Akita Angels

Akita Angels EDUCATION • INTERVENTION • RESCUE • ADVOCACY

Akita Angels is an IRS-approved, 501C3 animal-welfare organization that specializes in Akitas and other large, dominant and/or high-risk breed dogs. Every member of Akita Angels is an uncompensated volunteer and we rely on voluntary donations to fulfill our mission, which is to save the lives of Akitas and help their families in need. This page is dedicated to every Akita that ends up in the wrong

home, is misunderstood, mistreated, or not given the proper care, feeding, love, or respect that these intelligent, loyal, and beautiful dogs deserve.

On this Veterans Day we are deeply grateful to the brave men and women who have served in the Armed Forces. Thank you fo...
11/11/2025

On this Veterans Day we are deeply grateful to the brave men and women who have served in the Armed Forces. Thank you for your service.

Happy 102nd Birthday Hachikō! Hachikō was a Japanese Akita remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesabur...
10/11/2025

Happy 102nd Birthday Hachikō! Hachikō was a Japanese Akita remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno's death.
Hachikō was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture. In 1924, Ueno, a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, brought him to live in Shibuya, Tokyo, as his pet. Hachikō would meet Ueno at Shibuya Station every day after his commute home. This continued until May 21, 1925, when Ueno passed away while at work. From then until his death on March 8, 1935, Hachikō would return to Shibuya Station every day to await Ueno's return.
Hachikō is known in Japanese as chūken Hachikō, "faithful dog Hachikō".

10/11/2025

UPDATE: ADOPTED

OCEAN - ID (available 11/13/25)

Description: I am a brown and white, unaltered male, who looks like a Husky mix.
Age: I am estimated to be 1 year old.
More Info: I am in kennel D 18.
I have been at the shelter since Nov 08, 2025.
I was found near Cordero Rd/ Marco Rd in Victorville.

📍Devore Animal Shelter
19777 Shelter Way
San Bernardino, CA 92407
📞 Phone Number: (909) 386-9820
📧 Shelter’s rescue coordinator:
[email protected]

🕘 Hours:
Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat-Sun: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

🔰 This is an independently run page not affiliated with any shelter or rescue organization. We are a community of volunteers helping the dogs get seen and saved.🔰

Did everyone make it through another dreaded Holiday that Haunts Dogs? This poor guy, wandering around the city, still ...
01/11/2025

Did everyone make it through another dreaded Holiday that Haunts Dogs? This poor guy, wandering around the city, still wearing his costume last night.

Halloween. Just think of all the bad that can happen, in an instant, when your well-socialized, guardian-breed dog enco...
29/10/2025

Halloween. Just think of all the bad that can happen, in an instant, when your well-socialized, guardian-breed dog encounters the chaos of costumed children while you hand out candy that night.
Please celebrate responsibly by putting your dog into a back bedroom with a bowl of water, a toy, a chew thing, and the TV on.

Update on Tofu - Whoop Whoop Whoop!Tofu, the lovely, smushy 4-year old male at the shelter, has been adopted by a lovely...
07/10/2025

Update on Tofu - Whoop Whoop Whoop!
Tofu, the lovely, smushy 4-year old male at the shelter, has been adopted by a lovely woman named Kristin. She's a retired ACO and has had Akitas before. She wanted to adopt for some time but had a long list of "wants and needs" for an adult dog. We told her about Tofu - and she went down to the shelter, spent a lot of time with him, and .... ADOPTED HIM! We love happy endings like this!

Update on Zubao, Zori, ZZ & The Pups - Tuesday, 9/30/25It's been a week since the 3 adults and 5 pups left the shelter a...
30/09/2025

Update on Zubao, Zori, ZZ & The Pups - Tuesday, 9/30/25

It's been a week since the 3 adults and 5 pups left the shelter and as they decompress (with the help of full bellies, low stress environment, fresh air/exercise, and good sleep) we've gotten to learn a little about each and every one.

Zubao - The only adult male in the trio - this guy is an old soul. His eyes have seen lots of things in his life, and it's almost like he is learning how to be a dog! On Saturday, for the first time, he began bouncing around and play-bowing. A few more days and we think we might get a "woo woo" out of him.

Zori - the Black/White Female. She is definitely younger than the shelter's estimate, and to be fair, she was so stressed in the shelter, she was not interested in much more than a visual vet exam. Now, in decompression mode, she is a "smiler", and bouncy on her feet. Her teeth, while adult teeth, are all pearly, shiny white. We think she's is about a year old, maybe a year and a half. She is also showing to be a shy girl, but now that she's opening up, wants to please.

Mama "ZZ" - The all white female Mama Akita.

We know that she is the bio-Mama of the two white pups - one of which is a male and one of which is a female. The two white pups are the most feisty and confident of all 5 pups, and they are playful and of course, have warm puppy breath.

The other 3 pups - all males - are so dang cute and we think that Zori is the bio-Mama of them. Mama Zio taking over and pawdopting Zori's pups is total Akita-Mama-love right there. Zori was the most stressed in the shelter and shows/showed no sign of milk, and of course, refused to care for the pups in the shelter.

On Saturday, "Fox" showed signs of a cold with some snuffles and a bit of congestion. Not totally unexpected since every shelter is full of cooties and even fully vaccinated Akitas often get sick. Little Fox went to the vet on Saturday afternoon and is getting some Clavamox drops to keep anything from progressing.

Last night - Monday night - the all-white female went to the ER vet as she also started showing signs of some snuffles and as she was shaking her head for the first time, we wanted to rule out an ear infection. She got some fluids and was prescribed Clavamox drops as well. She's back at our regular vet today for another more extensive exam.

We are fielding so many questions and doing our best to respond to everyone and post updates. As a small rescue, there are oftentimes not enough humans to go around and do everything needed. We appreciate everyone's love and support, and patience with updates, etc.

With many veterinary expenses coming our way, sick puppies and later, spay/neuter for all 8, we thank you for your support. We also wish to remind everyone that the connection between our FB and IG account continues to be wonky, so posts are not auto-posting to IG profile. We and the tech-peeps at FB and IG are working on resolving this.

https://gofund.me/2b394a1d5

Good Morning ☀️ ~Loki and Enzo
28/09/2025

Good Morning ☀️
~Loki and Enzo

MEET TOFU! This gorgeous boy, "Tofu", has been on our radar for a while now and we continue to watch him. He is a nice b...
25/09/2025

MEET TOFU!
This gorgeous boy, "Tofu", has been on our radar for a while now and we continue to watch him. He is a nice boy and is Adoptable to the Public. He is at the LA City East Valley Shelter in Van Nuys, CA. Networkers, who play a vital role in rescue, have been networking him *to* rescues. We need help networking him *to members of the public* with the hope that someone looking to adopt an Akita will adopt him. Rescues need to focus their resources and available space on dogs that are Rescue Only for medical reasons, etc. If this guy's status changes, and he becomes in danger, be assured he is on our watch list.

ZZ and the Moonchkins ❤️
25/09/2025

ZZ and the Moonchkins ❤️

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