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Kai
Louvel Kasa Kai
30 May 2007—20 July 2021
BREED
Siberian Husky x Staffordshire Bull Terrier
TITLES
TDCH
Every kennel has a dog it was built around, whether anyone admits it or not. At Louvel Canines, that dog was Kai.
The Foundation Dog
She was the foundation dog, and everything this place has become traces back to her in one way or another. Kai was the best adventure buddy anyone could ask for, and she set the standard the dogs here have been living up to ever since: versatile, game for absolutely anything, and the sort of travelling companion who made every trip better simply for being in it.
She played a defining role in raising Nuka too, teaching her everything she knew, right down to the cheeky little habits Nuka still carries with her today.
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A Life of Service
For years, Kai worked as a stooge dog, the calm and steady presence brought in to help reactive, anxious, fearful, and aggressive dogs learn that the world did not have to feel quite so frightening. It is patient work, and not every dog has the temperament for it. Kai did, in spades.
She was also a Pets As Therapy dog for many years, spending time at a special needs school and attending events (including Crufts!) as an ambassador on their behalf, and she also held an Ambassadog role for Service Dogs UK. Somewhere among all of that, she still found time to become a trick dog champion, taking part in obedience and trick related community projects and competitions throughout her life, as well as winning her way to a trophy from the Companion Dog Club.
Her Legacy
It is a great deal for one dog to have packed into a single life, and somehow the list still does not feel like the whole of it. The truth of Kai is simpler than any of her achievements: she was there at the beginning of Louvel Canines, she made sure our dogs carry her lessons forward, and she left every dog and every person she met a little better for having known her.
Was I a good dog?
No. You were the best.
