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Updated 05-02-07


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Looking for more Kuvasz in need of homes?

Contact KFA's Rescue Coordinator, Ivonne Lukaszczyk
(661) 587-8141 email:
kuvaszrescue@earthlink.net

Available NOW!!!

Skittles is an 18 mos. old, spayed female Akbash mix in Colorado Springs, CO. 

She is very sweet with her family and a good protector. The family who has raised her from a puppy needs to find Skittles a new home because she is aggressive towards toddlers.
 
Her owner reports, "Skittles responds to come, sit, down, go bed, no  and releases to OK.  She has been trained with an electronic collar and we still use it with her, because she knows when she is wearing it and when she is not.  She still needs work on basic obedience, especially when something exciting is happening.
 
She will play fetch, a little but prefers to go for walks & runs, especially with bicycles-that's more her speed.  Afterwards, she'll need her ears scratched and belly rubbed and a good nap.
 
From having her around other animals I know she does well with them when on their turf.  She is very protective when she is on her turf, especially when we are outside with her.  She has been around horses & cows, some.  I think she would do better with the larger type livestock." 

If you are interested in Skittles, contact Marsha 303-596-8526
Transportation can be arranged.
ladyoftheboomerang@comcast.net

Available NOW!!! 

Paul Korniczky, owner of Karpati Kuvasz died June 1, 2006 leaving no instructions for the care of the dozens of dogs in his kennel.  We are calling this the Binghamton Rescue.
Please click the link for updates.

Success Stories

 

AIDEN

Aiden might be a Kuvasz mix. For sure he is a Big White Puppy!


Adopted October 2006

Sept. 2006


Kiska

Kiska's owner decided to keep her

 

Petra

A young kuvasz mix (maybe) was found in Saugus, CA and turned over to Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control in Lancaster, CA on June 28, 2006. Her legs are badly wounded and the shelter was not treating her.

On July 10 she was accepted into our rescue program. Picked up at the shelter and taken directly to our local vet, she was put on massive antibiotics prior to surgery on July 13 to try and close the wounds. She is currently being n nursed back to health and when healed be available for adoption.

Here is Petra's Photo Page updated July 17th

Thanks to these people who helped pay for Petra's surgery:
 Kathleen O'Reagan
 Deanna Johnson

 Holly Fiore

Petra has been adopted by her foster family. Here is a video of Petra playing in bed with her pack

 
August 2006

Mathias is a 3 year old neutered male dumped by his owner at a high kill shelter in eastern Arizona. Shelter workers went above and beyond to place him in temporary foster care for a couple weeks until we could get him. Through the efforts of almost all the kuvasz folks in AZ (David Gallagher, Jason Genet, Carla & Ken Shugg, & Beth Hepnar), Mathias was transported to foster care and will soon be on the road again to his new home in Grand Junction CO.

GOOD NEWS!!!!  April 2005

Cheyenne has finally accepted the house rules and will stay with her owners.


Cheyenne
is a 3-1/2 year old rescued Akbash that was rescued as a puppy by an experienced kuvasz family as a playmate for their adult male kuvasz (also a rescue). Cheyenne has only tolerated Casper thru the years and has now decided she doesn't care if he has senority in the family, she is going to be top dog.
 


ADOPTED MAY 2005

"Dolly"
is a happy and  energetic 2 year old who loves to fetch and play endless games of tug and chase. When her foster mom gets too tired to play anymore Dolly entertains herself by tossing toys up in the air and catching them again. She is a very smart girl who would figure out how to use a computer and order dog treats online given the chance. If anything of interest is laying on the ground near her dog run she will stick her front leg carefully through the chain link fence and try to reel the object in for closer examination. She enjoys mental and physical stimulation.

 

Dolly has done a great job overcoming her fear of men and she takes her job as a guard dog very serious. She is very observant and will alert her foster parents if anything appears strange and suspicious . However she is not an excessive barker.

 

 
This girl thrives on human attention but does not consider cats part of her circle of friends. She gets along well with large male dogs. An owner with large breed dog experience is a must.
 


