Sebryn

Val, I giggled at the last photo XD! Oooh, we need to start rounding folks up for a group shot when we do meets here too.

Oh Wow Mickey is lovely. I'd seen him before on this site: http://www.columbusdogconnection.com/BlackTongueDebate.htm I was looking for black and tan huskies. I tried to comment on your video, but Youtube won't let me. I'll keep an eye out for this thread since I'd like to start feeding Dante more Raw again. He loves it and right now he's been eating low-grade kibble (he stopped eating his EVO, I was weak-willed and bought him cheap stuff so he'd eat) and now he has terrible dandruff. It's great that Mickey's skin is clearing up thanks to the diet change, I'm going to try and follow suit. We may try another high-end kibble though as well since we have such little freezer space here.

You're welcome We bought our "Life Stages" crate off of Craigslist from someone who bought the Large Kennel for their beagle puppy not realizing that he'd never get big enough to really use the whole thing. It was much cheaper that way. It only had a little wear and was MUCH more inexpensive than trying to purchase one new.

I am hoping there are larger parks with pools, the McInerny isn't a very big park at all.

I'm so glad that his second owner came forward to give you all that information on him! That's so terrible he's been shuffled around so much, at risk of being killed as a pup, and then abused. He's such an amazing dog for having endured all of that and still have a wonderful demeanor. I really like his features, I am not a fan of the crazy slope and frankly somewhat crippled look that's bred in American GSDs. He's a gorgeous boy, and now that he's being taken care of properly, I'm sure he'll be stunning at a healthy weight.

I'd love to have it at Moanalua, mostly since that one is so close to me I've only been to Moanalua, Mililani and McInerny(at HHS) though. I like McInerny as well because it has the little pond/pool in it. Are there any other parks that have pools or just that one?

Tank is such a gorgeous guy He's already looking a lot better with your care. I saw your Craigslist Ad asking for his former "owners" help with getting his paper sand vet records. I hope they come forward. If we lived closer I'd see if Dante could play with Tank and Chewy more, as it is he has one puppy friend here, they look awesomely similar too!

I've been using a backpack for Dante since he was 8 months old. I usually put a water bottle on each side to help wear him out when we go on walks. Also, it helps that he can carry his own water if we go on a long walk to our local dog park. Here he was at the Paws on the Path hiking event that the Humane Society hosts. The backpack I got for him is on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/MEDIUM-Outward-Hound-Quick-Release-Backpack/dp/B000MKDLTK/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1271100205&sr=8-7 There are some with better reviews, but this one is the only one that the local pet store carried (I paid almost $60 for mine, that's what I get for not shopping around) It has worked well for us so far though with semi-regular use. I don't know if Dante will get much bigger or not, or if having him carry a backpack is bad for him at this point. I hope I haven't hurt him by using it. I try to keep it light (about 2lbs total) I'm not sure what his current weight is, but he was around 53lbs when I started using the backpack.

I have cats and a husky mix, I believe the introductions go easier when introducing a dog that has had regular encounters with cats since being a puppy, I introduced my pup when he was very small. We already had 2 resident cats. As far as pooping and crate training, You should be potty training your pup in conjunction with using the crate. It should be big enough for the pup to lay down and turn around in easily, but no bigger than that. If the crate area is too large, the pup will poop in one corner and sleep in another. They do not want to soil themselves. We bought a crate that was for "Life Stages" it had an adjustable divider to give more and more room as Dante (my puppy) has grown. here are some good websites on tips for potty training and crate training, the crate should be a happy place and not used as a punishment: On housebreaking: http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/housetraining_puppies.html Crate Training: http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html You can bookmark things like those for your future reference, and It's good you're getting information now before bringing a baby dog home

Hopefully next time there will be a large turnout (and fabulous weather!) I think I would take more pictures if my camera were slightly less bulky and awkward. It really isn't good for trying to take spontaneous pictures. We had a great time, thank you again for hosting these Erika

I only took a few pictures, but here are a few from our last meet. There were SO many huskies, malamutes and mixes that showed up. Some weren't aware of the meet, but it was an opportunity to let them know that they usually begin at 3PM on Saturdays. There were also quite a few GSDs (German Shepherd Dogs) which was also quite awesome. My puppyface is a 9 month old husky/rottie cross and right when we were leaving someone was coming in with a tailed(!) rottie, I wanted to stay and chat about that awesomeness, but had to get back home.

This is great I like seeing what other people create. I mostly draw and paint animals, some a little more toonish than others. The following 3 are wood burnings, colored with colored pencils or gouache paint in the case of my smiling husky. and, the next one was a pet portait I did for one of my former co-workers two years back. Lately I haven't been feeling up to doing any art though. :\

Welcome to the group Sammie and Oakley

You have beautiful dogs and take great photos! My puppyface sticks his tongue out like that a lot

Thank you for the welcomes everyone. Ninooks Mum We're living in Honolulu, I'll add it to the body of my post. Zebedee, I'm hoping Dante won't display his prey drive towards the cats. Right now he really likes spending time with my boycat Cole. They like to sleep on the bathroom tile, they're both doing that now.