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  1. wolfpup
    Unfortunately it is a decision only the owner can take. The only thing the owner can really do is to ensure that furniture stays in exactly the same place and that nothing blocks the dog's usual route in and out. The same applies in the garden. I have had elderly dogs go deaf and very fearful, one suffered with doggie dementia and became incontinent. It was us who had to adapt our surroundings and lifestyle. Just because a dog is blind - does not mean it is the end. The owner can enrich the dog's other senses, particularly scent training/rewards, encouraging the dog to explore and find objects/treats etc. One of my current dogs has a faulty gene - which means that any fat he eats ends up being deposited in his eyes (and the right type of fat is one of the foods a dog must have) - and is making him lose his sight (he is currently 8 years old) - whilst he can still see comparatively well in daylight at the moment - he has started to stumble occasionally if something is unexpectedly in his way in the garden in twilight/night time. Furniture is already only around the outside walls of the lounge - nothing is ever in the centre of the room or ever moved. Encourage the owner to enrich the dog's life and not just leave him/her, of a dog's three main senses, it has lost only one, and not his/her main one at that.
  2. wolfpup
    I am so sorry for Azja - I would seek out an animal behaviourist. Which country do you live in to allow wolves to be kept? Here in the UK it is illegal to keep a wild animal. Also what is she like when in the yard and not leashed? i.e. free to move around?
  3. wolfpup
    Welcome to the forum, Rory looks to be a real character.
  4. wolfpup
    Hi and welcome to the forum. Well done in making a decision to rescue a husky (I have two rescues - both totally different to each other). I have had one for 8 years and the other for 4 years now. The two I have were my first huskies, but I had wanted one all my life. Huskies generally are very opinionated - I regularly have arguments with mine, I want them to do something - they usually just ask what is in it for them. If they cannot see an advantage in doing it - they usually wont. I LOVE that about the breed. (You will no doubt have heard the saying that if you wanted an obedient dog - you should have gotten a Labrador). They are excellent escape artists - so reinforce your 6ft minimum fencing. Never let the dog off lead unless in a very secure dog park - to say they are not known for their recall is an understatement. Huskies as a rule do not like being left alone - they get bored very easily ........ and a bored husky is something to be feared - I know to my cost (the cost was my sofa and chairs). Beware of your husky around small furries (cats/squirrels etc) - they move MUCH quicker than you think they can, the chances are that the small furry creature will not survive the interaction. Just have a couple of buckets of patience in each room (for emergencies), and a massive sense of humour when your new dog makes you feel like an idiot because you have just been totally outwitted by them. One of the best quotes I have seen in describing huskies (and the most accurate) is that they have 18 muscles in each ear - and use each and every one of them to ignore you. I love the uniqueness of them and would never consider any other dog now. Good Luck !!!
  5. wolfpup
    Stunningly beautiful ! (both of them)
  6. wolfpup
    As I only ever have rescue dogs - I never can be sure of my dogs age. However I put their birthday as the day I got them, (their Gotcha Day) and usually go on the age year given by the rescue organisation I get them from. If you do not know the date of birth because your dogs are also rescues (and its the only reason I can think of that would make their exact age a mystery), I wonder why it is such an issue for you?
  7. wolfpup
    Hi Grace, welcome to the wonderful world of wilful huskies! I have two (both rescues), one of them, Mikey, will walk quite nicely on lead now - IF he is on his own, if, however he is with my other one, Marley (airhead, wilful, far too intelligent, wants to get 500yards away NOW! boy) - then we have big trouble. I have had Marley in professional training twice - for a year at a time, costing me quite a few hundred pounds, the little tyke will behave wonderfully for me IF the trainer is there and watching - if not then I am pulled all over the place. He was like that when I got him at 12 weeks old - he is now 8.5y.o. He went through puppy training classes - and in class behaved magnificently, a star pupil in everything - gaining his 'good citizen' certificate a week ahead of schedule ............. however as soon as the bell went for home time - he would yank me out of the class as though the hounds of hell were at his heels. I have had all breeds from greyhounds to borzois over the last 55 years (am 74) and never had a