 

 

  Adopted by his foster family April 2004!

Shiloh is a 1 1/2 year old Santa's Forest neutered male. His owner in Redway, California called rescue when she could no longer deal with his aggressive behavior. She said she was taking him to be destroyed the next day unless we would take him immediately! Shiloh's breeder Sally Furgeson wouldn't help.
     We told the owner to do the decent thing for her family's once beloved puppy. Please board him with the vet until we can get there. Michele and Edwin Hill drove 6 hours to pick him up and have been rehabing him for a couple weeks. He has displayed nothing more than typical adolescent kuvasz behaviors. 
     Thanks to everyone who has applied to adopt a kuvasz during the past year,  Shiloh will be going to his new home as soon as the Hills decide he is ready.

 

"Isabelle" 
went to her new home in Washington in 
December 2003.


She is a real sweetie, very friendly with new people. She is a 7 ½ year old female, and has been in her current home all her life. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Her human has to move overseas, and must give her up for adoption, a difficult decision to say the least. Breeders Ilias and Kris Bakouros refuse to help.



 November 2003...."Sebastian" now an assistance puppy!!!!

"Sebastian" was rescued by  Helen Miller from a Texas shelter just before being destroyed. Helen found a great home for him in Houston and he is now helping a blind dog !

His new mom Marlene, reports that her old blind dog is using Sebastian as kind of a guide dog and is also playing with him, something she hasn't done in quite some time. In fact, the blind dog had been so down in the dumps, Marlene was afraid she might lose her. Now she has a new lease on life. Even her little dachshund has undergone a personality change and is having a lot of fun with Sebastian. 


Goliath went to his new home October 5th!!!!

Goliath was in the Yolo CA kill shelter for some time and then moved to the no-kill San Francisco SPCA. He is approximately 6 years old, 120 lbs, and neutered.

Because of his size, color and coat, we're guessing he's an Akbash mix, but that's just a guess!



Kuvasz Rescue bailed him out after a month in the SF SPCA and handed him over to Akbash Rescue to test is aptitude with livestock.

Virginia reports, Goliath is wonderful and has shown guarding instincts towards people but is NOT appropriate for livestock. I believe he has been a city boy all of his life. He is good with cats when on a leash and he is housebroken. My 5 year old granddaughter came over and Goliath was in heaven. He was gentle and calm and just melted when Amanda started petting and hugging him. He craves human attention right now and will challenge other dogs when they get near "his people".



Goliath is microchipped, and current on all of his shots. He wants to be near people. The perfect home for him would be a family with small children where he is the only dog and allowed in the house. He will probably do fine in a multiple dog home committed to dealing with his jealous aggression .

GREAT NEWS! Sam adopted July 2003 and now living in Thousand Oaks, CA.

SAM was relinquished to Animal Control in Rohnert Park, CA when his owner died in March. Sam spent his whole life in a small mobile home, or tied with a short rope. 

The shelter staff could not approach him. Sam's only hope of survival would be if breed rescue took him . After a week in foster care with Pam and John, Pam reports, "He's doing great! He is really skinny, so I am trying to fatten him up. He has learned to trust us and is very puppyish and affectionate. He is learning where his place is with the other dogs and is learning the 'ways of the pack' quickly -- really smart pup. 

June 2003, TROUBLE  finds a new home in Dallas.

Bred by Wendy Banker (Sire is Windflower's Harpo Marx and Dam is Windflower's Betony), Texas Kuvasz Rescue saved this boy when the breeder refused to help.  Helen Miller and Clare Braden worked day and night until a suitable home was found.

June 2003 Good news!

Sandy is adopted!!!! 

Sandor was rescued from the San Gabriel shelter on 2/7/03. 

Background unknown. He has been in training 
on a small horse ranch in Ramona CA, and is 
well on his way to being a part-time working dog. 
He is already a full time, loving companion!

 

 

More happy news in June.....

 

Sassy is staying! 

