Shed much??? pics...

[Glacier]

My dogs always loved being brushed so grooming them daily was never a problem. I take it Antares isn't like that?

Antare is extremely timid and has little use for humans. He would prefer that I just drop his food off and leave him alone the rest of the time. He is not aggressive at all, but he does actively shun physical contact with everyone, except other dogs. He adores other dogs. I have corner him or lure him into the porch in order to brush him. Believe it or not, he's actually come a very long way. He was essentially feral when I got him. His brother, Delta, still is.

Unless I have his harness in hand..he will put up with just about anything if it means he gets to pull. This time of year though, he knows the harness is a trap!

[Freedom]

Antare, you love that scruffy guy look, huh? You are still a handsome guy! Let mom clean things up a bit.

[lizbud]

He's still a gorgeous fella, even with all the fuzz. Smokey sheds like
that & I have to take him outside for serious brushing. (rakeing)

p.s. I love to pull out the tufts too. It's addicting.

[Canis-Lupess]

Ah, his current behaviour probably comes about from lack socialization with humans during the puppy period but still contact with other dogs. It is vital that pups have the human socialization period from about 7-14 weeks so that they learn how to bond with people. If they are left with their mother and siblings, they tend to not learn how to bond with humans and bond too closely to other dogs. From 0-7 weeks is when they learn how to be and bond with other dogs in the form of their mum and siblings.

How old was he when you acquired him? No doubt this is what happened to him being as you describe him as being almost feral when you got him.

Good luck ridding him of his clumps, lol.

[Glacier]

How old was he when you acquired him? No doubt this is what happened to him being as you describe him as being almost feral when you got him.

Good luck ridding him of his clumps, lol.

Oh, I know why he's the way he is--it is because of a lack of socialization and a timid mother dog. Antare and Delta were born to a wanna-be musher who thought it would be easier to breed his own team. Yanno instead of answering any one of the dozen ads giving away/selling sled dogs that are in every edition of the local paper! He bred one litter out of a timid female; decided this was way too much work. Found homes for all the dogs except Delta and Antare. He kept them until they were four, maybe five months old. Basically he dumped food in their pen a couple times a week and that was it. They went to shelter when a kennell opened up and stayed there until I took them, just shy of their first birthday.

[Queen of Poop]

Oh, Oh, Oh (waving hand in the air)!!!

I have 3 different doggie brushes for each animals brushing preference. I will come help!!

My RB dog Sami hated being brushed and/or pet. But she was part Husky and required brushing. She let me know she'd had enough by closing her mouth over my arm. She never bit, just held on and gave the look of "enough" lady!

Sasha lives to be brushed. She's a pleasure to groom.

[joycenalex]

so how do you brush an unwilling husky? i can and do, if needs be pin alex so he gets brush/nail trim ears cleaned. he's only 40# and a mommas' boy. princess peanut will let me brush, wipe ears and tolerates rear toe nail trims, she's 60#. and sweet duke lived to be brushed, he do little groans and grunts of pleasure as i brushed his silky golden fur. antare is a beauty and much bigger, so what do you use, and how long will he tolerate it, and do you put out the warm warm hair for birds' nests next spring?

[cyber-sibes]

I see as I'm reading thru the posts that a whole lot of us are willing to go up to the Yukon & brush huskies! Think we should just go ahead & charter a plane? Tamara, how many sleeping bags will your little cabin accomodate? After all, Stewart's gone, you may as well have a few PTers over to lend a hand!! Woo-hooo, wouldn't that be a terrific PT get together?

[K9karen]

I will never ever complain about dog hair again! What are we waitin' for? Charter that plane!! I love pulling tufts too!! Wonder how many blankets we can weave?

[Queen of Poop]

I see as I'm reading thru the posts that a whole lot of us are willing to go up to the Yukon & brush huskies! Think we should just go ahead & charter a plane? Tamara, how many sleeping bags will your little cabin accomodate? After all, Stewart's gone, you may as well have a few PTers over to lend a hand!! Woo-hooo, wouldn't that be a terrific PT get together?

Charter a plane. The perfect idea. I do all the charter flights for my company, so I have an in with the air charter company!!!

[Glacier]

I see as I'm reading thru the posts that a whole lot of us are willing to go up to the Yukon & brush huskies! Think we should just go ahead & charter a plane? Tamara, how many sleeping bags will your little cabin accomodate?

Well there are two spare beds already. 1700 square feet of floor space and a shop of almost equal size(it's heated and you can snuggle with Kayleigh out there!). I think we can fit in a few sleeping bags if you don't mind sharing with a few cats!

Do you guys scoop poop too? There's an awful lot of that to do too!

[ramanth]

Oh my!! I'm glad Kia is only part husky. She clumps on her butt!

Look forward to after photos.

[cassiesmom]

Well there are two spare beds already. 1700 square feet of floor space and a shop of almost equal size(it's heated and you can snuggle with Kayleigh out there!). I think we can fit in a few sleeping bags if you don't mind sharing with a few cats!

Do you guys scoop poop too? There's an awful lot of that to do too!

I don't mind sharing with the cats ONE BIT! I do litter pans and I also refill water bowls and wash food dishes. Yard maintenance, you'll have to tell me what and how you want it done. I'm low-maintenance, too ... wearing cat hair is par for the course for me.

[jesse_3]

HUSKIES SHED!?!?! NEVER!!!!

Well there are two spare beds already. 1700 square feet of floor space and a shop of almost equal size(it's heated and you can snuggle with Kayleigh out there!). I think we can fit in a few sleeping bags if you don't mind sharing with a few cats!

Do you guys scoop poop too? There's an awful lot of that to do too!

Oh! Me! I volunteer! When does the plain leave? I need to get my stuff packed!!

[gini]

Antare is extremely timid and has little use for humans. He would prefer that I just drop his food off and leave him alone the rest of the time. He is not aggressive at all, but he does actively shun physical contact with everyone, except other dogs. He adores other dogs. I have corner him or lure him into the porch in order to brush him. Believe it or not, he's actually come a very long way. He was essentially feral when I got him. His brother, Delta, still is.

Unless I have his harness in hand..he will put up with just about anything if it means he gets to pull. This time of year though, he knows the harness is a trap!

Every dog is different. My nephew's black lab is like that - it is more like "look lady - just throw the ball for me and knock off the huggy kissy stuff!"