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[potsy]

you do realise this is just a little baby, probably a year old? here's a shot of it on my hand so you can see the size...



anyway... dogs scare me!

What a cutie

 

[Robson3022]

After owning a Husky I would never advise anyone to get one. I love him dearly and he is a perfect dog for my little girl but the nature of them makes them difficult to look after.

 

[Archie_tect]

Handy for getting pulled up the hill to the shops mind R3022... though Alfie looks grand, what are the issues? [wasn't that an airship?... or am I thinking of R101]

 

[Robson3022]

He really is an amazing dog stunning to look at with an excellent nature around children. However they are a difficult dog to train as they are very independent thinking dogs, there obviously very strong and powerful and naturally want to pull and its difficult to get out of them. They have a strong prey drive meaning letting them off the lead is a no, no. Lots of people often say "I let mine off the lead all the time they always come back" However I've heard far too many stories of Husky's catching sight/sent of rabbits etc and running off in to the distance only to be found in the middle of a road somewhere. They molt shed loads twice a year and I mean shed loads. There's no real tiring them unless you've got lots of time on your hands. The photos are after a 5 mile run and he's pooped for all of about half an hour after that he could go again and again and again.


Don't get me wrong if your active and have lots of time there a great dog but far too many people are buying them on there looks without researching the breed. That's how I ended up with Alfie through someone else saying he was too much for them. (Why they thought a couple of 5 min walks a day would be any good to an animal that can travel 100's of miles in a week is beyond me!)



Having said all this I wouldn't swap him for the world!!!!!

 

[Archie_tect]

My son grew up watching Due South and always said that one day he'd have a husky.... he runs 10 miles a few times a week and is always active so they'd get on like a house on fire.

 

[gambatte]

Most working dogs'll do the mileage fine. Kenny from a couple of pages back will do 20 milers with me and want to be out again 5 mins later. I'm glad I researched and discounted huskies early on (like beagles apparantly, very independant) The one that comes to mind instantly when thinking of running is greyhounds. Apparantly another bad idea. Although they run fast, it's only for short distances. The quote I remember is "If you get a greyhound, you lose your sofa"

 

[Robson3022]

Greyhounds are like lapdogs. Great dogs for lazy people to be honest.

 

[potsy]

My new cat 'Rover'

 

[hotfuzzrj]

Oscar a rescue Husky cross

 

[hotfuzzrj]

Mali the rescue Staffi cross

 

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Oscar a rescue Husky cross

Aw! Couldn't you buy him a bigger pouffe to sit on!?

 

[Matthew_T]

Dogs: 123
Cats: 67
Fish: 12
Rocks: 1
Tortoise: 1
Bearded dragons: 2
Guinea Pigs: 2
Birds: 1 (not quite a pet)
Ducks: 1
Horses: 6
Rats: 4
Hamsters: 1
Chickens: 1
Ferrets: 2
Snakes: 5
Frogs: 2
Spiders: 2
Mantis Shrimp: 1
Meerkats: 3
Women: 1
Pigs: 4
Rabbits: 1

Total count: 243

 

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[Maz]

Amazing! Do I get a prize for being the 10,000th person to ask you if they ever sting/bite you?

 

[potsy]

Where's the 'dislike intensely' button?