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Send the other two dawgs out for beer to wash down the nikes. While they are gone, you chew them up. When they gat back, simply claim ignorance.

I must say, that this forum is very friendly. Hey, they took me as a member.  I belong to some automotive forums, and they are vicious sometimes.  You have to choose your words very carefully, and hope what you have posted does not encite an undeserved bashing.  Not fun.  I have often said, this forum is a special place. It's like home.

At two years of age, they could easily go an hour or two per walk. One early in the day and one later. But your current schedule seems fine as well. I'd stick with what you are doing and reaccess in a month and make adjustments. You know your dogs better than anyone, and all dogs vary in their condition and stamina.

Welcome to Husky-Owners.

Mixing is OK.

Welcome to the wonderful world oh being a Husky parent.  I'm not seeing enough of your dog in the pic, to see any sign of wooly condition. I do, however, think Vale has a beautiful mask.

On Cristmas Eve, we go out for dinner. As it's Christmas Eve, most restaurants close early, like right after the lunch hour. As a result, the pickings are slim. But we go to a restaurant the stays open until midnight. It's not fancy, but their food is good, and it's like home-made.

When we arrive back home, we take the fur babies out for a potty session, then get settled and open gifts. This will be Rohn's second Cristmas. Last year he did not have the time to do any shopping, so I will be interested to see what he got me this year.

Tomorrow morning, we have Stollen and coffee for breakfast. About eleven in the morning, I get the Weber grill all set up. We normally have prime rib for Christmas dinner, but this year we are smoking a turkey on the Weber.  About six o'clock, we sit down for our Christmas dinner.

Not an exciting day, but it's a relaxing day; just our family.

What are your Christmas Day traditions?

12 minutes ago, mydiamond said:

I was about to write a post about what I've been up to! XD Long story short I have been reading up about Betta fishes a lot, and joined a Betta fish forum not too long ago so I can learn more about my new pet. Plus I only see the dog during summer, so I don't have much to contribute here ._.

By "the dog", I assume you mean "Diamond".

Where you been girl? Long time no see.

I have been, at times, criticized by some, of being too sentimental. And I am, I suppose.  On this Christmas Eve day, I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on some things that have taken place for me this past year, as they relate to our Huskies.

We had both the highs and the lows that go along with the caregiving of Huskies. On December 31, of last year, Zoya tore her cruciate ligament in her right rear leg.  It was devastating to see her in pain and to suffer so. Come late January, she had surgery, and by mid-April, she was back to running and digging, Just as good as before.  She is my baby girl, and it was good to see her back at full throttle.

In late July, Eisa, our beautiful rescue of four years, came up lame. My first fear was she too had torn her cruciate ligament. If only that had been the case.  After five days of anti-inflammatories, she was better, but it was not to last. She came up lame again. Upon examination, the vet noticed her leg was severely swollen. X-rays, antibiotics, pain meds, and rest made no improvement. Five needle biopsies later confirmed the diagnosis: soft tissue carsonoma - cancer. The closest university medical center had no appointment openings for eight weeks.  A month after the first exam, with Eisa suffering so, we made the terrible decision to let her go. We still tear up and the heartache remains, but we know she is in a better place. She will always hold a place in our hearts.

October, was the annual Iowa Husky Camp. We got to renew old friendships and make new ones. The highlight was getting to hang with the Door County Sled Dogs from Wisconsin. What a great pack and a great bunch of mushers. We learned so much from them.  Becky, aka Austinville, once again did an outstanding job in organizing and running the camp. A HUGE THANK YOU to her. She is not only a good friend, but her Ryn and Tunes are true ambassadors for the breed.

A few weeks later, Zoya came up lame. I was so worried that the surgery on her cruciate ligament had failed. Luckily, it was not that, but merely a severe strain on her hip. It took about four weeks to heal, but heal it did. She remains the leader of the pack.

And throughout this past year, we have had the joy of watching Rohn grow and mature. He is a typical Husky, and has found his place in the pack. He is a good boy. That's not to say he's 100% good, but for a Husky, he's about as good as can be.  

If I had one wish that could be granted, it would be to have not lost Eisa.  You might think that having more than one Husky, would lessen the pain of loss. It does not. While I love each of our Huskies, I also loved Eisa, and losing her this past year was and continues to be, a great loss for our pack. However, in her honor, we continue with life, we continue to love our Huskies, and we continue to remember her and the time we were blessed with her presence in our lives.

So, as we are at the threshold of Christmas, and the New Year is just around the corner, give your Huskies a hug. Let them know you are greatful to have them in you life, and that you are honored to be their caregivers.

Peace. . . 

And a very Merry Christmas to all.

That's the day I told Sally I was going to drive up to Cabela's in PDC, Wisconsin. Instead, I drove to a rural area about an hour's drive north of Madison, Wisconsin.  This is where Rohn was waiting.  He was a bit small at eight weeks, a tad skiddish of strangers, and at that point I was considered a stranger. But he was oh so vocal.  His breeder gave him his next scheduled set of shots, I paid the balance due, and walked out to the truck.  The night before this sneaky trip, I had placed the dog carrier onto the back seat of the truck, and so that was to be Rohn's place during the trip home.

Did I mention that Rohn was vocal?  Goodness sakes alive, for such a young pup, he sure had a lot of volume.  The first hour of the trip to home, was constant woo-woos and shriek cries from this little guy.  I wooed back at Rohn, sort of like having a conversation between man and pup.

