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does anyone have more than 1 female husky? the lady at battersea dogs home said 2 bitches was a bad idea as females tend to be rougher than men. now saskia has settled in there have been a few fights for dominance, will this continue? micha has been spayed, but saskia has not yet. when she is spayed will it stop her trying to dominate strangers dogs as well. or is it just her. has anyone else had dominance problems with their husky trying to dominate other dogs, and how did you get round it. saskia is 3 1/2 years old, and never properly socialised, and isnt following michas example. micha aproaches other dogs slowly, and al…
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What is he??
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I collected this lad yesterday, he was in a pound for a week, unclaimed. He hasn't been to the vet yet, but I think he's only young, but not a real baby, probably about 7/8 months old. He is definitely a sibe cross, but what with? Its his ears that are confusing me, sometimes they both stand up, sometimes one stands up, sometimes both of them flop down. He's a lovely boy, an incredible escape artist, he managed to get out of a crate in the fosterers house, but it was still locked when she walked into the room to find him! He's climbed out of one of my kennel pens, no problem at all. He's fairly tall, I think he looks quite lanky, but then he's very skinny,…
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Hi all I am due to go on holiday for 2 weeks in October. We have not put Asha in boarding kennels yet as have been lucky enough to have family come and stay at our house while we have been away, so Asha has been well looked after. Unfortunately we are all going away as a family so need to put Asha into boarding, along with my mum's lab. The place my mum uses is not available as the lady is going away herself. Does anyone know of any good kennels/boarding in Kent? Thanks
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Ok from the start - for the past few days Ive been finding it VERY hard to relax and constantly needing to move :mad: and its really bugging me now, so hoping that it may help I decided to take the boys for a long run instead of a walk today hoping that that may tire me out enough to be able to realx! Ran for about 3 miles with Gizmo this morning and all went well, couldn't have asked Gizmo to be any better - I think he is nearly ready to start working in the harness! Went out this evening and ran Marley and Bandit together, luckily I was not pulled over this time lol, for about 3 miles again. I started to run and off they go and Marley must have fo…
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well today micha and saskia had a bath. my wife took them out for a run along the canal. they came back had some food, then the fun began. micha was first up, she was not happy, she whined a little and tried to escape. i felt so mean but she smelt so bad she needed it. saskia was easier, she didnt enjoy it, but she tollerated it the bathroom is soaked, i am soaked, so is my wife and my side of the bed, why my side, well we got micha out and she jumed up onto the bed and layed down on my side and burrowed her head under the pillows, poor little thing. we gave her some treats, and as soon as we had saskia out and dry they ran around like nutters.…
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Any tips for how to make it a positive experience for both of us? The husky I had as a child was a nightmare to bathe, so I'm trying very,very hard to forget all about that before I get Gambit in the shower. I'm also bathing another member of the pack first, who, if she's not crazy about baths, at least just stands there and deals with it while giving us "what-on-earth-did-i-do-to-deserve-this-don't-you-love-me?" looks. Should I have him in the bathroom while I bathe her, to maybe let him see that its not so bad, or will that only make him nervous? I had hoped, before I brought him home, to bribe him with treats, but since he just spits them out that won't work. Shou…
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Just wondering if anyone knows of ay decent breeders in the London area, or of any breeders to stay away from. A friend of mine is after a puppy and has asked the question any help would be great.
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I thought I would share with you guys this curious behavior Maya developed last month and see if you have seen it For awhile now, whenever we give Maya treats (those teeth cleaning bones) - she will no longer eat them right away she will slow slink away as if hiding or trying to "blend in" and she will stand in a corner until no one is looking at her, then she will walk around the house with her head low to the ground and place her treat in some kind of hard to find place like in the couch cushions, in my daughters toy box, or even behind the toilet! (gross!) I suppose this is part of the instincts that develop as they get older, because we have no o…
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Odd q but Alaska started cockong her leg when Balto came, she even peed in the house >> she would play-fight and then she would pee near him:eek: And then in the garden she squats like a girl, but whilst squating she will lift one leg ... i will try and get a picture but here is what she looks like the most: [ATTACH]2185.IPB[/ATTACH] When Balto came she used to pee everywhere he did but shes stopped now as their pack orders have been established. But she still lifts her up her leg, just wanted to know if any other female husky owners have had this with their girl? I'll try and get a pic soon....its kinda funny lol
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Good Book!
