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She's fine. But boy did her breath stink last night. Tummy-wise, there were no issues.

Well, Zoya stalked, captured, and brought about the demise of a small rabbit tonight. My son watched her stalk the rabbit, and called me outside to intervene. In the interim, Zoya had the bunny en-mouth running the field with it and looking so proud. Our last Husky did this all the time, with no ill effects. But I was hoping Zoya would not relish it as much as she seemed to. I was finally able to extract the rabbit away from her; well half the rabbit anyway. I'll have to keep an eye on her for awhile, to see if her temp goes up and if she has any digestive issues overnight. I'm going to stop by the vet's office tomorrow and see if they suggest a wormer for her, though she is on HeartGard.

oops lol bless her is she trying 2 dig them out?

Yes, she is digging them out of their borroughs. Yesterday, she was at it again. But the rabbits seemed to be gone. My yard is full of trenches. But that's OK. That's why God made dirt; to fill them in again.

She and her playmate Koda, my son's Aussie, got a bit agressive last night, and Zoya received a puncture wound in the side of her jaw. Bled pretty good. I put some of that EMT Gel on it. Stopped the bleeding right way. Stuff is like honey, only thicker. Can't hardly tell this morning that she was bit.

Meiko - First, have you had the stool tested for worms? If not, but I suppose you have, take in a sample to the vet and have it checked. Rawhides? Do you let your dog have them? We found that some sold at the box stores have been chemically treated, and give some dogs the runs. We don't let Zoya have rawhides for that reason and that Sibes can't digest them. In a puppy, they can render a blockage in the intestinal tract, and that will lead to either constipation or diarhea.

Diamond Pet Food has gotten a bad rap here in the US, because one individual did not do their job and took a short cut, which cost the company lots of money. Never-the-less, you should be feeding your pup, puppy food. It could be the food itself. Some dogs will not tolerate certain brands or mixes of food. It can take several days to clear up the problem.

When Zoya first came home from the breeder, she had liquid pouring out, due to the worms. We withheld food from her for one day. We then put her on a mixture of boiled rice mixed 1 cup of rice to 1 cup of steamed ground turkey. We fed her 1/4 cup twice a day, (and mixed in some cheddar cheese to help block things up a bit) for four days. After that, we put her on a mixture of the rice/turkey at a rate of 3 parts to 1 part of Nutro Ultra Puppy food for two days, then uped the puppy food to a 50/50 mix for two days, then 3 parts pupply food to 1 part rice/turkey for two days, then all puppy food. The key is to gradually change over, otherwise, the poor dog will continue to have digestive problems.

Last, some dogs do not tolerate any grain in their food. I'm not familiar with Califronia Natural, but see if it contains any wheat or corn. A lot of foods do contain wheat or corn, and some dogs simply cannot tolerate either. We have Zoya on a grain free dog food now. We switched her from puppy food to current food about a month ago.

I know these issues are not fun to deal with. It may help to keep a log for a short while, to help get a handle on what you are feeding, when, how much, and the end results (stool).

We're not sure if Zoya got any or not. We found two small bunnies hiding in the grass on the other side of the fence. I put some gloves on to keep the human scent off the bunnies, and put them back into the borrough, but they immediately came up and hopped off again. I suspect Zoya may have gotten one, maybe two earlier. When Elke was alive, she would just sit at the borrough opening and wait. When they popped their little heads out of the opening, Elke would. . . well you know. But Zoya is not into waiting.

It was bound to happen. Zoya discovered a rabbit borrough in the back yard last evening. Needless to say, Zoya got real focused real fast when she realized there was movement under her digging paws. My wife tried to intervene, but was not totally successful.

The prey instinct in these Huskies is so, so strong. We used to have a problem with Elke when she was Zoya's age, then the rabbits got wary and no more burroughs for quite a few years. Now, they've come back to roost. I suppose they will again become wary and put their borroughs elsewhere.

Oh my, he is a good looking Husky. Oregon, one of my favorite places on earth. Used to go backpacking up around Larch Mountain, above the Columbia Gorge, also in the Mt. Hood area. Got a buddy that lives in Boring. Beautiful country.

