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sleighperez1@yahoo.com
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Hello, im so glad to have came across this site, I am a first time owner my husband had a german shepherd husky growing up as a kid .. We rescued Leah a few days ago, my husbands coworker found her running around his house posted photos took her to shelter with no luck of her family looking for her, he could not keep her so she went on the the next co worker needless to say I said bring her home we will keep her First time Dog Owner ;)  You tell me your take on if you think shes a mix ; ) Oh and food ideas  1625187496 stood up all night doing research : Sleep sleep: Sleep on husky's seems like lots of work but im up for it . she is the sweetest scared dog i have ever met she lays down or shall i say drops to the floor if anyone comes to pet her ; ( . with my 5 year old son petting her every sec of the day shes loving life so far she loves to jump bounce bounce bounce on people and grasp their arm with her two paws the trainer at petco told me huskys love to do that so my question to you guys is

what does shes look like to you husky MIx ? if so with what would your guess be ?

Food : shes was sent here with beniful but I would like to put her on a healthy diet asap so im asking for food suggestions i talked to the petco food expert ; ) and he said blue wilderness is the way to go, so Im starting with that i would love to hear any other suggestions you guys may have for me .

also they said shes a little bit under a year but not to sure No will be taking her to a vet asap to get her shots and all that fun stuff i dont know about Shocked ..

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Welcome! Congrats on Leah, and thanks for saving her Smile

She's definitely full Siberian Husky, and very pretty!

As for food, Huskies tend to have a sensitive stomach. You want to stick with something grain-free if you're going with kibble. We feed Taste of the Wild personally. Blue Buffalo, Wellness, Nature's Variety Instinct, Acana are good also.

There's also dehydrated, it gets not much more then kibble and very interesting. My dogs loved it when they were on it, but it was not the food for them. There's The Honest Kitchen, Grandma Lucy's and Sojo's.

Also a lot of users here feed a Raw Diet. We do occasionally, but it's to inconvinent for me with 3 dogs and no freezer space lol.
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Thank you ; ) for replying , so can you explain the Raw diet ? Sounds scary lol . so full Siberian Husky ya think Cool ; ) I wonder how much bigger she may get affraid
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Welcome! Thanks for rescuing her. There is lots of great info here, you can search almost any topic and you will find threads on it.

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The breed standard for a female is 35-50 lbs. That being said there are many that are larger than standard.

You are in for a ride, but it is well worth it.

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Welcome and congrats on your new husky! She does not look like a mix to me, I'd guess she's full Siberian husky.

sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
so can you explain the Raw diet ? Sounds scary lol

Raw feeding is not scary once you learn the ins and outs of it, but it is something you should take the time to read up on and get familiar with before you make the decision to switch. This thread can be a nice starting off point to get you moving in the right direction and provides lots of links to excellent reading on the subject: Considering a raw diet?

You might also look at the following thread to get an idea what other husky owners are feeding their dogs...What are you feeding your Husky?

FWIW, BB Wilderness is a good food if that's what you would like to start your new sibe on.

sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
so full Siberian Husky ya think Cool ; ) I wonder how much bigger she may get affraid

If she is already a year then she probably is not going to get much bigger, if at all. She may continue to fill out some over the next couple of years but it won't be a significant change. Wink

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yay for you taking her in!! shes a real cutie. Smile
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Welcome to the forum. She is a real beauty.. I would love to have a gray. I agree she probably is full SIberian husky.
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Congrats on her rescue! She looks like she is loving your kids and vice versa!
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Welcome! She looks all husky to me. Smile
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Welcome! Thank you so much for rescuing her! Smile I help out with local husky rescue - I'm in LA and "local" includes your area too! I'm so glad you adopted her because the shelters are overrun with huskies here and all the shelters are kill shelters with no hesitation to put down beautiful huskies when they run out of space. You rock! The local rescues are Alleys Rescued Angels and Husky Camp, where our dogs are from, and I'm sure they were keeping tabs on your girl and stressing out that they had no more money and space to save her. Thank you!!! Smile

We're in the LA area so PM us if you need local help with anything! Smile
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Welcome and thank you for saving that gorgeous baby!
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Huskyluv wrote:
Welcome and congrats on your new husky! She does not look like a mix to me, I'd guess she's full Siberian husky.

sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
so can you explain the Raw diet ? Sounds scary lol

Raw feeding is not scary once you learn the ins and outs of it, but it is something you should take the time to read up on and get familiar with before you make the decision to switch. This thread can be a nice starting off point to get you moving in the right direction and provides lots of links to excellent reading on the subject: Considering a raw diet?

