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The boys are in a great mood this morning, looks like they are ready for round two! Here's hoping we get another step closer to our Working Dog titles today

Denali and Dakota tried their paws at weight pull this weekend, so far day 1 we placed 3rd and 4th! So very proud of my fur kids accomplishments!

They should especially once they know the circumstances. She cannot be unprotected any more than she already is.

You can do the 5 way, and do it now....usually you wouldn't vaccinate this young since it counteracts the antibodies they'd be getting from momma...but since she's obviously not able to nurse and receive these antibodies get her the 5 way vaccination.

I don't see why not, anything to protect these lives he's bringing into the world....what happens to the littermates of this pup in hands that don't realize something is wrong? At this young they can easily die without proper nutrition.

Did you report this breeder to local authorities!?! That is illegal in some states, and he has no business breeding if he is selling puppies this young.

Dogs don't have 'menopause' so as long as she remains intact she'll continue to have cycles. Though they may become more irregular.

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Once he's been neutered the drive will be gone. He may still sniff her and even mount her but the screaming and escaping drive will be diminished. If this is your first experience having both intact animals under the same roof, know that the heat cycle can last from 14-23 days so they will have to remain completely separated until she's completely out of heat, no exceptions. I keep my males and females completely separate ends of the kennel runs until they are in prime season then they come in the house for the duration.

Thank you Keanu We did have a great time, and I am so proud of the improvements we've made as a team over this year. Looking forward to our next race and the next year. More serious training planned

Mason didn't get this memo either-

That's ok! Like I said, there really is no right or wrong answer This could be your own Siberian, or first Siberian you saw that made you fall in love with the breed. Who got you inspired!

Recently on various Facebook conversations there has been a lot of chatter about a past Siberian- Innisfree's Sierra Cinnar. For those of you who may not be familiar, Cinnar was the 1980 Westminster Kennel Club Best In Show, he is the top producing sire in the history of our breed- producing 117 Am CH's, he had over 30 BIS/BISS wins in his lifetime, and can be found in almost every lineage of today's Siberian Husky. I can find Cinnar in all 4 of my Siberians that I show today, Denali has Cinnar in the 9th generation of his pedigree, the girls have him in their 8th generation, and our newest member of the pack has him in her 10th generation. Though he was a very nice boy, unmistakably, he was also a known cataracts carrier. This being said, it was not common practice as it is today to have the eyes and hips of breeding dogs checked back in those days. So in light of these recent conversations, who is your most 'influential' Siberian husky. Who is in your lineage that maybe you didn't know was there? There is no 'right' or 'wrong' answer, maybe this is the Siberian that got you interested in the breed! MBIS/MBISS AM/BIS CAN CH Innisfree's Sierra Cinnar For me, one of my most 'influential' Siberians has to be CH Monadnock's Pando- This dog literally became the 'face' of our breed, as he became the inspiration for the logo design of our parent club the Siberian Husky Club Of America- Another top sire of our breed, as reflected in the 1966 National Specialty of 103 entries 100 were his decedents. CH Monadnock's Pando-

You can use Dawn as long as you use a quality shampoo as well and are on a quality diet (healthy coat and skin comes from within) and as long as you don't make it a frequent washing routine. I wash my show dogs whites when they are really dirty with dawn, scrub with ivory bar soap, and then their regular shampoo to finish. On a side note, there is a possibility that what is being described could be scrubbing which is tan-ish coloration in the white that can be mistaken for dirt.

Don't worry too much, they go through many of these awkward phases. Some lines don't mature fully until they are 2+ years old so don't fret yours will get there

Quality shampoos are key in whatever bathing you do. Whitener shampoos work ok. I use Alpha White, though to be perfectly honest Ivory bar soap do equal or even better work than most whiteners...though the key thing is not over bathing you'll end up causing more damage to the fur.

LOL, I too have meowskies as we call them around here!

We use the Springer and really love it! www.springeramerica.com/

Yeah 4 cups is too much, I'm feeding 3 cups TOTW a day to my dogs that work in harness on a regular basis. In the summer I can cut back to 1.5-2 cups daily. Siberians are working dogs and do need a higher protein food for optimal balance and health. I'm not at all surprised your vet endorsed Science Diet, since most vets get cut backs from SD. Stay away from that filler loaded garbage food.

The girls are 8 months and they spend all night in their crates at this point 8-9 hours, occasionally I'll have to get up at 6 to let them out for a quick potty then they let me sleep in.

You should be looking to obtain consistency in the commands, tight tug lines, and watching for over exertion or unequal exertion.

You would be correct! That is my Mason/Denali in lead and Dakota/Juneau in wheel. Be ready to see the girls in next seasons photos!

The dogs live for this

Thanks Sarah It was such a great weekend and can't wait for next year!

Team Keahi participated in the 2013 Priest Lake Races this weekend. We had a great time and I couldn't be more pleased with how the team performed They have come so far on our first year of racing and I can't wait to see what the future has in store! Here are some pics of my team (taken by others) as well as some pics from the weekend (taken by me)- Other Teams-