Originally posted by Kfamr
they're so cute. what are they mixed with, and what do you plan on doing with them?


(Eesh.. I have so many questions tonight)
They are hound-husky crosses, bred by a musher who runs sprint races.

What I plan to do with them is kinda complicated....they are here as fosters, but unlikely that they will be leaving any time soon as they are very timid. They were not doing well in the shelter.

As very young puppies they had a reaction to their puppy shots. Their breeder (and I use the term loosely) decided that their hearts had been damaged and they would never be able to run in harness. I think she just wanted to get rid of them. I can see no sign that they have heart damage. They run and play like normal young Alaskan Huskies. No sign of fatigue or shortness of breath. The local vet says their heart sound perfectly normal, but he can't do more sophisticated testing on them. So....my decision was do I continue to let them waste away in their cages and live their lives in fear or bring them here, let them run and see what happens...

I've decided that eventually they will run in harness for me. I'll watch them very closely for any sign of distress and if they do show any, they'll be pets only. However, I think they will do just fine. In any case, the shelter director and I discussed it and agreed that it would be better for them to live shorter, happy lives than long, miserable ones in the shelter.