Shirley in B.C. was in poor health and needed to find a good home for Sassy. Shirley is now feeling much better and is able to care for Sassy. 

There's no place like home........

GREAT NEWS!

Maddy was adopted in March 2003 by an angel in Northern California. 

While in foster care, Maddy was cleaned up, dematted, and had extensive vet care to clear up several problems including a yeast infection that caused a horrid odor that no kuvasz (or kuvasz owner) should ever have to live with!

Bear went to his new home in Idaho at the end of January!

Thanks to Ivonne Lukaszczyk, Linda Boyles, Gary Eastman, and Vicki Primm for transporting Bear from Bakersfield to Reno to connect with his new parents. Of course it was love at first sight!

Bear lounges on the floor with Sally, also recently rescued. Who says Kuvasz can't bond with a new family?


Contact KFA's Rescue Coordinator, Ivonne Lukaszczyk
(661) 587-8141 email:
kuvaszrescue@earthlink.net

 

WONDERFUL NEWS!!!

September 2002... after a year with a 
foster family
Stormie went to her
new home near Seattle.

7 year old finds a new home thanks to KFA Rescue!

 

"Aspen" was given up by her owners and fostered by their parents until she could be moved to her forever home in Central California. Her origin is unknown except for the information that they "bought her in Idaho".

WONDERFUL NEWS!!!

"Ruby" found a home in Northern California in May 2002!

 

Topaz was adopted in January 2002 by his foster family. THANK YOU!!!! 

WONDERFUL NEWS!!!

“Samson” the two year old male left at the Pinole, CA shelter by his owners was adopted in November 2001. Samson now lives in Reno. 

 

WONDERFUL NEWS!!!

Jury was adopted early in September 2001 and is now living in Watsonville, CA

 

MORE WONDERFUL NEWS!!!

These dogs all found loving, permanent, new homes during May and June 2001

Attila was a 2-3 year old neutered male,  rescued from the Apple Valley California shelter.

His name is now Giuseppe and he is now in his permanent home in San Diego.

 

"Orion" is a 4-5 year old neutered male. A family in Duarte, California was interested in the challenge of a "special needs" kuvasz and he became part of their home on June 2.

Orion is coming out of his shell and the loving, playful boy inside is beginning to blossom.

 

 

Good News!

Samson  was adopted in May, 2001

 

Samson meets his new family in Kansas.

 

Casablanca's Usual Suspect (Boomer) lets Samson's new family feel a well nourished kuvasz coat and body.  Soon Samson will sport a healthy coat too.
Samson one year after he joined his new family.

Good News!

Casper  was adopted in March, 2001

Good News!

Luna  was adopted in February, 2001

Wonder what rescuing a Kuvasz will mean to your family? The warm fuzzies you get from these photos tell the entire story....

Wolf, after 2 months in a city shelter.

Wolf, after 2 months in a loving new home on a Morgan
horse ranch in Colorado.

Are you thinking "This is a rare breed, there couldn't possibly be that many rescues, you don't need my help" ???

Are you shopping for a puppy and want to know which breeders have a history of not taking their dogs back? Ask KFA's Rescue Coordinator, Ivonne Lukaszczyk (661) 587-8141  email: kuvaszrescue@earthlink.net

Here are the Rescues KFA has worked on from 1996 to the present:

