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Matt Dushek-
Secretary, Minneapolis Minnesota
Matt was born and
raised in Texas, and moved to Wisconsin during his
high school years, where he met his future wife,
Kristi. He has never gotten used to the cold or the
snow, but nonetheless has decided to make his home
in Minneapolis, MN. Matt and Kristi have a home
that’s filled with lots of love for their two
parrots (Mac and Ziggy), a lizard (Jaws), and their
two active AKK (Kona and Storm).
Matt became
interested in the Alaskan Klee Kai several years
ago; he really wanted a husky but knew that he
didn’t have the amount of time needed for proper
exercise. After doing an internet search one day, he
came across this wonderful breed. Then, Kona came
into his life and won everyone over. Matt and Kona
for the last two years have been a Therapy Dog team
with the Northwest metro group, Pals on Paws. They
make visits to the hospital and nursing homes a few
times a month. Kona enjoys agility and going
everywhere possible, but especially to the
Renaissance Festival every year acting as a breed
ambassador.
After having Kona the fireball puppy, it was decided
to get another dog and form a Kennelette
to bring others the same joy. Matt and Kristi
searched quite a bit, and were blessed with Storm.
Storm is a ball of laughs, and loves playing frisbee.
She gets very excited on show weekends, and starts
running circles as we pull into the parking lot.
Matt stays busy
working as a Senior Systems Engineer in power train
controls while attending law school. One of these
days he’ll slow down, but if Kona and Storm have
anything to say about it- it won’t be for a long
while.
Matt believes in the
Alaskan Klee Kai Association of America, Inc., its
mission and service to the AKK community. He is
determined to aid in the advancement of the breed
and contribute anyway possible.
Matt Dushek
AKKAOA Secretary
www.mattkristi.com/kona_kennelette.htm
konakennelette@gmail.com |
