Sabaka has been with us for nearly 3 months and today marks the beginning of another life change.

Today I AM a husky owner!!

One might ask if I did not feel like a true husky owner when being pulled down the street on what my Mother-in-Law calls a "dog drag"....

What about when strangers stop to admire my husky, the rock star....

Maybe it should have been his charming blue eyes that made me realize that I am a new husky owner....

Perhaps I should have caught on when my puppy was the most hyper dog in puppy class - always loving life and every human, dog or other live creature in sight....

But HERE is the REAL thing that sets husky owners apart from most all other dog owners... and it began for me in earnest today.... (pic to follow)

Oh yeah....here it is!!!

Excellent post!

WELCOME to the "club"

But wait!....There's MORE of that to come in the following weeks!

Buahahaha!!

We "harvested" this from under the fridge AFTER having cleaned/vacuumed/shampooed carpets, then doing a full sweep and mop. PLUS, we get two canisters out of our vacuum that look just like this every week... Gotta love 'em.

Why yes, we have pets. Why do you ask?! by CoffeeK8, on Flickr

Now you will get to enjoy that "fabulous" husky hair on every outfit! Another mark of a true husky owner!

Save it up, have yarn made then you'll have that new sweater in no time.

how long did that take you?

I love it!! You guys really make me feel good! Now I'm anxious to show you under my fridge next year, the legs of my black yoga pants, my kitchen floor full of hair and maybe even that sweater I should be knitting!!

You really know that this is my least favorite part of sharing my home with a husky, right? I'm trying to be positive here...

cmanding wrote:

how long did that take you?

I am not sure if you were asking me or not...but probably half an hour haha

snrose wrote:

cmanding wrote:

how long did that take you?

I am not sure if you were asking me or not...but probably half an hour haha

You would think that after all that, they would be bald!

I never know how much I get off Ginger in a 15-20 minute brushing...I go outside in the wind!

both of mine are finishing up blowing coat, i dropped them off at the groomers on wednesday morning, wish i would've taken pics of the fur all over the room when i picked them up

snrose wrote:

How funny I have the exact same vacuum (which died after having it for 2 monts) and the same brush (I think it's a furminator?) oh and yeah....the exact same amount of hair from Mya. She's blowing her coat nasty!

Mine are just now starting. I with you Claudia...I brush them outside so I don't have to deal with it in the house. I probably shouldn't, I don't know that my neighbors love finding husky fur in their yard. Last year I saw a bird pick up some of Dakota's fur, I assume for a nest, while I was outside brushing him.

26nikita wrote:

Last year I saw a bird pick up some of Dakota's fur, I assume for a nest, while I was outside brushing him.

Thats the excuse I gave my boyfriend when he complained that the hair would fly everywhere outside! I told him it would make great soft nesting material for the birds! We saw a few nests around our neighborhood with what looked to be husky hair in them. I guess its the least the dogs can do for the birds, since they spend most of their time trying to catch and eat them!

Mine are just starting to blow coat...

Had to drop the poop bag and hunker down this morning!
165 lbs of husky power spotted squirrels up ahead!

cmanding wrote:

Had to drop the poop bag and hunker down this morning!
165 lbs of husky power spotted squirrels up ahead!

cmanding wrote:

Had to drop the poop bag and hunker down this morning!
165 lbs of husky power spotted squirrels up ahead!

That gave me a funny visual!

26nikita wrote:

Last year I saw a bird pick up some of Dakota's fur, I assume for a nest, while I was outside brushing him.

I use to try and pick up most of the hair until last year when I started noticing birds waiting for me and the dogs to leave then they would swoop in and harvest all the nest material. They would keep returning until every bit of the dog's hair was gone.

Here4thePics wrote:

26nikita wrote:

Last year I saw a bird pick up some of Dakota's fur, I assume for a nest, while I was outside brushing him.

I use to try and pick up most of the hair until last year when I started noticing birds waiting for me and the dogs to leave then they would swoop in and harvest all the nest material. They would keep returning until every bit of the dog's hair was gone.

So really we are recycling...

If I were a little birdie, I would wish to have a nest made of husky fur!!!

I'm afraid many of you with multiple adult coat-blowing huskies will need a few families of bald eagles to rid your yards of all the fur!!

We had swept the hardwood foyer twice today before 6:00pm when a friend stopped by and commented, "Wow, he really sheds, doesn't he?" Grrrr....

I got hairs everywhere!!

I also have a husky who hates to be brushed. I think he's just the kid who's too hyper to sit still that long. But HE'S A HUSKY...he'd better get used to being brushed!!