Husky Health & Diet
How to keep you siberian husky in good health.
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I've noticed a few people mention about training their sibe to be a therapy dog. Does anyone have any experience as to what this would entail, apart from a VAST amount of training that would be needed lol. Do they have to complete a course - i'm presuming they would have to be approved by some sort of body before they would be able to "work" What kind of "jobs" would they be expected to do as a therapy dog?
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Maya is about 6 months old now, we're doing great with her, there is one thing that bugs me though. I feed her twice a day, about 1.5 cups of dry/wet dog food (pedigree puppy mix). We have gotten our routine down well, she sits on the floor patiently and quietly the entire time I am making her food, and even when I put it on the floor she will not touch it until i stand up and say "eat" the problem is that she almost literally inhales her dog food every time. My wife and I were so amazed that we decided to time her last night -- 1.5 cups of food in a little over 8 SECONDS! I guess I don't mind this so much since she waits patiently, but afterward …
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I am currently sat here with Gizmo on the sofa having a cuddle, a little confused ! Im sure you all know (especially those that have been at the 1st meet up and at the camping trip) that Marley is dominant aggressive with other male dogs but know Im worried that his aggression has now passed to aggression in the pack :eek:! The other night Marley and Gizmo both got into a bad scrap whilst I was outside with Bandit and it was only Daniel in the house with them and Daniel didnt know what to do, which I understand as he hasnt seen something like that before! I went running in to separate them by which time they had separated and both gone their own way.…
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I'd love any input please on Indy that has come back into us. A bit of background: When I first started Irish Sled Dog Welfare at the end of last year, the first dog that came in was a Malamute, then I went and collected a lovely 4 year old sibe bitch and her two 6 week old puppies from a pound, they'd been surrendered. Apparently they were hand reared, I don't know why, but the bitch had a ceaserean, so I guess possibly rejected them. THe mum is definitely a PB sibe, stunning girl (very happily rehomed now, and spoilt rotten:)) and we were told the dad is a GSD, which I would agree with, as you can see it in both pups. They were fostered with a couple for a…
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Hi every1, i was jst wondering if u'd heard of Spay Incotinence?? When we got Sassy spayed the vet never warned us this could happen! A few weeks ago i noticed a wet patch on my bed where sassy had been lying i smelt it, it didnt smell like wee & because my bed covers are brown it didnt leave any stain, i was confussed, It happened a couple times more & when i looked she was leaking wee & she didnt know she was doing it, so i started searching the net see what was wrong & this is what i found http://www.scribd.com/doc/2182526/Dog-Urinary-Incontinence-and-Treatment It looks like she might have 2 take a hormone tablet 'Pink P…
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HI:wave: Alaska can be really aggressive, you wouldn't believe it, in the park the other day a staff/pit came over >> its owner looking all 'hard' in a hoody, walking over VERY slowly, and i said "could you call your dog please" and he said "hes fine". So his dog came over with that staffy confident/domminant energy and growled >> so i let go of the lead at once! Alaska attacked him and ripped his ear and the dog got Alaska in the cheek and she went nuts after this and really started multi-biting the dog:confused: I had to grab his dog and pick him up in my arms and scream at Alaska. The boy came over (at last) and smiled called his dog a "pussy" an…
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have to see if posting this works.... [ame] [/ame] i dont care about the tricks..i'll be happy if my dog looks at me like that!...awwww
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I can't believe i forgot to mention this...and ask opinions as well... My trainer is called Charlie Claricotes...he writes in the training sections in Your Dog Magazine and has a couple of videos on their website... I was wondering if anyone has looked at these (read or watched) and what they thought?? How would you rate his style etc (link in case you don't know it) http://www.yourdog.co.uk/Training/
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Hi Being new here I wasn't sure if you have already covered this (and I'm trying to send this from work) we have a young sibe pup who likes to take things to the limit... She nips me all the time dispite being told no firmly and being ignored (then jumps up behind me and tries to bite my head or pull my hair. Its all a big game), she also jumps up onto people if they sit on the sofa and tries to climb up on their shoulders and pull their hair. We have tried everything so any suggestions would be helpful. She is Bart Simpson on speed
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when we took shadow to the vets yesterday we were told he has a slight over bite, now we wormed him yesterday and again today, both times when i have gone near his mouth he has made this horible grinding noise, and he is forever biting on something, could this be related? has anyone elses sibe got an over bite? thanks
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Just found these caplets, was wondering if anyone on here has tried them? might grab some if they are any good....................... Glucosamine Complex for Pets contains a unique blend of Glucosamine Sulphate, Vitamin C and Manganese - popular ingredients found in many people products. It gives your pet the same high quality support you demand in a supplement. Each tablet contains: Vitamin C - 167mg, Manganese - 1.67mg, Glucosamine Sulphate 2KCl - 500mg, Chondroitin Sulphate - 400mg Holland and Barrett Glucosamine for pets contains Glucosamine and Chondroitin which are vital components used by the body for the constant repair and mainte…
