The Alaskan Klee Kai is not a very old breed, having only just been developed between the 1970s and 1988 by one Linda S. Spurlin in Wasilla, Alaska. The Breed is mostly a mix of Siberian and Alaskan Huskies, crossed with Schipperkes and American Eskimo Dogs in order to shrink their size down to the adorable medium sized dogs that we see today. Spurlin’s Alaskan Klee Kai was considered a Separate Breed from the Klee Kai when she first introduced the breed to the public in 1995, but the two were reclassified under the same name later in 2002. Since then, there has even been the development of a new breed of Klee Kai with its own interesting history. The Alaskan Klee Kai quickly rose in popularity after its debut to the public in 1995, and that same year it was officially recognized by the American Rare Breed Association. Only two years later, on January 1, 1997, the breed would also be recognized by the United Kennel Club.