dog I could not train (before). The trainer I used is the best there is - it can take nearly a year to get a slot with him (behavourist as well as trainer - working for the Doberman rescue society as well as our largest local rescue centre - taking abused/aggressive/most difficult cases). If really feel for you - as you can see you are not alone. However I would recommend a really good trainer/behavourist. I got Mikey to walk nicely by :- If he pulled me forward I just stopped walking (did not pull him back to me just left him at full extent of the lead - waiting for him to look round to see why we were not moving, praising him, calling him back to me and making him wait for about ten seconds - then starting again - if he got to the end of the lead and pulled again - I just repeated - again, and again, and again, and again - until he finally realised that pulling would get him nowhere - fast. With Marley, I still do this and after about half an hour I can walk at a normal pace - for up to 20 yards or so - then he just gets fed up and starts pulling again so we have to start again. Its just as well I have a large garden and two dogs - as they can run each other ragged off lead so they do get their exercise.
  8. wolfpup
    Cuteness overload .................. and not only with the beautiful pup!
  9. wolfpup
    You guys are answering a post that is 12 years old - chances are that the dog in question is no longer with us.
  10. wolfpup
    OK so you have every other husky owner on the planet jealous and drooling. I would suggest to take care not to get him dog-napped ............. but suspect you are in the USA - so it won't be me that does it. I am so happy that he is on a raw food diet - I have fed raw for approximately 20 years now. One of my boys does not tolerate most females (abuse case) - which is 'interesting' as I am one. 5 years down the line and he is JUST starting to trust and tolerate me. Make the most of your perfect sounding husky mix - I guarantee your next one wont be the same.
  11. wolfpup
    I have no idea what is up with your pup, but, if you find the antibiotics working AT ALL - then a good, long term, solution is olive leaf. Antibiotics destroy the gut bacteria - olive leaf does not - but has the same sort of function as antibiotics. You can get olive leaf (dried) from Amazon - go for a small amount to start with (no more than 100g - you only use about 5g at a time) put around 2 tablespoons or so into a coffee grinder and grind into a powder. pour the powder into a small jar - then give one teaspoon of the powder with each meal (i.e. breakfast and dinner). If you feed kibble (I hope not) then you will need to moisten his food to enable the olive leaf powder to stick to the kibble. Olive leaf does not react with any medication, works like an antibiotic and leaves the gut bacteria alone. One of my dogs has been on olive leaf on and off for nearly 5 years - I wont allow them to have antibiotics unless life is threatened. Do not grind up more than a couple of days-worth of powder - the leaves, if left whole, will keep active for up to one year whereas the powder loses potency relatively quickly (within a week). Its just a thought but olive leaf is also very good if a dog is suffering with any form of yeast infection, it is rich in oleuropein.
  12. wolfpup
    I think in the US it is called Plush
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  14. wolfpup
    I too have a dog blaster (doggie hair dryer) cost around £80 BUT it has paid for itself within 6 months as I no longer take them to a groomers. Literally the best thing I have ever bought. I have a rake https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferplast-5850-Rake-Comb-15-5/dp/B001N00KGA/ref=sr_1_117?crid=22TQI6JMQZ4EJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eNdHP3K2rYQLNuDJjwLCYEgX_c2MJ1ekA2k2AWoeu2gP__xWWRTN4i-omQhcGF04ym7u31DhA2yiXQ1WOMiWeqkNNK5ZaL9ouO70j2OK-FZgCXU0EhwVnQF5MvI1akG_YPZOupj6h1X3_D4f1RciU3UetYWLoxkH7tHBfHGHjzkkXDqaoN2dEsYqKK9v1JKmvOBAdbGPBS9GU0cXVYa4Bk0D02BhXJ2SoQ5tlK3VGEAxNKEUK2hKMwyfK99FrOH870tVgZXf1nqRsuCGXylOXhosPKMHmoNmWW_AIEsCWSA.vmTnsR6O26Ow-BJZxphdLAtT2oSyntSzthZPzKHEAXE&dib_tag=se&keywords=undercoat+rake+dog&qid=1718860338&sprefix=dog+rake%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-117 Then a slicker - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Show-Tech-Transgroom-Tangles-Slicker/dp/B00TYEMXQC/ref=sr_1_60?crid=257IFM3R0MRB9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BA6hyzM_lA0P61Y47smzcbivKosuicT5uQU9mxKMTZeGWcZjntFoUZcJnx_QzAreCAl5Sf4kE08rhaOUpb6cwQd_77qUxcP17gUlPp6SLHkjWVR0AGlEh6ezchySJJvZssm7ieYnaT0XRvzaXx9v1SYQmBIeyIffgbrzP5WdJ-M7-zZcuhCtNVkQ3el7_au7JqikA9fglOhJjGehxuuWWpsF0hOhgcptFA_76xqCleRnNTdty0x45zlOO65MMnoSRMKMtA37NJTQdZWy1pyxdXJ7vOQAKV1l1ORoa_3hXwU.j8FwJyYxWEW6knCrt30-bbuCz-1cWtWLPlHIO7J4L0k&dib_tag=se&keywords=dog+slicker+brush+for+long+haired+dogs&qid=1718860468&sprefix=dog+slicker%2Caps%2C74&sr=8-60
  15. sleghart

