Siberian Huskies

[Hawkgirl]

Anyone here have any experience with them?  I am thinking about adopting a puppy.  I live in south florida, so obviously, it may not be the best climate, but hey, not everyone can live in the arctic. 
I would keep him mainly indoors with A/C and take him on daily walks.
I also have 2 adult cats.

any advice?

[Rebel]

Anyone here have any experience with them?  I am thinking about adopting a puppy.  I live in south florida, so obviously, it may not be the best climate, but hey, not everyone can live in the arctic. 
I would keep him mainly indoors with A/C and take him on daily walks.
I also have 2 adult cats.

any advice?

It's a dog. Dogs are awesome. What more do you need? 

[Chris_]

Anyone here have any experience with them?  I am thinking about adopting a puppy.  I live in south florida, so obviously, it may not be the best climate, but hey, not everyone can live in the arctic. 
I would keep him mainly indoors with A/C and take him on daily walks.
I also have 2 adult cats.

any advice?

Probably the number one problem with Huskies is their SHEDDING.   Be prepared to constantly clean up hair off your clothes, furniture, etc.   I hope you have a vacuum cleaner that can handle the job.

Huskies do make excellent pets, though.    My aunt bred, raised, and showed Huskies in East Texas.  She built an outdoor kennel for them, and they did just fine in that climate.   Despite what they were ORIGINALLY bred for, they can adapt to many climates.

[Schadenfreude]

You can ship the pup up north for winters with auntie Schade.

Enjoy your pup!

[Thor]

Hell, this Texan adapted to the frozen tundra climate of Minnesota and now re-adapting to the hot Texas climate and it ain't even HOT yet !!! 

[Schadenfreude]

Hell, this Texan adapted to the frozen tundra climate of Minnesota and now re-adapting to the hot Texas climate and it ain't even HOT yet !!! 

waaaaahhhhh!!!!

Oh wait, I bet you would make a nice pet. 

[Hawkgirl]

I'm going to look at a couple of pups tomorrow...I think I'm gonna make the commitment..

Sigh....it's going to screw up my travel itinerary for the next decade though...I suppose boarding will be the answer to that....

[Hawkgirl]

Anyone here have any experience with them?  I am thinking about adopting a puppy.  I live in south florida, so obviously, it may not be the best climate, but hey, not everyone can live in the arctic. 
I would keep him mainly indoors with A/C and take him on daily walks.
I also have 2 adult cats.

any advice?

Probably the number one problem with Huskies is their SHEDDING.   Be prepared to constantly clean up hair off your clothes, furniture, etc.   .

I have 2 furballs already, so I know all about shedding.  They say huskies shed once or twice a year though (their undercoat) and hardly any shedding other than that.

[guest]

Anyone here have any experience with them?  I am thinking about adopting a puppy.  I live in south florida, so obviously, it may not be the best climate, but hey, not everyone can live in the arctic. 
I would keep him mainly indoors with A/C and take him on daily walks.
I also have 2 adult cats.

any advice?

Probably the number one problem with Huskies is their SHEDDING.   Be prepared to constantly clean up hair off your clothes, furniture, etc.   .

I have 2 furballs already, so I know all about shedding.  They say huskies shed once or twice a year though (their undercoat) and hardly any shedding other than that.

Okay, so you're used to it.     The amount of shedding does depend on the climate.  If you live in a high-humidity area, like my aunt did, it becomes worse.   Also, it can depend on which gender you get.  Males shed once a year, while females can shed at least 2 times a year.

I just remember visiting my aunt's house about twice a year, up until I was about 11 years old,  and ALWAYS coming back out covered in hair.  I guess it didn't help that she had 6 Huskies, all shedding at the same time. 

[JohnnyReb]

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  I guess it didn't help that she had 6 Huskies, all shedding at the same time. 

OH! They're like female college roommates, huh? Getting in sync and all.

[mamacags]

One word~~> Dyson!

[Flame]

They are very high energy dogs and love to run....my BIL raised them.  Plan lots of time for excercise, etc.  If you have a treadmill, you can train them to get some excercise on one in the AC that way, and not have to worry about the heat.  (In addition to regualr walks, of course).

Was the pup born/grew up in FL?  That might make him more used to the heat aspect.   I'd also plan on regualr trips to the groomers to get the undercoat combed out as much as possible in the summer especially. 


If you get the pup, we want to see pics!!


As for the cats, it might take some training, but it should be OK eventually.  We found an adult hound dogs type who chased our cats horrible.  She spent the first couple months on a leash by our side to break the habit, and now she's fine with them.

[Hawkgirl]

  I bought her!!  She is beautiful! black and white with ice blue eyes...8 weeks old.  I pick her up tomorrow

Will get pics up this weekend...she is a playful little baby...

[Chris_]

I bought her!!  She is beautiful! black and white with ice blue eyes...8 weeks old.  I pick her up tomorrow

Will get pics up this weekend...she is a playful little baby...

Congratulations!  I look forward to seeing the pics!   

[asdf2231]

[Miss Mia]

They are very high energy dogs and love to run....my BIL raised them.  Plan lots of time for excercise, etc.  If you have a treadmill, you can train them to get some excercise on one in the AC that way, and not have to worry about the heat.  (In addition to regualr walks, of course).

