Phil W Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Hi everybody. I'm Phil and my wife and I are currently owned by 15 Huskies ranging in age from 4 to 13+? years old.We live in Hertford, NC. Most of our kids are rescues and we expect to be getting another very abused boy in late January 2009. You can view their pictures and bios starting with Queen at: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/486763 Merry Christmas to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Welcome to the forum ....... 15!!!!!!!, wow you got the husky bug bad LOL ... Hope you enjoy the forums as much as the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Hi Phil, welcome to the site! WOW 15 Huskies! you deserve a medal! Think I will have to rename you to husky expert on here lol Hope you had a good xmas look forward to seeing you around! Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Welcome on board Phil and mrs, I admire folk like you and the things you do all the best m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 I'm so glad to see you here! Welcome, welcome, welcome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawPrints Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 do you two know each other then? Welcome to the site m8 good to see more men on here - bloody need all the help we can get lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 How do you manage to walk them all - do you do it in groups or do you have 12 kids lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 do you two know each other then? Welcome to the site m8 good to see more men on here - bloody need all the help we can get lol Well -- I feel like it.... We 'met' on Y!A. I admired his knowlegeable answers there. This is a gentleman who knows his siberians -- and is willing to share his knowledge with others. I was hoping he'd join up here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawPrints Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 cool.....start up a few threads m8 all info welcome and greatly received Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 fantastic, have added to your reputation for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Well, we don't really take them out on walks. We have six acres, and they have access to a bit over half, so they keep each other wore out. Some of them love to take rides so we may take them into Elizabeth City to a park on the waterfront and such a few at a time. Rustie, who is in poor health (we don't expect her to be around much longer unfortunately), is a couch potato nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Well -- I feel like it.... We 'met' on Y!A. I admired his knowlegeable answers there. This is a gentleman who knows his siberians -- and is willing to share his knowledge with others. I was hoping he'd join up here! Oh lordy, I think I might be in trouble now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 I'm so glad to see you here! Welcome, welcome, welcome.... Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Oh lordy, I think I might be in trouble now! lol that's it now, you can be our resident quizz master lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawPrints Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 hope your sibes know how lucky they are, mines got a back yard lol but likes the park and fields, especially rabbit holes lol what do you do for a living m8 or is 15 huskies more than enough lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 I retired from the fire dept. in Chesapeake VA about 4 1/2 years ago. I went to work in the marine industry about a year later after we got Zoe (the girl formerly known as "number ten") who had a severe case of heartworms. My wife also works retail. Of course the kids are a full time job in themselves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Hello, welcome on board. 15 Huskies! House full then, are they all rescued? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Oh lordy, I think I might be in trouble now! Absolutely not! I learned a lot from reading your posts, even though I've had Bo for 14 years. It was wonderful to have someone else put into words what I couldn't. I especially enjoy your list for those considering getting a Sibe. Makes them think it through. I admire you and your wife for your dedication to this breed. I wish I had the time and space to even consider being a rescue for this breed. I hate to think of how what I've learned will 'go to waste' when something happens to Bo....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 hi phil, wow, wish i could dedicate myself like you and your wife have done, hats off to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog walker Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 couldn't agree more, fantastic, well done to you both xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura_3173 Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 definately we could do with a lot more people like you and your wife in the world!! I think I speak for everyone on here when I say that I respect you both fully and appreciate what you both do for these poor animals especially at this time of year! They should be jailed for letting these poor animals suffer especially when its so cold outside i mean i know huskies love the cold weather but they need a lot of human affection it's what they crave!! Sorry i am ranting it just pees me off all these people getting away with well murder in a sence really because these animal shelters cant cope with the vast amount and i bet you a lot of the animals get put down i know they say they never put a healthy animal down but i bet you they do!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 definately we could do with a lot more people like you and your wife in the world!! I think I speak for everyone on here when I say that I respect you both fully and appreciate what you both do for these poor animals especially at this time of year! They should be jailed for letting these poor animals suffer especially when its so cold outside i mean i know huskies love the cold weather but they need a lot of human affection it's what they crave!! Sorry i am ranting it just pees me off all these people getting away with well murder in a sence really because these animal shelters cant cope with the vast amount and i bet you a lot of the animals get put down i know they say they never put a healthy animal down but i bet you they do!! Very true Laura, took the words out of my head. I remember I did some voluntary work at a locl RSPCA shelter in exeter through my summer holidays and whilst I was there they has the entire cattery section full including the quarantine section! It was a full house in with the birds and rodents and rabbits. And the kennels part they had one section clear of dogs until the RSPCA in Liverpool (I think it was liverpool) was overflowing with dogs and needed to somewhere to put the dogs which were coming in, so the branch in exeter had some come down to go in the spare kennel they had which made the kennels full! That was a very busy summer, still very enjoyable would definately do it again if I can get to a point where I can afford to do a summer of voluntary work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Thanks for the compliments though I don't know if they are really warranted. We are not a rescue as such. We will normally not try to re-home any that we take in. Most of the kids are rescues. Lexie is one that I bought from a woman who later said that had I not bought her that the next stop was the pound. so I consider her a rescue. We bought Demon and Molly from a guy in the Wal-Mart parking lot. So they weren't rescues. Bandit, (Abby), Nanook, Princess, Queen, Nakita and Mischka were all given to us by their owners for various reasons. Rustie, Missy, Zoe, Jake, Ashley, Sheba, (Tasha), and Max a GSD/Husky mix that we re-homed, were all rescued from various pounds or other less than a pleasant environments. Lucas will be our next who we expect in late January, as we understand it, the only reason he is not with us now is that he is being held as evidence in his former owners criminal court case, though if anyone had said we would even be considered for his forever home, I would have wondered about the drugs they were on. (Aileron) was the only one truly purchased. He was my first. *(crossed the Bridge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura_3173 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 At least you are giving them good homes unlike some people in this world but i wont go into that as i get very mad lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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