Kojax

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• Age: 2 years old
• Sex: Male (intact)
• Size: Great Dane (currently underweight, working on gaining)
• Potty trained: Still learning
• Kid friendly: To be determined
• Cat friendly: To be determined
• Dog friendly: To be determined
• Good with strangers: Warming up, does best with calm introductions
• Crate trained: Working on it
• Location: Currently in boarding

Kojax came to us on April 13, 2026 from a humane society in Maine, where he'd been struggling with long-term kennel stress. Big, busy shelters are tough on a lot of dogs, and Kojax had reached the point where he really needed a quieter place to land.

Our boarding setup is smaller and calmer, with less noise and more one-on-one time. That shift has already made a difference. He recently got to hang out with staff while his kennel was being cleaned, and he was a total sweetheart outside of that space. Goofy, gentle, soaking up the attention.

Here's the honest part. Inside his kennel, Kojax can come across as reactive. It's a lot of pent-up stress with nowhere to go. But once he's outside, getting some fresh air or saying hi through a fence, he softens right up. What we're seeing in the kennel isn't who he is. It's what shelter life has done to him.

He's also underweight right now, so he's eating four meals a day to put weight back on safely. He still needs work on potty training and general house manners. We're doing everything we can for him in boarding, but there's only so much a kennel can teach a dog. What Kojax really needs is a home.

• Patience and time to decompress. The first few weeks in a new home will be a big adjustment. He needs people who understand that and won't rush him.
• A calm, steady environment. Less chaos, more routine. He's been overstimulated for a long time and needs space to settle.
• Someone willing to keep up his training. Potty training, structure, basic manners. He's ready to learn, he just needs a teacher.
• Consistent meals and weight monitoring while he gets back to a healthy size.
• A person or family who sees the goofy, loving dog underneath the stress and is willing to help him get there.

• A loyal, loving companion who bonds deeply with his people
• The kind of goofy Great Dane personality that makes you laugh every day
• Gratitude. Dogs who've had a hard road often love the hardest once they feel safe.
• A best friend in the making

Kojax would do beautifully in a foster home while he continues to decompress, or he can go straight to the right adopter. Either way, what he needs most is someone willing to show up for him with patience and a little faith in who he can become. We already see it. We just need someone to help him get there.