HuskyMom09

I noticed that the last time I looked I'm going to have to redo the thread

It's been hard, no lies. Since my husband lost his job almost 2 years ago with no sign of him getting a job anytime soon we have had to make some pretty drastic changes in our life to make sure our 9 kids are healthy and happy and first priority on our list. I'm working 2 jobs and taking on overtime while going to school (finals on tues!) I'm spread thin. But my babies are cared for

Thank you! Feb will be my first opportunity to participate

Congrats to Vlad!! Just curious how do you enter the photo contests

Just one more movie I won't waste my time on

In addition to #7 with you never know what will happen. It makes it easier and greater potential for rescue if ever your house were to catch on fire. I know not a thought we ever want to think. But as a part time firefighter I can tell you fires are disorienting and loud and terrifying and animals often try to hide (in closets or under furniture) to escape from it but really it just seals their fate. Crated near an exit can increase the survival rate and keep rescuers safe as well. We look kinda scary all bunkered up. Also #5 a friend of mine was in a bad car accident. If her dogs hadn't been crated they would have been killed in the accident. Or worse escaped onto the freeway! She changed my mind about traveling with uncontained animals in my car!

http://www.globalanimal.org/2010/12/02/man-who-created-labradoodles-regrets-the-cross-breed/25768/ (DOGS) The Labradoodle, a mix between a labrador and a standard poodle, was originally bred for a woman who needed a non-allergenic guide dog. Now, the man responsible for the breed’s creation says he regrets creating a new breed – and all of the problems that came along with it. – Global Animal Sydney Morning Herald If Wally Conron had known what was going to become of the labradoodle, he wouldn’t have bred the dog in the first place. It was 22 years ago and Conron, now 81, was working as the breeding manager for the Royal Guide Dog Association of Australia when his boss set him a tough task. A blind woman from Hawaii had written asking if they could provide a guide dog that would not shed hair, because her husband was allergic to it. â€ÂI said, ‘Oh yes, this will be a piece of cake. The standard poodle is a working dog, it doesn’t shed hair, it’ll be great.’ I tried 33 in the course of three years and they all failed. They just didn’t make a guide dog.†Conron decided there was one possibility left: take his best labrador bitch and mate it with a standard poodle. They created three cross-breed puppies that needed to be boarded out to be trained and socialised but nobody would take them; everyone wanted a pure-bred. And that’s when Conron came up with the name labradoodle. â€ÂI went to our PR team and said, ‘Go to the press and tell them we’ve invented a new dog, the labradoodle.’ It was a gimmick and it went worldwide. No one wanted a cross-breed but the following day we had hundreds of calls from people wanting these master dogs.†The labradoodle proved to be a brilliant dog for the blind and the woman in Hawaii was happy. So what was the problem? It’s how the dog has been used and abused and sold under false pretences, Conron says. â€ÂWhen the pups were five months old, we sent clippings and saliva to Hawaii to be tested with this woman’s husband. Of the three pups, he was not allergic to one of them. In the next litter I had, there were 10 pups but only three had non-allergenic coats. Now, people are breeding these dogs and selling them as non-allergenic and they’re not even testing them. â€ÂAll these backyard breeders have jumped on the bandwagon and they’re crossing any kind of dog with a poodle. They’re selling them for more than a pure-bred is worth and they’re not going into the backgrounds of the parents of the dogs. There are so many poodle crosses having fits, problems with their eyes, hips and elbows; a lot have epilepsy. There are a few ethical breeders but very, very few.†Conron says that despite the fact the dogs have helped so many blind people, he regrets creating the first cross-breed. â€ÂI released a Frankenstein. … People say ‘aren’t you proud of yourself?’ and I say, ‘not in the slightest. I’ve done so much harm to pure breeding.â€Â’

I ordered my case today, using the same pic as my signature! What better way to get all my kiddos on my phone But I can see a small fortune disappearing there if I'm not careful! LOL Thank you for sharing this!!

Ooh bummer of a deal...but at least you found out early! I couldn't live with a person who didn't love my dogs as much as I do

Looks like something my naughty Aussie has done with her collars....so far the only one that has worked is a recycled firefighter turnout gear collar! She's a little monster!

Ooh! That's too cool! I had wanted a Siberian iPhone case, now I can have one with my kids on it!!!

Darn it! No US shipping Very cool stuff though!

How irresponsible this person is is just SHOCKING! Not altering his rescue dogs before adopting them out, who knows how many puppies those dogs have produced that he isn't aware of! But not ensuring that his dogs are of breed standard and health tested before breeding indiscriminately is SHOCKING!

OMG I am literally in tears! I'd like to stomp on that guys head :'(

Poor baby!

LOL! OMG naughty! I would agree, you need a crate

Thank you!

I'll post some pics of Dakota in that same snow, we got 4' in 24hrs...it was INTENSE!

The first picture after the accident Diamond's home at the vet Still all smiles! Potty attepmt I'm awake Smaller casts finally, but still so tired No more casts! Healthy girl now Stunning girl Rescue Parade Ribbon

Look at those ears!!!!! OMG cuteness!

Oh it is her normal! That's for sure, she usually just turns with a "what" face but I guess she was feeling ultra Siberian that day!

She's such a goof! Rather than be "normal" and turn around when I said her name she flipped her head back over her shoulder and gave me that big ol' floppy tongue smile...I almost died laughing!

That was the first day we had her home...it was a 3 hour drive, a bit much for the little tyke. She was pooped out!

I never wanted a red either, that is until we met Juneau...as soon as we saw her we knew She's been the best, I love how her coat transitions from light red in the summer to a deep copper in the winter and every shade in between!

Sleeping beauty Curiosity Best buds Big blues Silly face Gorgeous girl My mountain! Nom-Nom-Nom Not the face! Smile!