Was the pup born/grew up in FL?  That might make him more used to the heat aspect.   I'd also plan on regualr trips to the groomers to get the undercoat combed out as much as possible in the summer especially. 


If you get the pup, we want to see pics!!


As for the cats, it might take some training, but it should be OK eventually.  We found an adult hound dogs type who chased our cats horrible.  She spent the first couple months on a leash by our side to break the habit, and now she's fine with them.

Flame, my brother has been trying to talk me into getting a dog for a year or so now.  He says it would be good protection against thieves, since I live by myself.  Anywho, I've always been worried about my cats.  I saw an adorable lab/beagle mix online last night. 

I was thinking I needed a small dog like a Yorkie so the cats could dominate.  LOL

[Miss Mia]

Yorkies are yappers.
Your cats might kill it just to shut it up.

I really want a dog that acts like a cat, but will bark all scary if someone tries to break into my house. 

[Flame]

They are very high energy dogs and love to run....my BIL raised them.  Plan lots of time for excercise, etc.  If you have a treadmill, you can train them to get some excercise on one in the AC that way, and not have to worry about the heat.  (In addition to regualr walks, of course).

Was the pup born/grew up in FL?  That might make him more used to the heat aspect.   I'd also plan on regualr trips to the groomers to get the undercoat combed out as much as possible in the summer especially. 


If you get the pup, we want to see pics!!


As for the cats, it might take some training, but it should be OK eventually.  We found an adult hound dogs type who chased our cats horrible.  She spent the first couple months on a leash by our side to break the habit, and now she's fine with them.

Flame, my brother has been trying to talk me into getting a dog for a year or so now.  He says it would be good protection against thieves, since I live by myself.  Anywho, I've always been worried about my cats.  I saw an adorable lab/beagle mix online last night. 

I was thinking I needed a small dog like a Yorkie so the cats could dominate.  LOL

The size of the dog doesn't matter...really, all it takes is one good whack from the cat, and most dogs will back off.  My cats at the time  were wimps, and it took them a while to stand up to her.   My advice to you would be to go to the local shelter and wander through.  Don't limit yourself by size/breed, whatever, and find the dog that you "gell" with.  Trust me, you'll know the right one.

[BlueStateSaint]

We had one many, many years ago.  A small (well, 55-60 pounds) male.  He loved to run.  When he'd get loose, which seemed to be about once a week in the summer, I, being the oldest child, would try to catch him.  Damn dog would get home before me about 80% of the time.

Loved him, though.  He absolutely loved ice cream.  He knocked off a single-scoop DQ cone one night in 12 seconds.  We were so impressed with that, we got him another one just to see if he could duplicate that time.  He did.

Also, even though we had a fair amount of snow in the winter, Yukon became a softie and would howl to come inside if he got too cold (which, oftentimes, was 5 minutes after I brought him out).  Shedding?  Yukon actually enjoyed being vacuumed to remove his hair in the spring and fall.  We were finding his hair 10 years after we had to put him to sleep.

I miss that dog.

[BEG]

Yorkies are yappers.
Your cats might kill it just to shut it up.

I really want a dog that acts like a cat, but will bark all scary if someone tries to break into my house. 

Get a Schnauzer.  They bark like mad when someone is at the door though.  It drives me nuts but they are such good dogs, they think they are human.

How can you say no to this?!?   

Awwwww

[Chris_]

The pics are cute and all BEG, but the one question that remains unanswered is:

How straight do they fly when you kick 'em toward the goal posts?

 

[BEG]

The pics are cute and all BEG, but the one question that remains unanswered is:

How straight do they fly when you kick 'em toward the goal posts?

 

You are mean........












 

[Miss Mia]

Yorkies are yappers.
Your cats might kill it just to shut it up.

I really want a dog that acts like a cat, but will bark all scary if someone tries to break into my house. 

Get a Schnauzer.  They bark like mad when someone is at the door though.  It drives me nuts but they are such good dogs, they think they are human.

How can you say no to this?!?   

Awwwww

BEG, I have you say, you do have some cutie pie dogs and I totally didn't mind them when I was at your house either.  They're not jumpers which is a plus. 

[BEG]

Yorkies are yappers.
Your cats might kill it just to shut it up.

I really want a dog that acts like a cat, but will bark all scary if someone tries to break into my house. 

Get a Schnauzer.  They bark like mad when someone is at the door though.  It drives me nuts but they are such good dogs, they think they are human.

How can you say no to this?!?   

Awwwww

BEG, I have you say, you do have some cutie pie dogs and I totally didn't mind them when I was at your house either.  They're not jumpers which is a plus. 

They don't shed either.   

[Miss Mia]

Yorkies are yappers.
Your cats might kill it just to shut it up.

I really want a dog that acts like a cat, but will bark all scary if someone tries to break into my house. 

Get a Schnauzer.  They bark like mad when someone is at the door though.  It drives me nuts but they are such good dogs, they think they are human.

How can you say no to this?!?   

Awwwww

BEG, I have you say, you do have some cutie pie dogs and I totally didn't mind them when I was at your house either.  They're not jumpers which is a plus. 

They don't shed either.   

I'll put them on the list of "possible dogs I might own one day."