    Hello wolfpup, 

    I have read many of your comments that you have left helping others. 

    I love your content! 

    I was wondering if you would be able to assist me. 

    I am looking to switch my dogs from kibble to a raw-homemade diet but need some guidance to make sure they are getting all the nutrients they need. We are looking to try and keep the cost lower but also understand that higher quality of the different foods are best.

    Dog #1- Shadow 

    Shadow is a male neutered rescue that we found abandoned 1 year ago. The vet told us that Shadow was at the time between 6-10 months old, making him 1.5-2 years old now. He is mixed breeds, a mix between lab retriever with possibly some pit in him. I attached a picture for you. Shadow weighs about 60 lbs (132kg)

    Right now Shadow eats ValuPak Free 28% Protein/20% Fat. 

     

    Dog #2- Liebe 

    Liebe is a female Husky that my family rescued in 2016. Liebe is 9.5-10 years old now. She recently went to the vet for routine check up. He blood work showed her liver levels to be in the 400, and the vet said they want them down below 100. The vet recommended a medication for us to start her on but also told us to look into her diet and exercise especially with her age.  Liebe weighs about 65lb (143lb)

    Right now Liebe eats Member's Mark Pasture Raised Lamb + Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food

     

    Any help would be great 

    Thank you so much 

    Shannon 

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    1. wolfpup

      wolfpup

      Hi  and thank you for your kind comment

      My home email address is   Chrissie123@btinternet.com  can you email me  -   I can send you a list of articles that will help give you a good background in feeding your dog from scratch and helping you to get the balance right  (the most difficult thing to do).

      I use a mixture of  commercial raw food and  'from scratch' as one of my boys has very severe food allergies  - he cannot eat any meat that has ever eaten  wheat, soya, corn, oats, rice, peas, carrots, potatoes or sugar beet.

      What country are you in?

      What dogs do you have,  what is their age(s), weight, ?food allergies? etc.

      Feeding from scratch is obviously the cheapest way to go  - my 2  x 30kg+ dogs cost me on average around £20-£24 a week  (on par with a 'good quality' kibble) - but bear in mind one of them can only eat grass fed / grass or barley finished beef,  or truly wild (venison/fish/kangaroo etc) - so not the cheapest dog on the planet to feed.

      It can also be a little time consuming (in order to save time later on) -  like on Wednesday I am picking up 4 lamb plucks  (liver, lungs, heart) and turning it into home-made offal.  You may have read that a lamb's liver can cost me £7-8  but I get a lamb pluck for £4 - and get the lungs and heart as a free bonus whilst paying less than half for the liver.  It can take me 3-4 hours to cut it all up ready to mince, - but the biggest amount of time is taken getting every scrap of fat off the meat  - my food allergic boy also has a faulty gene that deposits fat directly into his eyes - so I have to walk a very fine line between giving him the fat he absolutely must have without giving too much.   I then have enough offal for a month - 6 weeks or more.    One thing to bear in mind is that providing the amount of liver does not constitute more than 10% of the whole diet - offal can form up to 25% of the meal  -  at a cost of around 30p per portion.    This REALLY brings the cost of a good quality raw diet down so you can choose better quality meat.   

      I also prepare my own bone broth with grass fed beef and lamb bones  -  I get these free from my butcher - along with lambs ribs - which form the bone proportion of their diet - as well as being their treats.  This broth comes out at less than .5% fat  and costs me around .20p in electricity to make.   I literally stuff the bones in a slow cooker and forget it for 2 days.

      Did not intend for this to be a long email - sorry.  However some people do not realize that feeding a dog from scratch can take some time once a week  or in the case of the offal once ever 4-6 weeks.

       

      Chrissie

       

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  17. wolfpup
    Welcome (back) to the forum - tank is adorable.
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