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Russianwolf

Russianwolf

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I've had several people congratulate me on the new pups. Well, they aren't mine. I've never even seen them. It's a stock avatar that I found somewhere. I know I've seen the pic before in one of the email chains with funny pics of animals.

I do have a house full of pups. Likely always will, and likely will be leaving a fund to care for them after I'm gone.

Right now we have:
Nikita, Black and White Husky (10 years old and been with us for 8 years)
Natasha. Sable Husky/Shepherd (6 years old and been with us since she was 12 weeks)
Calibos, Black Belgian Sheepdog/Husky (6 years old and been with us for 3 years)
Gypsy, Black and White Husky (12 years old and been with us for 3 years)
Aspen, White Husky (11 years old and been with us for 3 years, Gypsy's son)
Charlie, Black Lab mix (6 years old and been with us for 3 years)
Cheyenne, Black and White Husky (12 years old and been with us for 3 years)
Jasper, English Setter (11 years old and been with us for 3 years, raised with Cheyenne since a pup)
Mica, Black and White Husky (4 years old and been with us for 1 Month, not officially ours yet)

As you can see we have a full house. All of them are special in their own ways, but Lakota that I mentioned the other day. He was in a class to himself. He was the first I/we rescued and knew what you were saying and would act on it. He was the first dog my wife ever loved, she was terrified of dogs when I met her. It took him less than a week to bring her around.
 
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Here's an example of our life.

Sometime we have 5 in the bed with us.

Nikita, Natasha, and Calibos
 

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Wow Mike, I thought our bed was bad, you have us beat! One of our smartest dogs is a rescue, we believe she is lab - pit mix. She is the smartest most loving dog, excellent watch dog as we live in the country. I commend you for your rescues and makes my heart feel good but wouldn't want to clean your back yard:dog::smile-big:!
 
Becca, we have three cats. One adopted my wife and son when they were living in Memphis. The next one adopted Nancy and me outside a Mexican restaurant, and the third one adopted my daughter when she freed his head from an ice cream container outside of her apartment.

Rescued animals can be a tremendous joy, whether they bark or purr.
 
Mike;
you have some excellant looking dogs. Have you ever been Skijoring?? Our family's first dog was a resuce Husky. He was great. We had him for 8 years and he developed a tumor and had to be put down. Since it is now just the wife and I we have 2 American Eskimo's that are both rescue dogs. THANK YOU for the work you do in rescuing these fine animals.
 
Animals are great. I think that rescuing them is the way to go. Right now we have two dogs, had 3 but Teddy died almost a years ago, and it still missed. Mango is a Rotwieller/Shepard, 5 years-had her since she was 8 weeks; Fluffy is Australian Shepard/Daschund and is 7 years had her since she was 1 1/2. We also have Sunshine, a rescued Lovebird, who runs the dogs around the house and Chickee, who is a 5 year old Cockatiel, raised from an egg with an eyedropper. They all have personalities and are a treat to live with on a daily basis.
 
Thanks for rescuing your dogs..there are millions out there needing homes..presently I have 3 rescued dogs & a rescued blind cat...They bring joy that makes life worth living
 
Nine dogs, Yipes:eek: We have three Pit bulls, one a rescue dog that was used first as a breeder then as a bait dog here in Atlanta. She was such a sorry sight when we got her; severely mal nourished, all scared up and a piece of her upper lip about the size of an old silver dollar had been freshly torn off in her last bait dog episode. I wanted to name her after the phantom of the opera, but my wife wouldn't have any part of that. She still isn't much to look at but at least she's healthy and living her days out in comfort. I know how much work and money it takes to keep three dogs; I can't imagine having three times as many.


Jim Smith
 
you'd likely be surprised with huskies. for a larger dog, they don't eat alot of food. Their metabolism is such that a little goes a ling way, just make sure theirs a good bit of protein in it. Main diet in the Alaskan tribes was Salmon for generations. Reindeer was the staple in the Siberian climes.

We even help other people with their pups. And have had half a dozen others go through our house, either to new homes (Sophie the Pit Bull now lives with a friend I commute with, and Tracker the Golden Retriever is in the lap of luxury living in a resort community with a retired couple and only gets 6 walks a day) or finding where they got away from. Most recently we took the dog of a homeless man to the vet to have him checked out and get his shots updated. Clean bill of health at 15 years.

I agree with those that say rescue dogs seem to appreciate the love and care offered compared to other dogs. Of the nine we have, all came from a poor background or abandoned except for Natasha. She was born in a shelter and immediately placed in rescue, so she never knew a bad life. She's the most spoiled and unappreciative of the pack. But at the same time, she has twisted back legs (can't jump and running more than short distances hurts her), so she knows we take care of her.

Gypsy came to us weighting all of 25 pounds. Skin and bones. Reason: she had stopped eating due to depression brought on by being abandoned from her original family (they had a baby who was allergic to dogs). Got her in the house and in the pack and she quickly gained all the weight back and is a healthy 52lbs now. She and her son Aspen were on death row until we got the call. Having been in the shelter for 2 weeks (normally they are allowed only one week) they didn't even get up when my wife went back, they knew they were going to be killed next.

Charlie the lab was abused to the point that if you tried to pet him while he was napping, he would try to take your arm off. A shelter would have put him down immediately. He also hated men. It took me two months of working with him. Now he's just a big puppy that loves going to Petsmart and getting petted by anyone and everyone. Favorite sport....... Mouse hunting in the garage. Hates water now to the point that he won't go out to pee if it's raining.

I have yet to meet a dog that I couldn't get through to. I have a few scars, but as far as I'm concerned, they are badges of honor in leading them to good lives.
 
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