You'll like this forum. It's got the nicest people, and there's a great bit of good information that's always being posted. So, take some more photos and post 'em up as Hunter grows up.

Dog for sale in Montana

A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house:

Talking Dog For Sale

He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.

'You talk?' he asks.

'Yep,' the Lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, whats your story?'

The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.'

'I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.'

'I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

'Ten dollars,' the owner says.

'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'

'Because he's a liar. He never did any of that.

So glad I don't have a daughter to worry about. Good stuf.

Sorry, I failed to see the humor.

We brush Zoya's teeth a couple of times a week. The toothpast is beef flavored, and the brush has two separate sets of bristles, angled toward each other. Hartz Mountain is the brand of both. Don't know if that's available over the pond in the UK or not. I'm sure something similar is though.

I've been told that if you feed BARF (raw) you don't need to bother about brushing. But since I'm not one to feed raw to my dog, brushing the peralies is a normal routine at our house.

Gosh, a milkman. We have not had a milkman where I live for about 30 years. I don't think it's even a job around here anymore.

I wish my mom had not thrown out the poster I had of her when I was younger. It was a sad day yesterday.

In some parts of the US, depending on what state, she would be charged with eight counts of cruelty to animals. I don't know if Missouri, has any laws that apply here. I belive Illinois, and Iowa, both do. At the least, she needs to find another career; one that does not involve making decisions.

I was under the impression that there was a difference between wooly and long hair. Wooly being tightly packed and curly undercoat and the long hair being the outer coat. Elke was a long-hair and developed a wooly undercoat when she was bout 13 years old, and only on her hind legs. Before that, her undercoat was normal, just her outer coat was long. Two of the photos of her in my previous post show her when she was blowing her coat. Fault or not, she was a great dog and it did not matter to us, although having had both, the short hair is much easier to deal with.

Our first Husky, Elke was a long-haired Husky. Zoya, our current Husky, is a short-haired Husky. To be honest, with Elke, the long hair did not really develop until she was about 8 to 10 months old. I have some photos of Elke when she was a pup (somewhere?) and there was no indication which way she was going to go. Her dad was a long hair and her mom was a short hair.

Attached a few photos of Elke (RIP) who was a long-haired Husky. The bottom two were taken when she was 14 years old.

I have no idea how Zoya became Zoya. My wife figured it out. All I know is, Zoya is a Russian name, to coincide with being of Siberian (Husky) heritage.

My wife has followed his methods for quite a few years with our last Husky, and now with Zoya, our current Husky. She has several of his books. There is some repetition between them, but also new material. I think if you bought one, say the latest (whatever that one is), you'd probably have everything you would ever hope to have.

Quick question - what's the shelf life on something like this?

I could not find an expiration date on the packaging, nor any information on their Web site about shelf life.

Is that second picture the same dog? If so, must have been a diggin'. Gorgeous Husky.

Ah, she's a huntress.

Self life? That's a good question. I did not see anything on their Web site. I'll look at the tube when I get home after work and see if it has an expiration date.

Thank you so much for posting this.

Do you have EMT Gel available in the UK? It's sold in farm supply and horse tack stores here in the States. Works for small animals like dogs as well. It helps protect a wound from infection and will stop bleeding. A one ounce tube runs around $13 here in the US. It is expensive, but works wonders. Our breeder recommended we keep a tube on hand, just incase.

http://www.emtgel.com/

I assume it's a puppy tooth. Molars in puppies are rather shallow. It will not have very deep roots, and is more than likely connected with soft tissue. The adult molar will be pushing up through the gum and eventually will cause the puppy molar to release. It gets a bit tender and yet itches at the same time. You may want to give Ice some soft food and see if she will eat that. Puppies end up swallowing a lot of their puppy teeth, so don't worry about it if you can't find it. I would not attempt to remove the loose tooth. Let nature take her course and Ice should be fine. If you are concerned, you may want to contact the vet and have it checked, but more often than not, it's a normal process that takes from two to four days before the tooth releases.