Once we were on the other side of Madison, Wisconsin, I stopped to give Rohn a potty break.  He had just quieted down and was napping, but it was time.  A few minutes later, Rohn was back in his carrier and we were back on the road. We picked up our conversation where we had left off.  I don't recall exactly what either of us said, but it was all woo-woos anyway.

Ninety minutes later, Rohn had been napping for the last twenty minutes or so. But it was time for another potty break.  The last rest area in Wisconsin, before entering Iowa, at Dubuque, along the Mississippi River; this was the final few minutes that Rohn would spend in Wisconsin; and he'd spend it going potty.

Well ten minutes after getting back in the truck, Rohn was crossing the great Mississippi River, about to enter his new home state of Iowa.  And Rohn entered Iowa just a wooing at the top of his lungs. It was like he had conquered some evil empire and this was his victorious entry into Iowa.  I guess you had to be there.

A little over an hour later, I pulled into our drive. Sally was not home yet, so that was good. I took Rohn out to the back yard to meet his new pack.  There was Zoya, Eisa, and Koda.  Let the butt sniffing begin!  Well, time was getting short, and Sally was about to be home.  I took Rohn down to the family room and asked our son, Dan, to keep him quiet. Just in the nick of time, because Sally walked in as I took my last step from up out of the basement. She asked if I had bought anything at Cabela's. I was able to tell her no, that I had not purchased anything at Cabela's. She took off her coat and went to change.  I whirled around and flew down the stairs.

I had Rohn in my arms as I walked up the stairs.  As I walked down the hall, I was hoping the little guy would keep his yap shut. Surprisingly, he did.  I walked into the room, and when Sally looked up, she said, "You got me a puppy? Oooh he's precious." To which I replied, "Merry Christmas."

Rohn just started his second year with his pack. He has grown into a wonderful Husky, full of vim and vigor. This past fall, Sally started training him to pull; nothing heavy yet, just commands and she walks him with the scooter so he will get used to it.

So what is the moral of this story? Don't buy a puppy as a Christmas gift unless you are willing and able to care, train, feed, nurse when sick, and devote time, energy, and finances for the puppy.  Puppies require a lifetime commitment.  What I did a year ago, could have been disastrous for a pup like Rohn, if we would have tired of him, realized he was too much trouble, or cost too much to keep.  Lucky for us and for Rohn, such was not the case.

Rohn at one of his very rare motionless times. That's my boy!

Oh they grow so fast.  Like the first pic with Nova on her back.  Does she sleep in that position?

Elyse, my heartfelt condolences to you and your family. I know you did everything possible for Suka, and he must have known as well. The decision you made is one of the toughest. And you made it, not for yourself, but for Suka. Husky Hugs from Zoya and Rohn.  Run free Suka.

Oh what I would give to be 40 again.  Hope you had a great Birthday Jay.

Let the accolades bring many Happy Birthdays ahead for you Rosemary.

I was at the store buying a bag of dog food, in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. Why else would I be buying dog chow, RIGHT ??? So on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I probably shouldn't because I ended up in the hospital last time but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in intensive care, with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and all you do is load your pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.) Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff a poodle's butt and a car hit me. I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard. Better watch what you ask me and be prepared for my answer. I have all the time in the world to think of crazy things to say........................ now that you've read it I have to confess, I copied it from someone else.. share and make someone else smile today

So how do we get the bulbs replaced?  Call someone?  Maybe Nix can pick some more bulbs up at the store later and install them for us, so we can break them again.  Sounds like a plan don't you thing?

Need to pick up the prime rib.  May need to get some wrapping paper.  Last gift is getting delivered today.  Can't say what it is because it will spoil the surprise for me.

Canada Post into the US, tracking works.  US Post into Canada, tracking does not work so well.  Frustrating to say the least.

Some people.  Keep the wound clean.  Does it look like stitches will be needed?  It does look like a nasty injury.

We had to have Zoya's right leg and hip shaved last January, for knee surgery.  It took almost seven months for the fur to grow back and it is not the same density as it once was.  So definitely do not shave a Husky unless medically necessary.

That could of been me!  NOT.

Welcome.  Going to do some gee-ing and haw-ing?  Good deal.  Huskies were made to run.  Just make sure not to have them pull any large amount of weight until the growth plates in the fore legs are stabilized and the dogs are between 12 to 18 months of age, to allow for full development of their joints and hips.  Training can start at any time though.

Has he vomited at all during this time?  Any poos during this time?  If so, what do they look like?  Solid, soft, medium brown, yellowish?  (Don't want to get too over the top.)  If he has vomited, if his stools do not look normal, or if there are none to check, I really would have the vet take a look.  You'd want to get a weight on him anyway to compare with his last weight.  Has he chewed up anything of late?  Like a stuffed toy, maybe something out on a walk?  One of mine used to pick up chunks of wood mulch and try and eat.  That would make for some miserable tummy time for sure.

It could be that he's simply tired of his food.  Or it could be caused by something that's not right in his gut tract.  Here's what I would do.  I would steam a cup of rice til tender.  Then I would get some ground turkey or chicken, maybe about a pound and cook til fully done, and scramble an egg.  Mix all this together, and feed him 1 cup of the mixture.  See if he goes for it. Then observe and keep a close eye.  See if he vomits at all, and if or not, check his stools.  If he vomits, and/or if his stools do not look normal, I'd get him into your vet.  If he does not vomit and/or the stools look normal, then I'd look at changing his food.