Hi from VA...

New to the forum. Here's my story:

When I was little, we got the best Christmas present ever from my grandparents when I was 5. Christy was a husky/collie mix, was brown and white with the mask on her face, a curly tail, and beautiful green eyes. She would get the "wild dog" occasionally and run circles around the house, and "talked" like huskies tend to do. Christy grew up with my sister and I, and died when I was 13. She was the best dog I'd ever had until this past year.

I've always loved huskies. My boyfriend had to put down his sweet 13 year old husky, Sammy, in September 2011. The house was so empty without him. After looking around for a while and deciding we were ready for another dog, my boyfriend and I adopted Kane from a rescue group in TN. His original name was Chaser, and he was 18 months old when we got him in January. We don't know a whole lot about his background, just that he had been left alone in an apartment for a week with no food or water before being sent to a shelter. He was at the shelter for 3 months, then the rescue group found him and placed him with a foster family for 3 months. He was housebroken already, which was a gift. He has been through the Petsmart Beginner training class and was "Top of the Class" (I'm such a proud mama.) He loves chasing squirrels in the backyard (fenced, of course), going for long walks on the greenway, sleeping on his back in the middle of the living room floor, play-wrestling with his dad, and getting belly rubs and hugs from his mama.

I'm hooked, if you can't tell. I love my sweet, hard-headed, full of energy, beautiful boy.


Sleeping


Begging


When not sprawling on back, he likes to curl up in tiny ball


Mama's handsome boy

Great story and beautiful dog! It's great that you rescued. Where in VA are you?

Welcome from northern VA

He's a handsome guy! Congrats on adopting hm.

We're in Roanoke, VA.

Welcome and thanks for adopting! looks like he landed in the right home, that of being spoiled by people who know what to expect from him so when are you getting another one.....

love the small pic of him on the tree in your sig

Welcome!

I've been looking for another...but I think we'll wait til we're both done with paramedic school first. He doesn't get to play with other dogs much, and I'd love to rescue another sweet baby.

He finally caught his first squirrel last week, after months and months of treeing them like in that pic. He played and played with it, I don't think he meant to kill it, but throwing it in the air and catching it didn't end well for squirrel. He didn't even make it bleed, or attempt to eat it. He did try to bury it to play with it some more later, lol.

Welcome! Congrats on adopting him.

Congrats, he's gorgeous

Welcome! Also from VA here. Hampton Roads Area. If you ever want a husky playdate let me know! i know it's a drive but i don't mind coming out there. I can't find anyone around here that has a husky!