2007-present        
2006 Aiden
Eros
Karpati 49 Matthias from Windflower
Gypsy & Kocha
Kiska in TX from Zupan
Holly Pasa Robles
2005 Dolly
Sheba
Kui
Dorian
Grizzly
Hoss
Misty
Yuciapa Shelter puppy
Carson
Moses
Georgia Boy
Hawthorne Shelter mix
Clementine
Reine
Sandor
2004 Shiloh
Dancer
Roxie
Spa Boy
Cheyenne
Andy
Entire Ashurst litter
 2003 Isabelle
Angel
Sassy 
Sandor
Maddy
Bear
Coco
Trouble
Goliath
Isabelle
Sam
Vinnie
Isis
Jenna
Sebastian
Ben the Akbash
NoName Girl Austin, TX
NoName Girl Odessa, TX
NoName Boy Tulare, CA
2002 Dancer
Delilah
Galuska
Vixen
Donner
Aspen
Buster
Kaela
Kimber
Lannie
Junior
Ruby
Sophie
Topaz
King
Shiba
Bear
NoName Boy Tulare, CA
NoName Boy Milwaukee, WI
NoName Boy SLC, UT
NoName Boy SLO, CA
Shelley
Zorie
2001 Clyde
Georgie
Luna
Stormie
Bella
Cirrus
Kinga
Kuz
Sweetie
Bastian
Anika
Bullet
Toby
Maggie
Casper
Gitchi
Jury
Maggie
Smokey
Maizey
Attila
Orion
NoName Arkansas
Samson Pinole, CA
Texas Estate Dogs
Kuvasz 24
Samson Big Bear, CA 
Anatolian Boy, Lancaster, CA
NoName Girl North Carolina
NoName Girl Florence, South Carolina
Ariel & Arianna and their puppies
Anatolian Girl, San Diego, CA 
NoName Los Banos, CA
NoName Girl OK City
NoName Boy OK City
NoName Boy Sacto, CA
NoName Girl Chatsworth, CA
NoName Girl Devore, CA
  2000 Maggie
Denali
Sashka
Farfel
Kai
Jewlee
Bartok
Chazz
Ranger
Bessie
Sky
Shasta
Gunner
Tara
Angelina
1999 Wolf
Grace
Casey
Chelsey
Sam
Gulliver
Rudy
Zephyer
Duke
Nanook
Gypsy
Thunder
Chloe
Kea
Zoltan
Hunter
1998 Crea
Max
Crystal
Kimba
Sasha
Tasha
Tess
Lily
Orion
Maska
Shasta
Tara
1997 Athena
Beau
Calamity
Kismet
Bese
Boris
Basil
Bianca
AngelBaby
Sashka
Rasta
Chelsey
Roux
Kahu
Willie
NoName Boy Austin, TX
1996 Shushu Athena Whitie  

 

Looking for more Kuvasz in need of homes?

Contact KFA's Rescue Coordinator, Ivonne Lukaszczyk
(661) 587-8141 email:
kuvaszrescue@earthlink.net

Please also check the listings on Dan Wasson's kuvasz-rescue.com 

Homefinders

The following Kuvasz are being rehomed by their breeders. These are healthy, well adjusted dogs that for one reason or another are looking for a new family to join. If raising a puppy doesn't appeal to you and none of the rescue dogs are suitable, an adult dog from their breeder is a great choice. 

no Homefinders now, to list a dog in this section mail Gail S. Dash

 

 

If you are able to foster a rescued Kuvasz, or wish to put your name on the waiting list to adopt a Kuvasz, call, FAX, or email KFA's Rescue Coordinator:
Ivonne Lukaszczyk (661) 587-8141
email:
kuvaszrescue@earthlink.net

Kuvasz Fanciers of America, Inc. a California Non-Profit Corporation, was founded in 1985 in response to the degeneration of correct Kuvasz type in North America. KFA is dedicated not just to the preservation and promotion of the authentic Hungarian Kuvasz, but also to the support of ethical breeder conduct, rescue of Kuvaszok in distress, public education, and sponsorship of Kuvasz events and activities.  KFA's volunteer rescue network has been instrumental in rescuing, rehabilitating and finding new homes for abandoned, abused and other victimized Kuvaszok. Most of these dogs are happy, healthy, attractive animals who adapt rapidly and with gratitude to loving new owners.

KFA Rescue needs your donations for shelter impound fees, vet bills, and transportation. If you would like to make a donation to KFA Rescue:

please mail your check to:
Ivonne Lukaszczyk, treasurer
Kuvasz Fanciers of America, Inc.
PO Box 80596
Bakersfield CA 93380 

Questions about your donation?
email: Ivonne Lukaszczyk
phone (661) 587-8141 
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