Hi Everyone!
I had written another post but can't find it now! Anyways, my boyfriend and I will be proud new parents of a Siberian Husky/Mix (with I'm not sure what) as of next Thursday and I'm looking for advise and tips. I am an excited and anxious mess!
I volunteer at the SPCA dog walking and absolutely fell in love with her (Stella is her name now but will be changed to Eden as we dog sit for another Stella).
They guess her age is just over a year, she's tiny for a husky and looks to maybe have shepherd in her. We are both new to the breed but have lots of experience with dogs. Any tips and suggestions would be much appreciated.
Her new home is just "temporary" as we are in the house buying process at the moment (I know, not the best time to be buying a dog, but I just couldn't let her go).
We are setting up a medium sized kennel area for her with 6 1/2 foot fences, a dog house, water bowl, shade and possibly a puppy pool as she loves the one at the shelter right now on hot days. She will be in the kennel on the days we work, but we are living at my parents house right now and they, along with close friends have volunteered their time to take her out whenever possible so she is never is there for more than a few hours.
All our off time will spent all together
And at night she will come in and sleep on a doggie bed next to us.
We both enjoy running so she will get a jog both morning and evening, unless it is too hot. We also have a dog park close by where she can run and socialize.
We are planning on buying a crate as well, as I've read on here and other forums that they are a must.
We spend most of our weekends on the boat. Any tips/suggestions/experiences with huskies on the boat or in the water?
We also spend our winters snowshoeing and snowmobiling which I think she will fit nicely into
Once again, any tips/suggestions for us would be greatly appreciated as we want her to have a safe and happy home!
