HuskyMom09

That almost looks like Ember, it's not but very similar Ember, his grandson Joker, and granddaughter Journey

Are the ages of your dogs up to date on your signature? If so, you don't have anyone old enough to be pulling a sled yet! You can start safely training them at about 16-18mos to pull light loads, but they should be at least 2 years before pulling a sled. It's a wonderful plan for the future, but be safe and let your girls grow into their bodies before putting strain on them.

Kenna is the grey girl on the left, Enya is the red girl on the right

My next husky, well actually 2 came home last night! My girls turned 8 weeks old this past weekend! I'll post an actual thread later when I get more pics, but here's one from last night-

I better just stay in bed for the day with the luck I've had over the month

Today hit 100F (37C) now at almost midnight 69F (20.5C)

thanks all They truly are amazing and I feel so lucky to be able to have them in my life. They are Quarter Horse x Percheron and are brother/sister. Their names are Aussie and Candy (or big momma)

Sometimes with all the dogs it sometimes hard to imagine that we could have anything else going on in our lives, but here they are!

This is my Denali's half sister Kauzmo, she's had quite an amazing year so far! Just these past 2 weeks has taken Best of Breed 4 times with three Group 2 placements and a Group 4. Very proud of this lovely girl! CH Kaniska's Kauz For Kamotion at Talkeetna Owners: Naomi Smith-Hinkle, Joyce Golding, and Susan Callahan

I was lucky enough to meet a lovely dog at the 2009 Siberian Husky Nationals, his name is Grissom and he runs on Team Stormwatch and has completed the Iditarod a couple of times. Lovely dog and amazing people, so nice to see our breed still doing what it was bred to do and doing it well! Not only in the ring but on the trails too

He appears very average bone structure to me. I'd just brush his leg hair up and leave it be personally.

Some tips: Gold is for Red Siberians not Grey!! Go with the silver, you want the collar to all but disappear and not distract from your dog. After all your dog is on display not your collar! If you dog is a puller or new to showing, go with the slightly thicker collar, once more trained to the ring you can go more refined. You definitely want a slip lead not a martingale! My lead is 48" long but it could stand to be longer, you want your dog to find their gait and unfortunately most of us don't have the stride or speed to allow that so getting them out on the lead away from you can help that. Get a good quality leather lead, nothing fancy or cloth. Something that will fit nicely balled up in your hand and that is pliable. If you have any questions at any time feel free to message me here, or if you have Facebook on my facebook page the link is on my signature

OH!!! HAHAHA! Of course there will be pix

Can you not see the pics? For some reason over half of them ended up as attachments and I can't figure out why

1) They are called Slow-Feed bowls and are available at most Petsmart's 2) I would let her play with same size to slightly bigger dogs at this point, she could unknowingly hurt a Chi. 3) Puppy play is a lot different than structured exercise, limit structured exercise should be limited allow play time.

I've had people tell me matter of factly that dogs with blue eyes are blind, my dog can't be a Siberian because she isn't black/white, I was asked by a Petsmart groomer how much wolf my AKC Siberian is, can't wait to learn what people think of my bi-parti-eyed girl ROFL

Healthy coat starts from within...good quality diet is key. A lot of the damaged hair will have to wait until she sheds it out and grows new. This could take 6 months to a year to complete. Quality shampoos are wonderful, conditioners will be beneficial, the yellowing may come out with a premium whitening shampoo I prefer Alpha White by Groomer's Edge but if its really bad Ivory bar or Dawn dish soap will do the trick.

1. As mentioned Siberians do not require the amount of food suggested by manufacturer. Too much will produce upset tummy and diarrhea. At this age you need to pay attention to their weight and build, too lean up the food too fat cut back the food. At 4 months I believe I was about on the same feeding plan as you are now. And don't worry about the food hoovering too much as being a sign of needing food, it's how puppies are most breeders feed the entire litter together in litter feed bowls they compete for food so until they realize there is no competition they hoover. You can get bowls designed to slow down their eating habits if you so choose. 2. Over stimulation = pee in puppies. This is a phase, but obedience training and outward socialization will help. Huskies are HYPER and puppies even more so. Hang in there they do eventually calm down! 3. She will figure it out, as a puppy they don't always realize their own strength. Closely monitoring play and correcting bad behaviors by you will be how to change this, or let her get put in her place by the other dogs. She should be playing with size appropriate dogs to prevent her doing any damage to the other dog. Also don't be taking her anyplace unless she's had all of her vaccinations! 4. At 4 months they should NOT be jogging, let alone exercising for over 30 min. You can do damage to their growth plates and joints that is irreversible! Exercise at this age should be less than 20 mins, she's even telling you when enough is enough by lagging behind or not jogging any more. 5. I do all my own grooming either at home or a do-it-yourself dog wash costs me $13 and every 10th one I get free. With 9 dogs you can see how this helps the wallet! You can trim the pad hair (the hair between their pads should be equal length to the pad) with grooming scissors or standard hair scissors, brushing daily or every other day is great for their coats and will help in reducing the shedding as well! ALL nails need to be trimmed and kept to appropriate length this includes rears and dew claws! Nails grow and eventually get too long and uncomfortable, nails that are constantly too long will damage the formation of the feet by causing their toes to splay outward. I prefer the dremel over clippers, it's much more comfortable for them as well with less risk of cutting the quick.

I'd agree amber or brown...I spent a week with my puppies between their 4-5 week phase and their eyes changed daily. I know now at 7 weeks what they are going to be for sure. But it was fun to watch the development process.

I can't really say, your profile pic makes him look fine boned, but your signature looks like he has a nice bone...he's young still it could just be a growth phase in the profile pic that made him look finer than perhaps he is.

Thank you all for your comments! The dogs are LOVING their new digs, and I am LOVING the new setup! Next step will be building new dog houses, some of ours are pretty run down, but still do their job!

Hog rings are a metal ring that pinch together like a big staple. Pretty much an unbreakable tie.

Thanks Rosemary! I couldn't be more pleased!!

Our summer project from start to finish! The kennel runs (5) are 25'x10' with a sand base, cattle panel metal grids to prevent dig outs and pea gravel cover, all panels are hog ring tied to the bottom of the fence. The yard was doubled in size with a proper 6' fence placed in. I must say I'm very pleased with the finished product and I think the fur kids love it too

Grooming a Siberian for show is NOT as complicated as other breeds. It is basically as you describe, a good bathing use a quality whitening shampoo on the whites (Ivory bar soap or Dawn if they are really bad), and a quality shampoo for the rest of the body. Blow dry all the hair up or 'fluffy'. NO CONDITIONER!!! The proper coat needs to have some coarseness to it, conditioner can mask that and make the coat feel too plush. For the feet, trim all the hair to pad level or a bit lower. Make sure the nails are properly trimmed or dremmeled to allow the foot to hold it's ball shape/appearance. When readying for the ring brush all the leg hair up with a slicker, you can use Cholesterol (A grooming product not a cooking product) to hold it in place and brush on some chalk over that to 'bulk' up the appearance of the leg if you have a fine boned dog. Beyond that they don't need anything fancy.