You might also look at the following thread to get an idea what other husky owners are feeding their dogs...What are you feeding your Husky?

FWIW, BB Wilderness is a good food if that's what you would like to start your new sibe on.

sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
so full Siberian Husky ya think Cool ; ) I wonder how much bigger she may get affraid

If she is already a year then she probably is not going to get much bigger, if at all. She may continue to fill out some over the next couple of years but it won't be a significant change. Wink

thanks so much im going to look into it Laughing Do you feed yours raw ?
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hollywoodhuskies wrote:
Welcome! Thank you so much for rescuing her! Smile I help out with local husky rescue - I'm in LA and "local" includes your area too! I'm so glad you adopted her because the shelters are overrun with huskies here and all the shelters are kill shelters with no hesitation to put down beautiful huskies when they run out of space. You rock! The local rescues are Alleys Rescued Angels and Husky Camp, where our dogs are from, and I'm sure they were keeping tabs on your girl and stressing out that they had no more money and space to save her. Thank you!!! Smile

We're in the LA area so PM us if you need local help with anything! Smile

Thanks So much Very Happy i will be asking questions often being that she if my very first dog and i hear they are lots of fun " work "
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sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
Huskyluv wrote:
Welcome and congrats on your new husky! She does not look like a mix to me, I'd guess she's full Siberian husky.

sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
so can you explain the Raw diet ? Sounds scary lol

Raw feeding is not scary once you learn the ins and outs of it, but it is something you should take the time to read up on and get familiar with before you make the decision to switch. This thread can be a nice starting off point to get you moving in the right direction and provides lots of links to excellent reading on the subject: Considering a raw diet?

You might also look at the following thread to get an idea what other husky owners are feeding their dogs...What are you feeding your Husky?

FWIW, BB Wilderness is a good food if that's what you would like to start your new sibe on.

sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
so full Siberian Husky ya think Cool ; ) I wonder how much bigger she may get affraid

If she is already a year then she probably is not going to get much bigger, if at all. She may continue to fill out some over the next couple of years but it won't be a significant change. Wink

thanks so much im going to look into it Laughing Do you feed yours raw ?


I think she would be the Raw expert. lol...
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sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
thanks so much im going to look into it Laughing Do you feed yours raw ?

Yes, I feed a combination of things including raw. Smile

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Hello and welcome! wave She definitely looks all Siberian to me - and gorgeous at that! Very Happy
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sleighperez1@yahoo.com wrote:
hollywoodhuskies wrote:
Welcome! Thank you so much for rescuing her! Smile I help out with local husky rescue - I'm in LA and "local" includes your area too! I'm so glad you adopted her because the shelters are overrun with huskies here and all the shelters are kill shelters with no hesitation to put down beautiful huskies when they run out of space. You rock! The local rescues are Alleys Rescued Angels and Husky Camp, where our dogs are from, and I'm sure they were keeping tabs on your girl and stressing out that they had no more money and space to save her. Thank you!!! Smile

We're in the LA area so PM us if you need local help with anything! Smile

Thanks So much Very Happy i will be asking questions often being that she if my very first dog and i hear they are lots of fun " work "

Ok - I'm going to tell you the secret to owning well behaved huskies but keep this between us... Wink

Exercise! Take her on a good walk (at least a brisk 30 minutes) in the morning before work and one after work for 45 minutes. You should be slightly out of breath while walking. You can make it more strenuous for her by putting a backpack filled with water on her back (like the Ruffwear packs). Increase the exercise as needed, based on her behavior. This solves most of the naughty husky issues! wave Good luck!
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How lucky she is to have found you, and lucky you too! She is beautiful! Good luck with everything!
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