Meet dexter =) my siberian husky

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:59:21 GMT

aw, he is gorgeous Sarah

He is a very lucky boy to have found a great loving home. I wish you many years of happiness with him!

How did his op go?

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Vicky RVN — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:40:41 GMT

Awwww he is lovely Pleased he's now with people who love him and are giving him a lovely home

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Fleabee99 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:01:15 GMT

yeh he looked lovely in his bandanas but he cant wear them anymore coz hes put weight on since coming to us so it doesnt sit right anymore lol little fatty!

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Rachel Jayne — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:24:10 GMT

He is too cute!

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Nicola Oliver — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:54:38 GMT

He is amazing! My husky used to wear a scarf thingy when she was younger, until she kept thinking it looked tasty, lol!

Dexter is stunning though, glad he has found such a lovely home with you after his awful start in life.

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funkyfish — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:43:22 GMT

Forgot to say hope his op went well and he's not too sore!

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funkyfish — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:41:23 GMT

A good way to start is to have someone cycling ahead or running ahead of them.

I started with running with the dogs tied to my waist and them with lines and harnesses (one at a time then together once they got the hang of running with out stopping and sniffing)- ie canix (canicross)- another fab sport for dogs and people! So I could teach them the basic commands- left, right, steady and on by. (see snowpawstore how to section). Have you looked at the british mushers website? There may be a local canix/mushers group you could join for help and info. As mine are not northern breeds I can't join a lot of those things which is a shame.

I've taught mine to walk nicely on collars and to pull and run when in harness. I like the Manmat harness better than the xback as my dogs are deep chested but narrow. Norkern do a good pulling harness as well.

Be aware you cannot take scooters or rigs on the road and you will need a permit to use forestry commission land- they are straight forward to get I think. I use cycle tracks- no idea if I'm allowed but no one has stopped me!

Ooh bikejoring (?spelling?) may be for you if you have a bike!

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S-J — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:41:18 GMT

that is one gorgeous dog

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Fleabee99 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:28:22 GMT

funkyfish i have been investigating husky scootering and thought id start off with a skateboard just to get him introduced but i have found a scooter in the argos that i think would be a cheap way to start, number 925/0662, have a look see what you think, but its lightweight and i think would get him used to pulling something =) cant wait! plus it has bigger wheels than a normal push scooter so i wont go head over *** when we come to a curb!! lol

il keep you updated! obviously he wont be able to start for two weeks coz of his op tomorrow

xxx

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:24:31 GMT

i will defo have a look at that, altho dex really aint a puller at all! and he still has balls, i dread to think how docile he may actually be when their gone =S lol seriously he sleeps in everyday with chris till gone 2pm, not an early morning pup at all

i actually bought a bike off ebay to try and run him and get his muscles in better shape but he just kept veering off into bushes and taking me with him =S it wasnt that fun lol

xxx

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funkyfish — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:05:35 GMT

look at it on snowpawstore.com has looooots of awesome dog stuff!

Its where your dog pulls you on a kickbike (scooter) mine is a full suspention with disc breaks- its a mountain bike with out the peddle bits, just a platform to stand on. Though I have to do a fair bit of work with my two as they are not hard pullers. They love it! Its also known as urban mushing.

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:39:22 GMT

whats scootering?

xxx

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:38:26 GMT

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He's lush!! I love them, but could't have 1 as we have lots of cats, chickens etc... Is he a dwarf? I hear its common(ish) in Sibes and GSDs

He looks like he'd be good at scootering- my dogs love it!

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no hun he was starved and beaten by his previous owners =(

but hes safe with us now, but he will never grow any bigger

xxx

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funkyfish — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:13:40 GMT

He's lush!! I love them, but could't have 1 as we have lots of cats, chickens etc... Is he a dwarf? I hear its common(ish) in Sibes and GSDs

He looks like he'd be good at scootering- my dogs love it!

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Kerry Brennand DipAVN (Surgical) RVN A1 MBVNA — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:13:15 GMT

Gorgeous very cute piccies

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Louise B — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:12:33 GMT

He's gorgeous Sarah

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:35:29 GMT

the fourth one down shows just how stunted his growth is, he actually only reaches my knees =( poor dex <3

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:20:09 GMT

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:17:31 GMT

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:14:08 GMT