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Now that the cats out of the bag.... Here's a family photo of us three... Unfortunately it was taken at a farm, so couldn't get Kodi and Kala on it too... We are going to get a professional photo done soon....the second photo is the one I love the most.... It was the first time we took him onto the park across from our house... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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Love the photos!! Can I ask if we can have copies of the full size? I'm keeping a digital album with all the photos we have of him... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

We're just getting ready then setting off. Hope your all ready for Monster Pup, Mini Pup and Little'n!!!!!

Just re-read this.... Think I need to mention that "Little'n" is our son... Not another pup!!!!

We're hopefully going to come and visit....with Little'n. Just want to mention about our Mals.... For those who have never met Monster Pup... He is quite big for the Mal breed, but loves meeting people. He will talk a lot and often people assume he's growling, but he's not... Mini Pup loves cuddles. Both are great with kids. However... Please can I ask that if Kodiak hasn't met your furbies before, please don't approach him with them straight away. When he's with Kala he's protective, and he knows how to use his size and weight to his advantage. As this will be the first time that we have brought our latest addition (nicknamed Little'n) we will keep a distance from other dogs. Please don't take this as us ignoring you, we simply don't want Little'n to get too overwhelmed or scared, as it will be his first time with a large group of people and furbies in one place. Other than that, we can't wait for those who have been following our Adoption thread to finally meet Little'n!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Well.... Little'n has been with us now just over a month and has settled in with no problems. We're all really happy together and Gage loves the dogs. Kala is besotted with him. Kodi is still getting used to him!!

Well...it's been nearly two weeks since Little'n moved in, and so far, everything is going great!!! He has taken over the place...literally!!!! His social worker has been here twice, and is very pleased on how well he has settled in. We have a review on the 10th Feb to make sure that everything is OK, then after that, it's just a case of waiting until March to get the applications to court to make the adoption final!!! We are still waiting for the paperwork to arrive from the adoption agency...We still haven't received the formal approval letter as of yet, which says that we can officially have Little'n!!! To say that the admin people at the agency are slow is an understatement!!! The one thing that we do need to sort out, is a new first name for Little'n. His current first name will become his second name, and then he'll have a double-barrelled surname. This will be changed when the application goes to the court. I've been reading through all the posts in this thread, and i'm amazed at how many people have read and commented on our journey through the adoption process!! It has been a great help to us to know that people are actually interested and wanting to know what we are going through. We thank you all for all your comments and support!!!

Rule of thumb for crating is an hour for each month of age +1. We have two pups... A monster Malamute, who's 21 months old, and a Huskamute who's 7 months old. We both work full-time, and trained them to be on their own for up to 11 hours a day. This took weeks to do. Kala the Huskamute still has the occasional accident, but Kodi is great. They keep each other company, which helps. We don't crate them, but we do block off areas that they are not allowed in. One thing, which has been mentioned, northern breed dogs are not the easiest to contend with, especially if your use to toy breeds. They have a completely different personality and require a lot of training. But, if you are willing to do the work, they will be the best dogs ever. Huskies/Mals do not (or should I say should not) give off any odour. This is more likely to be because of potty accidents. If you do decide to keep your pup, I would highly recommend that you invest in a good quality vacuum... Especially when she blows her coat... As we're not talking a couple of hairs... We are talking the whole of her undercoat... Grooming regularly will help, but her coat will blow.

Forgot to say... He brought me to tears during bedtime cuddles tonight... He whispered into my ear "I love my daddies" just before he fell asleep.....

I've been going through the photo's we have so far... There's a couple that I can post as it doesn't fully show his face (apologies, but need to keep him safe for now).... So... Here's our son, and yes, in the first photo he's using an iPad at 2.5 years old!!!!

We call Kodiak either Kodi or Monster (because of his size). Kala's nickname is BabyGirl because she's very dainty looking.

well...bedroom is finally finished, clothes have been bought, and we are getting ready for Thursday (yup, THIS Thursday), when we see him for the first time.... ....And then Kala decides to start her first season!!!!

Thanks!! We've not had time to decorate the room because his move-in date had been brought forward by over a month!!! So just to get curtains and hang some Disney Cells that we have. We also have a few boxes full of cuddly toys to get down from the loft to unpack...

It has been a journey... It's been a roller-coaster ride of emotions. I don't think a lot of people will fully understand what we have gone through just to get this far. All I can say is the countdown has now begun and a new chapter of our lives is about to start.... And we are really looking forward to it!!!!