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OK I've done it...... meet George. 9 weeks old and been with me 3 days. 🥰 He is soooo clever (Toilet training has been a breeze 😱)and soooo cute, but my word this is exhausting. 😂 I've taken 2 weeks off work to settle him in but I'm wondering if I'm ever going to have time to work again! He's settled into his crate really well thankfully, and those 2 hour naps he takes are like heaven 😆 I have scratches on my face and teeth marks all over my hands. My cothes are covered in muddy pawprints. Im surviving on Pot Noodles and 2 minute showers. I'm in survival mode! I love him though 😍

Aaaaw poor girl. Sending her big cuddles. Freya was the same, towards the end she could barely walk 100 yards but she still wanted to swagger her sassy stuff and greet everyone we met! 😄 😁 Ah my goodness what a gorgeous boy. 😍 That sofa is my fear...LOL. The thing with the cockapoo was exactly what made me come back to huskies. There are so many breeds out there that sound a lot worse when you start researching. At least I know what to expect with a husky - and if they do wrong you can have a proper conversation with them about it. Imagine having a dog that doesn't answer back! 😆

😄 I didn't think this would be the place to disuade me !! I think the fact I'm even asking the question means I've already made up my mind. Lets be honest, no other dog even comes close to being a consideration. 😍 How are your 2 beauties doing? I remember their gorgeous faces from before.

Thanks Nix. Lots of walks is one thing that is guaranteed. 😁 My activity level has plummeted. I still go for occasional morning 'dog' walks, but I'm not sure all the locals want to say hello to the crazy dog lady with no dog! 😆

Hello all. It's been a few years since I last posted on here so I thought I should re-introduce myself. I'm Sarah, and I first came here 10 or 11 years ago with my 2 beautiful girls Freya and Kyra. Kyra crossed over the Rainbow Bridge 3 years ago - she was an older girl I adopted as a companion for my younger Freya , who was struggling with separation anxiety when I was at work. They had such a lovely friendship, and I don't think Freya would've turned out to be the well balanced doggo she became without her. She trained her better than I could! LOL She was so calm and had so much wisdom, she was really special. Back in March of this year I sadly lost Freya too. She had developed an old age related heart problem , which medication could no longer control. I was devastated - after losing Kyra we developed an even deeper bond than we already had and it's been really hard to deal with. I still miss her every day. She was a typical husky, a proper little madam most of the time but made me laugh every day. She was the BEST company and my best buddy🥰😭 It's taken a while to even consider wanting another dog but I'm feeling that pull again lately. I am partly considering a different breed, maybe one that's 'less challenging'! I've researched everything under the sun but it seems like most other dogs have varying behavioral issues / health problems etc, Maybe Huskies just get a bad rap - i never considered my girls to be any major trouble, other than an abundance of energy and lunacy. Sounds like your average Spaniel to me 🙄 And I once had a Dalmation that had such serious aggression issues I had to muzzle her for walks. Y'know what I'm saying?? So I'm appealing to you all here to either talk me into it - or talk me out of it!!! 😂 I'm mean, I'm sure I've forgotten all the bad bits of sharing my life with a young husky as my 2 definately calmed down as they got older. Remind me how painful it is to raise a young husky - or remind me of all the brilliant things about them that make it worthwhile. If you don't I may end up with a Cockapoo! (are they so bad?! 🤣) I would be getting a puppy, partly because of where I live (I need to make sure they would be properly socialised), but also I don't have a secure garden any more, so no rescue centre will even consider me. Before anyone thinks potential doggo would be stuck inside all day, let me stress I actually live on a campsite (My fella is the onsite warden), so I have a motorhome and a flat that I can use.(I prefer the motorhome coz I like being outside 😊) The campsite is also surrounded by 3 miles of parkland and a 55 mile cycle path, Doggy heaven I reckon. In fact , Freya preferred it here than she ever did in a house with a garden. She could sit outside my van all day while I worked, and had an endless supply of strangers and other dogs to make a fuss of her!! Then we'd walk through the woods, around the playing fields, she could paddle in the river, up the cycle path as long as she could manage - I'd never seen her so happy😂 It's also kinda nice to be back here. I'd forgotten what a great community this is 😍 It's lovely to see some of the familiar names from before are still here too.

We left about 6 months between adopting Freya and Kyra. Freya was only 6 months when she came to us, and her separation anxiety was so bad we decided to take the risk. Kyra is 6 months older than her, and we were really lucky coz they got on great from day 1. We let them meet a few times before Kyra came to live with us permanently, and there were a couple of arguments in the first 2 weeks, but they both adapted really well.

LOL Our despair over husky fluff makes me laugh. It's a good job huskies are such cool dogs or we'd all be having nervous breakdowns......oh hang on!!>>>>

Hopefully we can come along this year. We're going to Egypt around that time so have to check the dates when I get home from work. My girls would love to meet some other huskies

Yeah both mine got nobbly ugly rough elbows! I think they were about a year when I first noticed.

Oh no...thats horrible So sorry for you and your family. RIP Daughtry

Freya used to have a tennis ball that she lovingly cared for for weeks. Carried it everywhere with her. Played gently with it for hours. Slept with it. Licked it. Brought it to me to throw down the hall. Nosed it around the garden..... it was her best friend. Then one day she decided she'd had anough of that...it was destoyed in about 3 minutes!!! LOL

I hate that! There are a couple of aggressive malamutes where I live that people mistake my soppy girls with. I take it personally coz my girls treat everyone like their long lost friends!!

Oh what a lovely story. I can't beleive I haven't seen this thread until today. Kira is beautiful and it sounds like she's a gorgeous personality too. She really lucky to have found you, her life with you looks amazing and everythng a husky should have. You should be very proud of everything you've done for her

hahaha GOTCHA!

What Gary said!! You've come to the right place to help keep you sane. No amount of research prepared me for my first husky...and I also had lots of dog experience beforehand. I'm not sure it gets easier, rather than you learn to deal with their little weird ways. And you find ways to minimise the devious tricks. I admit I'm lucky in that both my girls they are very loving, and the youngest is like my shadow. She's there on my feet ALL the time. She even jumped in the shower with me last week......not invited I hasten to add!!!..she's not even allowed to come upstairs, but for some reason she decided it was time she was. My eldest likes her own space sometimes, and will spend hours in the garden by herself, but she also loves lots of cuddles, so i don't really know how it feels to have an aloof husky. Have you considered home cooked food for your furball? One of mine had a very sensitive stomach and since I switched to homecooked and RAW food she's been fine