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I just received a book I ordered today. Title is "The Siberian Husky: Able Athelete, Able Friend" by Michael Jennings. I'm still reading it, but so far, it is one of the best books on the breed that I've had the opportunity to read. It goes into quite a bit on the background and early years of the Siberian Husky in Alaska and North America, as well as some of the early breeders, as well as the Standard for the breed. It's written in an easy-to-read style and provides a wealth of information on characteristics, temperment, makeup, care, health, training, living, and loving of Siberian Huskies. The book also discusses showing and racing. There are loads of photos insi…
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Details 8 Month old 76 pounds (34.55 kilo's) female After reading all the replies to my dog wieght tread . im starting to wonder if i have a pure husky. She was a 40 th birthday present for me by my mother , and when she went to buy her she saw both mother and father and was told they both had papers. My mother lives a long way from me and she is 79 and knows nothing about huskies and laska was a surprise present so i didnt have a chance to ask any questions from the breeders. We have no contact numbers to ask the breeders any questions and mother lost it. So im wondering with her wieght could she be a husky cr…
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right , have read the breed standard, and to be honest i bloody confussed lol, is there any way of taking the standard point by point , and having clear instructions as to what each point actually means , with maybe some pics for good examples and bad examples
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This may just be me being paranoid but I think Bandit is showing signs of possible fearful behaviour which I am guessing could be because of the amount of time my poor baby has been attacked by other dogs!! When I take him and marley out on a walk Bandit seems to have started to weave alot from one side of the path to the other. Everytime he does go from one side to the other side he will always smell the ground and then he will cross to the other side and sniff there and he does this thought the whole walk nearly. I have heard that sometimes having them walk on just a lead and collar can sometimes cause them weave so I'm not sure if Bandit's weaving…
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i know all puppys go through a fear stage when they r little, did i read it somewhere else that they go through a second? looked at a link on a thread i posted about taz peeing up things and one of the things it said about was insecurity , and today when i was walking him. he jumped a mile at things that have never bothered him b4 , at one stage he nearly side swiped me , any body got any thoughts on this, i didnt fuss him or anythin i just carried on walking and did a few stop and sits to get him listening to me again
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seen this in tesco, seems a decent price. 6 for the actual pit then 2 for a bag of sand,seen one or two of you looking for these for your doggies to play in
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Sorry guys but Im going to ask a bit of nasty Question... Has or does your sibe eat there poo?? Grey is 10 months now and over the past couple of weeks we have caught him going to eat his poo....YUK!! I stop him straight away but on the odd time have got there a bit late to stop him. Could it be a bad stage he is going through? Is there anything I could do to stop him? (oh forgot to say he is well fed and not hungry LOL :D)
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This is how i actually came across this site. I was hunting on the internet 4 some answers 4 Kaili's problem. She is 8 mnths old and has always loved her walks from a 8 week old pup. Bout a month or so ago she became very nervous especially when she saw or heard a truck. I read up that something must of happened and I know it makes sense, but 4 the life of me i don't know what. There's someone at home 80% of the time and i do realize we cant be with them all the time, so something could have scared her when we werent there. I was just wondering if anyone has experienced this and what can i do 2 help her. We still take her out with Skylah every day 4 walks, but the minu…
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Hi all I have a question... My little girl is 8 months now and she has alrdy killed the rabbit and she tries to bite anything thats smaller then her. im aware that anything smaller then a husky is normally fair game so they say as they are hunting dogs in the wild. But yesterday she had a bite at my mothers small yorky terrier. i give her a good tellinf off for doing it but she seem obsessed and will do anything to get to him if she see's him. Is this something she will grow out of . is it just because she wants to play in a puppy style and just gets over excited. Thanks in advance
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the last couple of times we have took suka on a long car journey he has been sick any suggestions as to what we can give give him. he is fine on the shorter journeys. last time he was sick it had been a good 3 to 4 hours since he had eaten
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So, when I pick up my husky Thursday, our first activity together will be the four hour drive home. Great introduction, eh? The husky we had when I was younger was mostly before I could drive, so I'm not really sure how to prepare for this. Since I'll be picking him up at the shelter, our opportunities to walk before getting in the car will probably be limited. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to make this journey easier? I could conceivably put a kennel in the backseat, but I'd rather not have his first few hours with me be spent in another cage, and I kind of thought that maybe the backseat would prepare him for the other dogs he'll be meeting, since it is unfor…
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Hey Peeps, For all those who shop at ASDA this could be the thing for you! The go anywhere, fold-up Dog bowl. Ideal for taking with you when walking, camping or going on holiday. Easy to clean and light weight with waterproof lining. The pampered pets product comes in a range of colours for your liking and for only 2 I so had to get one for Grey for on our days out! the fold-up travel Dog bowl is small enough to put into a handbag or just to leave in the car(or in my case bottom of the Buggy) It is a little on the small side so bare this in mind if buying for more then one Dog. I will try and post a pic up later of the product packaging but if n…
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Hey guys, I just wanted to ask does anyone stud there male?? Tony and I are not sure on the idea and dont know what to think of it..? Just wanted to know what you guys think? What age do you stud a male? what do you look out for? sorry I feel silly for asking but just unsure if its a good idea or not Grey is getting very randy over the last month.
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since the boys have been cocking there legs and peeing at least 500 times a day , everything in the garden is looking destinctly dead, the grass the bushes the hedges etc, thats not waht bothers me , it is the smell, its especially bad after it rains , you go out and it stinks , sort of pondy if that makes any sense, ive looked up and i know its all about the nitroegon in the pee etc , my question is , has anybody heard of or used dog rocks , or any thing similar to help ease the problem ????? 6503 Dog Rocks 9.95 Dog Rocks are an exciting, completely natural new product, mined in Australia and used to help prevent burn patches appearing on…
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k so we duke has been neutered for about 2 months now and this is something i thought would go away but it still happens... anywho we all know what a red rocket is... if not ask someone ;P my question is i dunno if something is wrong with him but he gets something that looks closer to the aliens tongue in alien vs predator lol it kinda scares me i gotta say lol... dont think i needa go into more detail sooo just wondering if this is a husky thing or is it like this still because hes was only recently neutered?
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