Husky Health & Diet
How to keep you siberian husky in good health.
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ok so now saskia has settled in with us (3 months ish) she has began showing dominanace towards some smaller dogs. she hates shitzu's with a passion, and will try to stand over them, and then when they bark she barks, then they snap and she snaps then they bite. so saskia has to stay on the lead if their is the slightest chance of her running into small yapper type dogs its not all small dogs. shes fine with westies, she was quite happy to have a baby yorkie lay next to her. infact the 3 breeds of small dogs she doesnt like are shitzu corgis king charles spaniel she is quite happy with our cats, and has never show…
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hello everyone oscar has 1 cooked egg and complete biscuits on a morning at 9 then at 3 he has meat and biscuits and at 7 he has biscuits, it think i ahve everything right although it seems when he has his complete biscuits his poo is more runny than when had meat and egg but he is looking in good shape, what do you feed your husky ??
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Went to the vets today to sort out Balto's red itchy spots, got some anti-b's for that and he will be fine. The vet looked at Alaska and asked are they the same age, i said: "yeah their bro and sis and are 1 yrs, why?" She said she looks underweight and asked if they both could be weighed... Balto weighs 24kg Alaska weighs 17kg She lossed about 4kg in the last few weeks, the vet said they souldn't be able to see the pelvic bones and when they yawn you shouldn't be able to see all their ribs, the vet want to get her up to at least 20kg. I have been told to feed a mixture of moist and dry food 3 times a day instead of 2. I told her Balto ea…
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We've had Haley for almost 2 weeks now. The first night we met her, we learned real fast that she has a thing for cats - and not a good thing! There were cats at the shelter, and she wanted to get to them, she was screaming and pulling the leash. The dog control person was so embarassed - she didn't expect Haley to act like this, as Haley's previous owners said Haley had lived with a cat. But apparantly she does not like them and would attack them if she caught them. We got Haley home and found similar reactions to other animals - she started to throw a fit at the neighbor's chickens/goats. We stopped that real fast by taking her inside anytime she started…
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Hmmmm, the other day I noticed a patch of skin on the outer bit of Kimba's ear was red and a bit inflamed so i've been bathing it a few times a day with warm salt water. Tonight i've noticed it's gotten a bit worse so have coated the area in sudocrem (antiseptic healing cream) now i know this is supposed to be for humans but can i also use this on him? Yeah i know i've already put it on lol but i needed something to create a barrier so it couldn't get any worse and just want to make sure i can put this on again later tonight. It's not hurting him and isn't a cut as such, it looks like a bite or maybe a scratch that i haven't seen and has gotten a …
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Well, here's a question for ya'll. I live in an area that gets pretty warm in the summer. During our morning jogs (usually around 65 degrees F, and we run only 4 miles or less), Dakota will scope out cool wet grass and roll around in it (I always let him, he actually has a few favorite lawns picked out). But it surprised me when he did this yesterday during our 5k (and, again, I let him -- stopped and let him roll round and patted him). At first I was worried, but he seemed fine, so after awhile, we continued on our way. After our race, I had a water jug waiting in the shade near the finish, his bowl, and a cooler containing a very large, soft, gel-filled ice p…
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Hi all ok i'm trying to get both of mine to eat barf but my prob is Odin he wont even try it, Topaz she loves it not got a prob with her. Odin i keep trying he just looks at me like i've gone mad, he snifs it and walks away he'd rather starve then eat it. i've cut bits of meat up and put it in his kibble just so he gets the taste of it but no he eats around it. he wont eat bones lives the chewy ones but not real bones, he wont eat eggs but loves his fish, any ideas how i can get him to eat raw i would like them both on a barf diat but finding this real hard ???
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Hi, How do you teach a husky to walk on a lead properly without pulling? I can't walk Suka on the lead without there being a little slack on the lead. Its always pulled tight by her and so I find myself walking wonky and its really annoying. Then there are the other times where she will lay down in the street infront of everyone if we don't go in the direction she wants to go. Of course I have to pull the lead but she won't budge, she's like a dead weight and with me pulling on the lead it makes me look like an animal abuser lol I have to take her to the park and let her off the lead which shes pretty good, she comes back but sh…
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Just posting in the other thread made me wonder, how much do you feed your dog? Eika gets half a tray of Nature Diet and 50g of Burns morning and night...is this too much/not enough? she is a healthy weight and everything (as far as i'm aware) i mean to me you can see her hip bones but i don't know if she's ok or not! argh, i dunno...!
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Hiya sorry to bother you all again:o but Shura has become aggresive with her food today and she scared lola and before i gave she a her tablet in a treat (she didnt eat it at first) so i went to move it she did that aggresive growl and bit me thinking it was lola. Is this just normal when introducing a dog just normal jelousy xxx any help will be welcome xxx
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Just got back from the vets, at about 8 i went to take Alaski for a walk in the park, and there was Brandy (a 6 month old staffy cross) and Luna a 2 or 3 year old Staffy. Immediately they had a little scuff so we broke it up (baby Brandy stayed well out of it) >>> I told Alaska to leave it so she ignored Luna and started to play with Brandy ...BUT Luna was spoiling for a fight and came up beind Alaska very domminantly so then Luna started up again and really went for Alaska ... I dont know at what part it happened but Alaska just switched and had had enough, she went for Luna and it was a big fight, The owner got bitten (by who he knows not) And we got them apart…
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Okay so Beauty sleeps A LOT! more than any other puppy I have ever owned if my memory serves me correctly. Now at night I dont mind it all, cus i get to sleep but for two days she had diahrrea and vomiting...but i changed her food to what the breeder fed her and she was okay...tonight she drank some water from a nasty bowel outside and she literally peed from her butt...her appetite is normal and she drinks normal and likes to play hard....is she just being a normal husky puppy or should i be concerned?
