My first husky was a red and white (I'm pretty partial to reds) boy who I named Diesel. I had researched the breed for years and had always been madly in love with huskies, not just for their looks but for their awesome clown-like personalities. I grew up with dogs and loved them and actually wanted to go to school to be a vet (: I worked at a vet's office for a few years where I met several huskies and mals there and I just worked harder to have one of my own. Well when my old dog at the time passed, I was devastated. Whenever I felt I was ready for another dog of my own, I told my BF that I really wanted a husky. I looked for several weeks before I found the right one. (I had no idea what a BYB was at the time and didn't think twice about buying from one). We drove several hours to go pick him up and I finally had my first husky! My red boy! (: I was instantly hooked after that! We had our ups and downs and good and bad times. (He had severe food aggression from day one - I sat with him during every meal every day and just rubbed on him and messed with his food until he seemed calmer around food and would no longer growl or guard it around us. As he grew he'd have his outbursts - one about a glove I tried taking from him, once as he had spilled food on the floor and would not let me go anywhere near him - and lastly when we had just gotten back from a run and I went to go take his collar off as he had a treat and he lunged and tore up my hands pretty bad). But I loved my boy and refused to give up on him, It would tear me apart to have to get rid of him. I loved him so much and I regret all of the things I said and did out of frustration and wish I could just hug him now and never let go. He went missing on June 5, 2011 on a Sunday afternoon around 2 pm in Winnie, TX. I searched all day/night until it was too late in the night and called the animal control and shelter. I've had several ads posted on multiple websites and will never give up on finding him. I feel like I let him down, I was supposed to protect him. I'm sorry that this is so long and seems emotional, but I don't really have anyone that I can tell who can possibly relate to what I am going through. I hope that I can one day see him again and that he is healthy and happy somewhere and waiting for me to come get him and take him home.

:-(

How heart breaking he looks so much like my Zoey. I really hope that one day Diesel is reunited with you guys again

I'm so sorry. I hope you will find him!

I'm so sorry. I don't know what I would do if I lost one of my babies How did he go missing? Did he get out of the yard?

I really hope on day you two are reunited. Was he micro chipped? It is so sad to hear of these stories.

We had built an outside run for him when we went out of town because I would always worry about him getting loose or going after someone or another pet and I didn't want him locked up inside the house for 4 hours. We came home and his door was shut and the lock thrown in the yard. The run was pretty much husky proof, it had an elevated floor of about 6 inches and a full roof secured to the top all the way around and he couldn't chew through the fence. I know someone stole him. And no he wasn't chipped /:

Thanks guys, I'm staying positive (:

such a sad story, i hope you get Diesel back one day.

and just to say this is ONE of the top reasons i will NEVER leave S&J out side while not home, i do not trust anyone and with so many dogs being stolen from homes we have to do everything to keep them safe. i hope you have your new husky chipped and kept indoors when not home.

I now know not to ever leave any animal outside unattended..to bad I had to learn the hard way. Indy is chipped and either inside when I'm gone(very rarely) or out with me when I go somewhere. I take him with me everywhere!

Did you report him stolen to all the vets in your area?

yes, as well as to the sheriff's office. I know A LOT of people around my area and it comes in handy some times (:

That's so sad. I really hate how people steal dogs. That's like stealing someones kid (for me at least).

Lu&Katsmom wrote:

That's so sad. I really hate how people steal dogs. That's like stealing someones kid (for me at least).

Definitely like stealing somebody's kid! So sad

Lu&Katsmom wrote:

That's so sad. I really hate how people steal dogs. That's like stealing someones kid (for me at least).

I know! My dogs are and always will be my children! I couldn't imagine stealing anyone elses dog or any animal for that matter.

Update: It's possible I could have found Diesel. I'm not 100% sure yet, I've emailed the guy a few times today and I'm just waiting on a reply with more pictures. Trying not to get my hopes up too high...

oh wow, fingers are crossed here that it is him, i sure hope so, what a christmas gift that would be!

i still don't understand people out there who do this kind of shit! pisses me off.

Thank so much Jenn! I know! I'm trying not to think about it too much and get my hopes set too high. I'm trying to stay positive and keep all the negative thoughts out! It's really hard...he's been gone for so long.

I can't even begin to understand why people would steal another person's pet! You'd have to be seriously messed up to do it. I wish I could find the person who took my boy and have my way with him/her!

If it is him, he made it all the way to FL! Some people picked him up as a stray and left him at a shelter and then from what I understand he was moved around and then adopted. Now the adopter is trying to re-home him because of aggression issues. If it is Diesel, it would make sense. He's been on his own/mistreated for 7 months and would have gone back to his old self since he didn't have his training everyday.....Looks just like him too. Just a little darker red. Kinda like Jack! (:

Fingers and paws crossed it's him.

It wasn't him. ... Sorry guys

such sad news dont give up hope! he is out there waiting for you

So sorry.

I've got another lead and it's relatively close. I'm a nervous, anxious wreck right now. Found an ad on CL in the lost&found (I search at least once every day) and emailed the guy who found the husky and the guy gave me an instant reply saying that he's 99.9% sure it's Diesel. Bad thing is, I have to wait to see if the guy can catch him again before I can identify him in pictures or his distinctive markings.....it's only been 10 minutes and I'm about to pull all of my hair out!

The guy said he found him day before yesterday and that this is the third time he's escaped. I hope 3rd time ISN'T the charm in this case! Hopefully they find him, his whole neighborhood and locals in the city know that this guy has had the dog and he's been returned to him so far......He described the collar that was on him when Diesel went missing without me even mentioning it. If any of you guys are or know of anyone in the HUMBLE, TX or HOUSTON, TX are please keep your eyes and ears open. If this isn't my boy, we're working on trying to find his owner and if we can't, then bring him to the sibe rescue in our area.

I'm so frazzled!

Hope its him! I have everything crossed for you!

Thanks, me too. The guy is absolutely very positive it's him. Fingers and paws crossed here as well...(:

Good luck! That would be amazing!