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Quinn Listen To ME!!!     Barked: Sun Jun 24, '12 10:24am PST  LOL! I love this thread! People have always told me that if you don't give an ACD a job, they will create their own and that's just what Quinn has done. He has appointed himself to the position of sheriff in our house and if he sees the other dogs getting too rowdy when they play, he breaks it up. If someone- even my husband or myself- does something he thinks is wrong, he barks his freaking head off until they stop. It's not like he doesn't have other things to do. We have tons of toys, he gets at least a two mile walk every day (except it's been sporadic lately due to the heat), and he likes to try to "help" me in the kitchen. He also enjoys herding the other dogs around. I think he still gets bored though and it kills me because all we can really do for him is run him through all of his tricks and commands or give him some one on one playtime with his big sister, Brandy and half the time, she doesn't really want to play. Our other male dog, Obi, won't play with Quinn because he's terrified of Quinn. Other than chase, he won't play much with our other female, Pepper, because she's smaller and we think he's afraid he'll hurt her. Sometimes I really think he needs a cow or two my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Quinn Listen To ME!!!     Barked: Sun Jun 24, '12 10:03am PST  my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Siberian Husky > My 4 month old Sibe is bullying me and very bad.

Obi LOVER     Barked: Mon Jul 11, '11 10:07am PST  I was just reading this thread and I had to laugh. Obi was a HORRIBLE MONSTER when he was little. He was so cute, you just wanted to pick him up and cuddle with him, but when you did, he'd make you sorry for it. A lot of times we would just be watching tv or reading or even doing dishes and he would creep up on us and start biting and scratching the crap out of us. He terrorized us and our other dogs all the time. I really didn't like him at all. And then one day something changed. He was about a year old when it happened, but he became the sweetest, most loving dog you'll ever meet. He still has his moments when he comes over and digs his claws into your flesh or play bites- it still hurts, though not nearly as bad as those puppy needles did. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Siberian Husky > Take a look at my 5 month old Husky

Obi LOVER     Barked: Thu Jul 7, '11 2:19pm PST  I didn't realize this thread was started so long ago. Then I tried to delete my post and couldn't. What's up with that Dogster? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Siberian Husky > Take a look at my 5 month old Husky

Obi LOVER     Barked: Mon Jun 27, '11 11:44pm PST  Obi is a mix, but our vet told us that Siberians don't stop growing until they're about 2 and sometimes, they'll even have a growth spurt a little later- which is what happened with Obi. When he was 5 to 6 months old, my parents kept telling me to feed him, that he looked like he was starving to death in the photos I sent them and that he should have been bigger. Every time my mom would call, she'd say "Please feed that puppy!" LOL! He'll be 3 in a couple months and he weighs around 65 lbs. No worries about him starving to death nowadays. Bella has A LOT of growing still to do. Don't worry about it. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Obi LOVER     Barked: Sat Jun 25, '11 10:44pm PST  Obi started this same crap about a month ago. We thought it was the food- which we rotate every month or so due to allergies with our Lab mix, Brandy- so we changed early and Obi ate it one day and then he wouldn't touch it the next. Turns out, he really doesn't like the food we changed to, TOTW Pacific Stream. But if we mix it with another flavor- NOT a fish flavor- and one of us pretends to eat it ourselves, then he will eat it. And by pretend, I mean we stick our faces in the bowl and make eating sounds. If he gets to the point where I have to actually eat some of it, I guess he'll just have to starve my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Siberian Husky > Is any of this Husky behavior? Or is Obi just a freak?

Obi LOVER     Barked: Tue Jun 21, '11 1:34am PST  My Obi is a mix- we think with some kind of retriever because he is a swimmer- but he exhibits a lot of behaviors that I haven't seen in very many other dogs unless they were trained. For instance, when he meets small children, he immediately lays down so they can pet him- we NEVER trained him to do that and he's been doing it since he was about 4 months old. He's very gentle with puppies and smaller dogs, even when the other dog is playing rough and abusive. If he's pushed too far by aggressive play and he has to get a little mean, he seems to get upset and he starts licking his tags to calm himself down. When he's angry or frustrated, he looks you right in the eyes and will take bites out of the air at you. He also does that behind his older brother and sister's backs when they irritate him. He has done this ever since we first got him when he was little-bitty. When you give him certain types of food- like a strawberry, a gummi bear, or anything unfamiliar, he plays with it, throws it in the air, and sometimes rolls on it before he'll eat it. And he LOVES to pretend he has something he's not supposed to have- even if it's just a toy- and he'll sneak around the house with it like he's just robbed a bank or something. So, is any of this a Sibe thing, or is it just him being a weirdo? My husband and I have both had retrievers before and none of them really acted like this so I don't think it's his other breed. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Siberian Husky > Are Siberian Huskies considered dangerous?

Obi LOVER     Barked: Tue Jun 21, '11 1:12am PST  Wow! The idea of a Siberian Husky being a "dangerous" breed is just plain nuts! They're actually one of the least aggressive breeds around and are recommended as a good dog for families with children. I think people are prejudiced against them because they look a little wolfish. I have known tons of purebred Sibes and only two of them were aggressive at all and it was dog aggression in both cases- they were fine with humans. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Siberian Husky > Has anyone ever shaved their Husky?

Obi LOVER     Barked: Fri Jan 28, '11 10:40am PST  Thanks everybody! You've helped a lot We've been using a flea comb, an undercoat rake, and a metal pin brush on him and the only thing he'll tolerate for any length of time is the pin brush. He just HATES being groomed. Now I'm wondering about the furminator- doesn't it have a razor blade in it that cuts the hair? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Obi LOVER     Barked: Mon Jan 24, '11 12:36pm PST  OMG. Obi is shedding like CRAZY!!! He should've been done a couple months ago, but all this kind of wiry, spider-webby stuff is coming out. Maybe this is actually his undercoat and the downy soft stuff he already got rid of was something else, but this is AWFUL. I raked enough of it out of him last night to make a Chihuahua. We are thinking about getting his coat thinned out some this spring or early summer. Has anyone ever done it? Did you regret it later? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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