| Husky of the Month |
Congrats Nikita, Archer, and Cheyanne,our November HOTM Winners!
Husky Cuddles!
  Thanks to all for this month's entries!
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| Rescue Spotlight |
Our current rescue spotlight is:
Delaware Valley Siberian Husky Rescue!
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| Top Dog Website Award Winner! | |
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Alindaris
Newborn
 Join date : 2012-04-17
Location : Turlock, CA
 |  Subject: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:20 pm | |
| Hello, everyone! My name is Deanna, and I took 2-year old Drake home from a pet rescue two weeks ago. He was about to be euthanized, poor boy. I am a cat lover who has always admired the husky, since I was a little girl. I was looking at adoptable huskies online when I came across Drake. I met him in person and fell in love with his personality. He is very stubborn and dominant, but he is also mellow and affectionate, friendly and playful. I'm brand new to big dogs, so I'm still working on my "pack leader." This forum was recommended to me by a helpful, husky-loving vet tech at my local veterinary hospital. I'm excited to be here and learn from all of you!! Greetings from central California, Deanna Barnes  |
| | | | Koda
Ms. Amicable
Join date : 2009-05-20
Location : Glenville, NY
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:22 pm | |
| Welcome, Deanna! And kudos for rescuing  Do you have cats now? Is Drake good with them? I'm glad that your vet tech recommended us! Not sure who on that board that is, but thanks _________________ www.itsahuskything.com
It's a husky thing... you wouldn't understand. |
| | | | Snow White
Teenager
Join date : 2012-04-02
Location : Maryland
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:23 pm | |
| What a big beautiful guy. Thank you for rescuing him. Welcome to the forums! |
| | | | jbealer
Husky Stalker
Join date : 2009-05-29
Location : Denver, CO
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:26 pm | |
| Welcome! and thanks for rescuing him! _________________  |
| | | | blueeyedghost
Maverick
Join date : 2011-07-01
Location : Denver, CO
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:33 pm | |
| Welcome! _________________ Shadow's Blog Canine Hydrocephalus Support on Facebook "Being the parent of a special-needs pet means living your life constantly poised on the edge of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you become a fierce defender of the ways in which your little one is perfectly ordinary — all the things he or she can do that are just like what everybody else does. And yet, you never lose sight of how absolutely extraordinary that very ordinariness is, how difficult, remarkable and rewarding that fight to be 'just like everybody else' has been." -Gwen Cooper, "Homer's Odyssey" Shadow - 03/01/2013 - 10/02/2014  |
| | | | hypers987
Senior
Join date : 2011-08-25
Location : Santa Cruz, California
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:35 pm | |
| YAY! You joined!!  Drake is such a gorgeous guy! |
| | | | cbhart
Teenager
Join date : 2012-01-19
Location : Riverside, california
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:57 pm | |
| welcome im currently in northern cali but moving to So. Cal next week this forum is great and will give you tons of advice! |
| | | | Hayden_69
Senior
Join date : 2011-12-26
Location : Alexandria, VA
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:00 pm | |
| Welcome! Drake has sweet markings! Thats so awesome you saved him from being euthanized, you're a great person |
| | | | 26nikita
Senior
Join date : 2010-09-11
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:52 pm | |
| Welcome and congrats taking Drake home with you! |
| | | | SabakaMom
Senior
Join date : 2011-02-10
Location : Virginia
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:41 pm | |
| Welcome! Drake is a very handsome guy! |
| | | | evelazquez
Teenager
 Join date : 2012-03-17
Location : Norridge, IL
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:59 pm | |
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| | | | Alindaris
Newborn
Join date : 2012-04-17
Location : Turlock, CA
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:36 pm | |
| Thank you so much, everyone! So happy to be here! I bet Drake will be happy I joined, too, since I'll be learning all about what his needs are! He is so amazing; how could I not have rescued him? It's an honor to have such a lovely creature in my home and heart. I'm sure you all feel the same way! ;-) - Quote :
- Do you have cats now? Is Drake good with them?
I have three cats who have varying reactions to him. Drake is good with all of them; he either ignores them or invites them to play (which just makes the kitties angry, of course). He does chase one of them around the house when she runs away, but I'm working on training him out of that. He never does anything if he catches her; he just looks at her curiously and waits to see what she'll do. One of the cats is completely unafraid of him and sleeps next to him companionably. I'm hoping to get to that point with the other two someday! I keep reminding myself it's only been two weeks! And it helps that Drake has never shown any aggression toward any creature whatsoever. Still, he is supervised around the kitties, and the cats have a room all to themselves that they use as a sanctuary. Thanks again, everyone, and I'll see you on the boards! |
| | | | Fenrir
Puppy
Join date : 2012-03-22
Location : Wichita, KS
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:17 pm | |
| Welcome! Now is definitely the time to get him and the cats socialized. Rescues tend to have a grace period before you see them come out of their shells, but based on your description of his personality, he does sound very Husky even now. |
| | | | ljelgin
Senior
Join date : 2012-01-29
Location : Broken Arrow, OK
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:27 pm | |
| welcome  Thanks for rescuing this beautiful boy. |
| | | | jbaudette
Newborn
Join date : 2012-04-03
Location : Wichita, KS
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:07 pm | |
| Hes a wooly!! hes so cute Congrats on the rescuing, and thank you for saving him Hes absolutely gorgeous! This forum has plenty of great tips for you to read and learn about it has helped me so much! |
| | | | Ghost
Adult
Join date : 2011-09-20
Location : Vancouver, BC
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:31 pm | |
| Welcome to the forum and thank you for rescuing him. He's beautiful!
Be very careful with the cats until you're sure - sometimes all it takes is a cat to run and prey drive kicks in. But it sounds like he's doing really well so far, which is awesome! |
| | | | Erinc
Teenager
Join date : 2011-11-12
| | Subject: Re: 1st Time Dog Owner Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:20 pm | |
| Welcome What a lovely looking young lad! |
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