch command.  He offers the sit as his standby command. He loves training (of course it's all fun!).  When he gets frustrated because it's not going fast enough he stares at my eyes and howls.

Axle (our black lab) had his "nose out of joint" for the first 2 days, but Mohegan won his heart with his persistence. The first play bow Axle did with him brought tears to my eyes, Axle hasn't played since Winston died.  He now plays with Mohegan regularly and is very gentle, Mohegan loves him very much.

I was not sure of how the NAIDs like water. Well we found out fast!  We have a quarry about 3 miles from the house. Axle loves the water, of course, what lab doesn't?  Mohegan stood at the side with just his feet in at first, became very frustrated that his new friend was only a few feet from him but was unsure of this liquid surrounding them.  I swear he closed his eyes and just jumped forward the look of surprise was soooo funny and then the "I can swim" look was evident. He follows Axle in and out the water and runs along the beach grabbing sticks.

We hike through the trails roughly 2 miles almost every day, taking our time, learning and becoming dogs together. Mohegan is very brave and willing to go anywhere we go.  He loves his pack and has found his place here. He is very happy and healthy and already weighs 25lbs. He is a wonderful car rider, jumps in on his own and has learned to stay in the back laying with Axle.

I will update you as his life goes on but I just want u to know how grateful we are for being allowed to have one of your puppies, and to let u know that he is loved very much and is truly a happy, happy, puppy and that life is good.

Thank you so much for being such a wonderful breeder Karen.

Kathy, Steve, Axle and Mohegan Mackin”
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“Hi Karen, 

Thought I would give you an update on our Mohegan.  He has definitely come into his own.  He is a wonderful watch dog, he has a very unique sound that's for sure, sort of a bark-howl combination and will not approach anyone he does not know until I am present and even then only on his terms.  He is friendly but cautious of new people, his tail is now erect and his body posture is solid and sure of himself, ( I think he realized one day how large he has become). He is certainly Mom's suck, I have heard those comments more than once, "My goodness he sure loves her " is the general observation. He still interacts well with all dogs, only now he is very confident and stands his ground with the best of them.  A lab, pit X growled at his old buddy Axle at the conservation area the other day and Mohegan sure answered that, he towered over him and growled back (not sure of the exact exchange of thoughts) but the X decided it was best to wag tails drop body posture and make friends.

He is very very pack oriented, more so than anything else I have worked with, so training for me, is easy with him since I am a true believer in that relationship, I'm not sure what would happen if he was to be raised without that leadership but I can guess he would be confused and unhappy.  

I am attaching more pics of him. He is now 100.5lbs and is just now beginning to fill out a bit. He is very long and tall, it is hard to believe that he was so small only a year ago. Rest assured Karen, that Mohegan is loved and cared for, I only hope that all of your NAIDS end up in the wonderful homes that they so deserve. 

Hope all is well, take care 

Kathy, Steve, Axle and our Mohegan”  
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“Hi Karen, 

Just thought I would give you a quick update on Mr. Mohegan. We have recently moved!!!!! We bought a house for the dogs. They now have their own bedroom (with a walk in closet), a rec room with a big screen (animal planet is their favorite program), their own memory foam beds and 33 acres of bush complete with trails, 2 ponds and loads of adventures. Trust me Mohegan is one happy, happy boy. He loves his trail walks and chasing wild turkeys, (they always get away......I think he lets them, just for sport), he just had a dog party last weekend, in which 2 of his best friends arrived (a Rottweiler he has grown up with and a Malamute / Chinook mixed, that he has learned wisdom from) and 2 other dogs he had never met before, but of course welcomed warmly to his new abode. He has become very protective of his old friend Axle (who is now almost 12 years old), he doesn't let any dog challenge the old boy, he just uses his big frame to interupt any nonsense there. He is now 121 lbs. and Just starting to fill out. :o) He is wonderful!!! We adore him with all our hearts. He gets so many compliments, and the normal question is "Is that a wolf?", response "No, it's a Native American Indian Dog", "Oh...........(pause), he's beautiful."

Thanks again Karen for the opportunity of raising such a great dog, he is Mom's boy!!!!

Sincerely,

Storm Dancer - Sire~Petaga

Sunny - Sire~Petaga

Taavi (Hopi for Sunshine) - Sire~Petaga