Kanye started out in a puppy mill where he was rescued and transferred around as a puppy to different Humane Societies and nutritioned back to health. Amy went to see a liter of puppies as we were looking for a new crazy dog and he was the first one that started tug a warin with her scarf and was just the craziest puppy out of the bunch so she scooped him up and ran home.
Over time we ended up getting two other dogs and Kanye grew up in the woods of Northern Michigan with a doggie door and an electric collar where he could hang out outside and romp around. He loved the life but at the same time wanted to be in with us and always jealous of the other dogs.
We decided to move across the world and decided to bring this guy with us as he was always so emotional we hated to give him up and he always was a good buddy especially to me.
He was thrown in a bright spray painted dog kennel and flown across the world with his crazy owners.
With some mishaps and some tears
at the airport in fear they lost him he was retrieved. We bounced around apartments but always made him feel comfortable he always adapted well
as long as we were there with him.
As he no longer had a yard to run around in we needed to leash train
him and well get him ready for the
big city life. This was a bit hard for
an older crazy pit bull but he learned the leash and started enjoying seeing
all the random dogs and people on our walks through Prague.
He needed to be controlled of course as he just couldn't fit in with all the sissy dogs around here he would just want to romp and play with every dog and at first person.
We were able to control him though threw training as he always wanted to make us happy. We walked and walked and walked with him always on the leash as sometimes he just can not control his excitement for other dogs.
Surprisingly he isn't aggressive especially towards people but if a hedgehog or a cat crosses his way the nature takes over and well lets say Prague is short a couple of hedgehogs.
http://ourlittlejourneycalledlife.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/kanye-meets-hedgehog-and-wins/
People always notice when Kanye goes by as he just loves everyone a lot of dogs you walk by do not even notice you but Kanye will stare at strangers and wag his tail away. It is funny to see such a big scary dog and of course if anyone wants to pet him you gotta control the situation because what he wants is to knock strangers over and lick the shit out of there face.
There was another sad moment here though where I went to a work party came home to an open door and a missing dog. We were lost in a foreign country screaming for our dog and finally found him on a website of a dog cather here. We went on one hell of a journey to pick him up as it was rather far away and when we got there he had all the people there scared shitless as he was so scared and unpredictable he wasn't barking just cuddled in a big ball all the time. When I first saw him he was still in this stage didn't eat drink or nothing just cuddled in fear. Poor guy we got him home and loved him to death.
Kanye goes to jail http://ourlittlejourneycalledlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/kanye-goes-to-jail/
Great spirit and a lot of fun times this guy was part of our life in a serious way very close all the little games we played and funny "pitfits" he would get in and start running around the house made us just love him always. Even when we had our twins he was so gentle with them and the girls really really loved him. They had to learn of course to be careful as the idiot would just push em over or lick the shit out of them. I think Kanye used his licking as a defense because every time the girls pulled and tugged on him yanked his ears and poked his eyeballs he would just start licking them and they knew to lay down and cover there faces haha. It was really cute the bond between the babies and him. There was a time when we were worried about the kids safety but he never was mean to them and they all became good friends. He also learned babies drop a lot of food so he had fun following them around.
This guy held us together in a foreign country without our friends and family and really helped us adjust to our new life. We appreciate all this guy has done and love his warm heart and great attitude with life. He has gone through more then any dog I think in the world but always stayed positive and cuddly.
Kanye we love you and it is not over we will come see and visit you and wish you the best on your new adventure in life. Unfortunetly our little journey called life has taken another crazy ass big turn and this time it was best for you to find a new friend. Love you Kanye! Glad to have such moments like this to laugh about
http://ourlittlejourneycalledlife.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/the-boys-hanging-around-the-house/
Now a quick Montage :)
Found kanye's parents http://ourlittlejourneycalledlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/our-trip-to-the-video-store/
old site search for kanye http://ourlittlejourneycalledlife.wordpress.com/?s=kanye
http://www.google.cz/search?rlz=1C1CHKZ_enCZ438CZ438&gcx=c&ix=c2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=site%3Aourlittlejourneycalledlife.blogspot.com+kanye
Guy loved milkin his blanket. He spent hours of his day doing this cute thing to his blanket. Sometimes he would snatch up my pillow or blanket though and send me to bed with dog slobbered bedding.
Amy doesn't usually snore and that is not the point of this video but you can see Kanye sure loved laying with his mommy. They both love sleeping.
His journey in life is not over and this is no goodbye we will see him again and are getting constant updates from his new owner. We could not have asked for more this guy has been walking the shit our of him and loving him like crazy. Seems he has snuck into another persons life with his great energy.
His new journey called life is no longer a part of ourlittlejourneycalledlife but we will cross paths and still see each other and his memories paved the way on our journey.
Here are some recent updates from his new owner. Makes me so happy to read them we got lucky.
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Eric Soukenka - The plastic scaring him brings back so many memories haha such a bad ass boy is so scared of the little things.