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Is there anyone on this site that takes there dogs to Thetford forest for training. I bought a scooter last year and Sesi is now ready to start training, any help would be great and to meet up with other owners.many Thanks Glen and Sesi
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hey guys.. since yesterday one of Xaviers ears have been floppy! only since yesterday has he had this and its still the same this morning! it goes back like the other ear when he gets excited but just making sure this doesnt indicate that hes ill or anything! thanks guys
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we barf , but taz likes a bit of crunch with his meat , was reading an earlier post with this link added http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/ and thought id have a go with a few of the dog busciuts i know they sell in the local shops and OMG according to this site all uk food appears to be crap , some of the write ups were frankly scarey, needless to say all of there 6* foods arnt sold over here , so have any of you checked out what you feed yours? we did and its taken us a couple of hours walkin round various pet shops trying to find an alternitave lol
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Hi, Suka has always been a bit of a fussy eater just eating whenever she wanted but her food bowl was always empty by bed time pretty much everyday. Like any dog she was a pig for junk food and would thieve it when people weren't looking. Over the past couple of weeks her eating habits have become worse, she won't really touch food, and over the past 5 days she's barely eaten a thing. Before I could throw her a whole bowl full of dog meat chunks and she would catch and eat the lot, now after about 5 or so she just throws them back at me. Any of your huskies throw things at you? I've even tried giving her things she usually can't resist lik…
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Hello, first of all id just like to say great site you guys got here and ive seen lots of nice huskys Now onto business, I have a 1 year old male alaskan malamute husky named blizzard. I've had him for 5 months now but he just isn't getting any better training wise. I Brought him from a woman in the town next to mine and he was very badly treated he never had proper food and he had cuts just above his elbow where he had to sleep on concrete all the time. When I got him home he was great temperament wise even more so with my other dog storm, but he had the runs and his stomach was very bad for around a week. I decided to put him on Wag worker but he didn't agre…
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hey all.. new to this site and new to owning a Husky! Xavier is 7 weeks old, im aware that all puppys go through a teething stage, Xavier is constantly biting anything he can get his paws on and he has drew blood on the occasion.. have read alot about what to do to stop teething but it doesnt seem to be working.. have bought him alot of chew toys and flavoured puppy bones which he chews for abit then he looses interest.. Also have read alot about what commands to use like tapping him on the nose and saying no, closing his mouth but that didnt really go down well, the vet has told me to just hold his head and look into his eyees and tell him no and to shake a can full…
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hey guys.. more questions again lol! today we purchased a crate for xavier, on getting the crate home he was instantly curious about it and didnt hesitate to go inside! We have put his bed, food and water bowls in there and he happily eats in there, infact hes sleepin in there at the moment! they say crate training helps with toilet training.. just need abit of help really on how to go about crate training him.. i keep the door shut for different amount of times and also keep it open for him to go in and play and leave when he wants.. when it comes to toilet training do i wait until he moans that he wants to come out and take him outside? or do i take him out straig…
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Hi We pick little Storm up in 5 weeks time will be 10 weeks old when he arrives at ours and have been told that cage/crate training is the best .. i have neve used this method has anyone got any tips links Write ups to help us from day one ? thanx in advance a very happy prospective owner
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Hi all, just after a bit of advice really, i have Zak (husky cross GSD) in just under a week now, he will be 6 weeks old, any tips or ideas on what kind of food to feed him??? cheers
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Here's a link to an article that appeared in The Rhinelander Daily News in Wisconsin. Poor guy's dog contacted blue-green algae and was gone within a few hours. Really sad. http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2009/08/31/news/doc4a9beb8841c26695228769.txt
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hey guys.. we picked up Xavier last wednesday, the breeder showed us what he had been eating and told us to keep feeding him that, the food he is eating is cheep, dont no how to describe it but it looks like a big thick sausage with the package round it.. they said to feed him half a day! he eats this fine and finishes every meal! visited the pet store and they told me that he shouldnt be eating that and it isnt supplying him with the protein and nutrients he needs.. so we the dry large puppy food, gave that to him yesterday and he is not taking to it at all! has a few bites then just walks away! im worried now we have changed his food he isnt eating as much! have tried m…
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How old should a dog be before you use a harness for walking? I was just wondering because they grow so fast and I know I'd have to end up buying a bigger one when he's fully grown and stuck with a harness that's too small. Would it be okay to use the collar for now and switch to a harness when he gets older? Speaking of growing when do huskies stop? 1 year?
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Hello, everyone i have a husky 3 month old and i feed it yoghurt , oil and protein based biscuits from the breeder and bread, i gave it some cooked chicked and it liked that, and tuna ive had him 3 days and he can already sit and is paper trained , iam amazed by his quick learning ability and to know how people feel my uncle came in and he's a nervous person so he was unsure and barked abit although it was because my uncle was nervous he knows how everyone feels, i run him up and down the garden and loves to pull on things, havent really taken him out for a walk because he needs his injections, any ideas for the best thing to feed him at this stage, any responses wo…
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