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Rescued Alaskan Husky - We love our dog!
Hi Dog-Loving-People
My husband and I were told of this adorable dog who had been mistreated since leaving her mom. The gal who resuced her was told she was coming to see a Border Collie ... she saw right away that the sweet thing was not a BC, but looked more like an Alaskan Husky ... but she would not leave the dog there. It had been confined to a very small crate, being banged on by a toddler, and it took some time for her to be able to unclurl herself out. She took her to the vet right away, who told her that she had grade 3 hip displasia, most likely caused by the small crate, growth plates had closed prematurely ... she had her spayed, worked hard to put some muscle mass on her, and started looking for guaradians for her. Luckily, she picked us! Our Cookie is the most loving, adorable creature I have ever met. She is devoted to her dad (I am still kind of like the "other puppy"). She was 10 months old when we got her (13 months now) and just full of energy. She has absoltely no aggression toward food or toys or other dogs and really only acts a bit wonky when a "new man" approaches. She is submissive to all other dogs and would be to cats if she could get near one Her care goes against her very nature - because of her hip issues, we must keep her at a low-impact-level of play. We give her Purina One with Natural Glucosomine (topped with some fresh cooked meat or foul), 1500 mgs of glucosomine a day, 1000 mgs of primrose oil if she is limping ... and have our eye on a wheelchair if her muscles can't keep up. We also have her tied as she will runnnnnnn and only come when she feels like it ... we live near a busy road, so although we would love her to run free, cannot. She has a 50 foot lead to roam the backyard, and goes on short walks daily. Her activity level is high, but her endurance is low. She loves to hang out in the backyard chewing on logs and 'pruning' the weed bushes at the back of the yard. In the house we make sure she has a box full of toys ... everything from hard chewables to soft & snuggly babies - and she loves and knows them all by name. She also loves to chew on ice, so cubes are a good treat (along with dehydrated lung, cheeze and peanut butter in her kong) She loves the outdoors, in any weather but especially snow, and we near have to beg her to come inside (sometimes it is absolutely necessary because I worry about her hips) She has a "manger" outside, sheltered and filled with hay. She does live inside and sleeps in our room in the closet, on a very neat foam matress to help her little bum. She gets multiple massages a day to sooth her little butt if she has overworked it. The end of many days finds her in a state of great effort to move from spot to spot, but she wakes up every morning with renewal. She has some training issues right now, and after reading in here for a bit, I decided to join your board. I am hoping that with some advice, we will be able to make sure every day of her life is happy and fulfilling and full of life and good health. Right now we have some training issues to work on, and for these I will post ... barking (we don't mind, but the neighbours do), coming when called, licking, jumping. Can't wait to meet you all! Last edited by WeeZee; March 5th, 2005 at 08:13 PM. |
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