Nov 23, 2011 - Edit
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david maknine - Well Kanye has been trying hard to lick he to death today, so far i have resisted :-) He can be such a funny monster, he was out on the balcony today watching all the people and enjoying the cold air (or seemed to be) Tonight we had a really long walk the farthest we have gone on one route which he enjoyed we met a crazy dog on the way back which kept barking at him but he was so good just walked past.
Nov 20, 2011
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Amy Soukenka - I don't think u can spoil him too much, plus he's so cute he makes it so easy:)
Nov 19, 2011
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Amy Soukenka - He doesn't care for it but if you are persistent in telling him to stay in the tub and talk in a calm voice while petting him and cleaning it works pretty good. Though he will run around your house and rub himself on everything when hes done ;)
Nov 17, 2011
david maknine - Do you do it with cups of water or the shower head? I dont want to stress him too much but i think it would be good to do it :-)
Nov 17, 2011
Amy Soukenka - We always fill the tub up a few inches then put him in and use the shower head. He gets nervous but I don't think it will traumatize him or anything :) He probably does need a bath too
Nov 17, 2011
david maknine - :) I will do it tomorrow night, today he's in a funny mood, he got scared when he heard some fireworks and he hasn't settled down too much since but hes still so cute :-)
Nov 17, 2011
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Amy Soukenka - Well he is sure lucky to have you, he will love the garden. He loves to watch people and see whats going on outside. Who wants a normal boring dog right? Kanye keeps things interesting and is really well behaved considering his breed.
Nov 16, 2011
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david maknine - He was a bit surprised, i popped around with the phone in hand pretty quickly ;-)
Nov 13, 2011
david maknine - Hes such a sweet boy, he's come to work with me today and he is sitting in my office (that i share with the other senior managers) and being very friendly. He's such a good boy :-)
Nov 15, 2011
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david maknine - Thank you guys for raising such a well behaved guy and for finding me :-) Kanye is easy to love, hes a sweet big guy :-)
Nov 12, 2011
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david maknine - He is awesome, we jsut got back from our night walk, he was growling (a little) at his own shadow in the torch. We had a long walk though (40 mins in the dark) and he wanted to see and smell everything, a bit of running but not too much thankfully :-) He has a little bone now to eat and hes been a very good boy :-)
Nov 10, 2011
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Amy Soukenka - So awesome! If you got the whole body wag then he must really like you :P
Nov 9, 2011
david maknine - :-) he has been very cute since we came back as well, ive been sitting on the sofa with him as a lop dog sitting on my lap and with him licking my face, he was very sweet and was being very cuddly, the most hes been with me :-)
now he is asleep and snoring a little in his bed :-)
now he is asleep and snoring a little in his bed :-)
Nov 9, 2011
Amy Soukenka - Watch out he will lick you as long as you let him :) He loves to be lovey sometimes too much :)
Nov 9, 2011
david maknine - :-) he does love it, we jsut got back from our night walk, it was pretty useful actually, i found some little places around i had never known where here before :-) the main walk was just a nice long walk along the cycle path and close to the river, we didnt go down to walk along there this time, i wanted to change it a bit so it all stays exciting and Kanye was definitively excited still :-)
Nov 9, 2011
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Amy Soukenka - So he didn't mind a stranger coming in? I am surprised :) Glad all is well though and seems to be settling in nicely. Sounds like he's getting you out and moving quite a bit too :)
Nov 8, 2011
david maknine - No, he has seen her a few times as she lives in the same building and we've passed eachother on walks etc.. so not such a stranger to him i guess, i was home by 4:30pm anyway so it wasnt so bad He sure is, making me exercise a lot which is good for both of us :-)
Nov 8, 2011
Amy Soukenka - Yeah I wasn't worried about him with a stranger just the stranger with him :) He can be a bit protective of his home and people but if he is familiar with her thats a different story then :)
Nov 8, 2011
david maknine - He's been such a good boy :-) he still sleeps so i'm waiting for him to come to me before tonights night walk :-)
Nov 8, 2011
david maknine - How is he with the snow/ice? is there anything i should consider when its like this? i don't want him to be too cold or anything like this?
Nov 8, 2011
david maknine - Oh one more thing, he had boiled chicken breast last night and he was loving it :-)
Nov 8, 2011
Amy Soukenka - You might wanna get him a sweater for winter walks as he gets cold easily the one we had for him was old so we got rid of it, but other then that he loves walks whenever. I am sure he loved the chicken, he would eat only meat if you let him :)
Nov 8, 2011
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david maknine - :-) we are, our posts have overlapped a bit, ive just posted some of today we will still be going for the night walk so we will see what more adventures we can have. Kanye didnt sleep on the bed last night but he did come in as soon as i woke up and followed me around for a bit :-)
Nov 8, 2011
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david maknine - Please ask away, i'm trying to write every day, its like Kanye's blog :-) Ill post in a minute todays walks and runs.
Nov 7, 2011
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Amy Soukenka - If hes shy at home best thing is to play tug o war with him or wrestle with him those two things will get him moving at home, otherwise he is just a big cuddler at home. If you let him sleep with you on the bed or sit on the couch with you (though I don't blame you if you don't) he will love you even more. Oh and if he sleeps on the bed with you he likes to get under the covers :) He is such a baby.
Nov 6, 2011
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