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Hey everyone! I just joined the forums today and I posted this in introductions but I figure I'll post it here too in case not everyone checks intros. My husky Pongo (11weeks old) does not like to go outside when the sun is out. I live in Ohio so it's only been I think 80F at the hottest this summer. He throws an absolute tantrum. I have to pull him on the leash until we are away from the house to get him to go and then it's a bolt back to the house and the air conditioning. I am afraid I am spoiling him. Any suggestions on making him like being outside. I try to wet him down if I think it's out before we start walking. I'm afraid of this becoming a problem with potty tr…
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Maya is getting her back molar teeth in and she's been 'mouthing' me so I think they're bothering her. Her kong and bone were great when her front teeth were coming in but what would help ease her pain on the back ones? do they lose the baby molars that she currently has? thanks
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Hi, (1) My one year old, Izzy, hasn't shed her undercoat yet. It's the middle of August and it's hot. I took her to the groomer to see if they could do it because I've spent hours upon hours working on it with no results. They were very confident they could get it out with a warm bath and special "shed less" shampoo and 7 hours later they were unable to get parts of it out and said her skin was becoming very irritated from trying for so long. Our other husky didn't shed his undercoat on his first summer either. Has anyone else experienced this? I just want her to cool off for the rest of the warm season. (2) My other question concerns flea control. B…
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ok so some of you may be aware, saskia has a tendon injury, and is on enforced rest. however, a local dog walker asked me where saskia was, i explained, and he asked me if i had tried devils claw, which is a natural anti-inflamitory, problem is i cant frind a doesage for dogs. anyone have any idea?. i will ring the vets to find out, just wondered if anyone else had heard about it.
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Found this site whilst looking for bikejoring kit, haven't found an antenna yet but less then half way through the site. www.sleddogcentral.com OK I know its an American site but should help alot of people wanting to get into running their sibes.
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My Sibe Storm, is now just over 4months and has been on James wellbeloved since birth but has always had a dodgy tummy on it, so we've just changed him to Burns and he's now got nice tough ones, which is great but he always seems hungry, when before sometimes he would leave food in the bowl now it doesnt touch the sides! is there a reccomended amount for a husky? we feed him twice a day but he runs every day with me and sometimes can see his rib cage, as there's no comparisons around here im just going on what the food bag states onto how much to give him. Any other Huskys around cornwall for running? cheers all:cool::cool::2gunsfiring_v1:
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im planing on getting a husky this year or next so i was wondering for feeding i do not one what the crude fat/crude protein range for a husky is so if u don`t mind shareing thank you ^^" these are the 2 best natural foods i can find but idk which is better do u think? 0.o also i added in normal puppy food and normal blue buffalo food. Taste of the Wild Ingredients Duck, duck meal, chicken meal, egg product, sweet potatoes, peas, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potatoes, roasted quail, roasted duck, smoked turkey, natural flavor, tomato pomace, ocean fish meal, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca s…
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Hi all As some of you know i got a new puppy yesterday she look healthy and came from a registered breeder. But my concern is .. she has a bit of a bloated tummy its not really big but it feels tightish . she runs about ok and eats ok . she is fully wormed. is this just something that young pups have or have i got husky x pot belly pig i guess a health check at the vets wont go amiss Mark , Laska , Storm ( the packs getting bigger )
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I've recently noticed my 4 months old husky's behavior is unlike the other husky; he's always tired i guess and lying down, when walking him he stops in the middle and refuses to continue walking, he runs away when I try to approach or anyone else, when I try to play with him he runs to a corner and sits there without moving, when the other husky plays with him again he sits there without moving as if he's scared. Is this behavior normal? he is always sitting down laying his head on his hands and watching what we do he only moves and runs towards me when its time to feed him .
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Hi all, was at the lake this weekend and left Sakora at home(there was 6 female dogs there and she hates other girls) Any hoo came home last night and was playing around with her and she was giving me what for for being gone a whole day!!! And I noticed a big red patch of skin that looked quite Raw, I phoned the lady who was looking after her and she said she never noticed anything out of the ordinary with her(NO itching, scratching, stuff like that, but was watching her today and shes really biting at her back, just above the tail, so I will take her too the vet tomorrow, I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this with there husky?, It seems too have deve…
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Our siberian is just over 12 months old, when do they start to come on heat? How many litters is healthy? Some feedback on breeding would be appreciated.
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Training dvd
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Dont think they got the hang of this...............
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Bald Spots
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I've just noticed Gus has devolped 2 bald spots one on his forehead and one on his right front leg, i've been to the vets to get him tested for ringworm but im waiting for the results, has anybody got any idea's?
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Does anybody else feed their dogs tinned mackerel fillets in tomato sauce? We give them to Sabre occasionally and he absolutely loves them, it's just I'ved noticed that half a tin contains 0.6g of salt which is 10% of an adults GDA and we give Sabre the whole tin. He doesn't get it regularly but this does seem quite a lot of salt!
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