Hello....I am a new member to this site and would like to introduce myself and my baby, MALAKAI...My name is April and reside on the beautiful Oregon Coast. 8 months ago my boyfriend and I were in search for either a Siberian Husky or German Shepherd puppy and came across our Malakai on Craig's List and fell in love almost instant. We were a little skeptical at first due to him being a cross breed of German Shepherd and Siberian Husky so we went to visit him and that was all it took; it was love at first sight!  Malakai is now 10 months old and oh boy what a handful he is!  He is a very very smart dog and trains very easily however he is very dominating and tries to be the ALPHA all the time but my boyfriend tells him otherwise  He has this issue with NOT wanting to listen to me at all! UGH! It has been quite the adventure with teaching him "NO" and to "CALM" down LOL. Malakai is very hyper. The vet informed my boyfriend that he needs a lot of socialization and obedience due to him lunging at them while trying to get him sedated for his being neutered. I told them what do you expect; we bring him to a place that he does not know and have to rush him in a room and just leave him with strangers and being scared and nervous already!  (They didn't like that comment) He needs LOTS of exercise for sure and we do our best to take him to the beach almost every day to allow him to run...we can actually release him from his leash (when no one is around) and he will obey our every command! For the most part Malakai resembles the GSD very much however he has the one blue eye and is very very vocal like the Husky dog. We love our boy!!!]
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Ah! There you are. Ha. Welcome.

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Ah! There you are. Ha. Welcome.

HaHA yes I made it here...Thank you for suggesting this site...seems more helpful indeed   

Yes, lots of good info to read through.

There sure is...very interesting topics...the pic you have with your signature, is that one of your Husks?

Welcome! I visited the Oregon coast a couple years ago, Umpqua Lighthouse State Park is just gorgeous. There was a Wine Cave I visited too. A huge fan of pinot noir. Some day I hope to live in the NW...

Your dog looks beautiful. Sounds like his behavior is very "husky-esque" lol. They are known for their independence. Glad to have you here!

Thank you...are they known for NOT listening also lol

April Dawn wrote:

Thank you...are they known for NOT listening also lol

ha ha, yeah, that's what I mean by "independence". They are certainly selective listeners. LOL

CavingSiberian wrote:

April Dawn wrote:

Thank you...are they known for NOT listening also lol

ha ha, yeah, that's what I mean by "independence". They are certainly selective listeners. LOL

Ami listens very well. Whether he chooses to comply, now that's another story and usually depends upon the presence of kibble  

Hi from PDX.
We love Arch Cape and Falcon Cove!

Well Malakai listens only when he wants to or It's dad talking....he likes to "nip" at us too when we are disciplining him...

And vocal.....oh man is he vocal....especially in the morning getting us up!! Lol

He is really neat looking, I like his color, is that a trait of a certain line of Husky? Oh and welcome  

April Dawn wrote:

...the pic you have with your signature,  is that one of your Huskies?

 
 
 
Yuppers! That's my handsome Paw Paw man!! I took that pic in my backyard up on Mount Scott in Portland, OR. Here's the full version, although resized to meet forum rules. Looks like I cropped it down for the signature.
 

Wow...Paw Paw is very handsome indeed.....beautiful pic..

April Dawn wrote:

Wow...Paw Paw is very handsome indeed.....beautiful pic..

 
 
Thanks so much! Too bad I didn't still live in OR, we could get our pups together for a playdate.
 
Here's Paw Paw as a pup:
 

 
And here's my other fav pic of him (besides the one in my sig). This was taken at the pond in the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery on Mount Scott in Portland, walking distance from our house at the time:
 

Oh my gosh!!! Stunning boy!! Yes it is too bad...I need to get MALAKAI socializing more...