Local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization the NAGI Foundation has been off to an exciting new year, providing the usual health services to SRPMIC dogs and spotlighting a rescued pup found on the Community, Akimel, who participated in Puppy Bowl XXI, which broadcast on Animal Planet on February 9.

“…We don’t know too much about her life before the elder in SRPMIC found her lost in her yard,” said NAGI Foundation founder Sheila K. Iyengar (Apache/Mexican), whose foundation helped bring Akimel back to good health after having serious medical conditions.

Akimel has since been adopted by a new family.

To coincide with the Puppy Bowl, NAGI announced Akimel’s breed after holding a contest on social media with SRPMIC members to see who had the correct guess. Akimel’s breed was revealed to be a mix of Chow Chow, American Pitbull Terrier and Labrador Retriever.

Kaitlin Donahue guessed all three and won a $100 gift card to Chewy.