"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message:

Wow. In the beginning of the video, where he's looking sort of
pensive (husky puppy - pensive - HA!)

I thought he was looking kind of above the fray and too damned regal.

Then he opened his mouth, and humped Slick (who is a saint). So much for
regal.

Suja

On 29 Aug 2008 08:33:47 -0400, (Melinda Shore) wrote:

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sighthounds & siberians wrote:
Wow. In the beginning of the video, where he's looking sort of
pensive (husky puppy - pensive - HA!), his resemblance to Tasha is
uncanny.

From the photos you've sent me they're built somewhat
differently, but I think I can see it in the face.

It's the profile of his head that reminded me of her, so yes, the
face.

He's a
very thoughtful puppy, as puppies go, and he's quite
confident and focused. Of course there's a narrow line
between "confident" and "stupid" and he's still spending a
bit too much time on the wrong side of that line, but he
gets a little better every day.

He's also clearly a lucky puppy that Slick is so tolerant.

He's also very verbal and can be a little yappy. It's cute,
though - he'll let out a long "roooooo" as he's trotting,
and it pulses with his footfalls.

It'll be interesting to see if he does that in harness.

MS

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sighthounds & siberians wrote:
He's also clearly a lucky puppy that Slick is so tolerant.

I think that he's lucky that somebody does, or he might be
as destructive and crazy as Emmett was. Jack was badgering
Crow something awful for awhile but I guess she put her foot
down. I didn't see what happened but one day it just
stopped.

It'll be interesting to see if he does that in harness.

I'm counting on it.

A few weeks ago I had him and Image out for a jog. The guy
at the house closest to me was mowing the drainage ditch in
front of his house (yes, his yard and landscaping are
immaculate) and Jack started rooing and pulling towards him,
and so I put on the brakes and started to work with Jack.
The guy thought Jack was afraid of the mower (HAH) and
turned it off, and so we chatted for awhile. I've been
living near him for over 15 years and he thought I had two
dogs. That was actually kind of gratifying - I try to be
careful about not letting the dogs make too much of a racket
and keeping the dog yard clean and non-stinky, and I guess
it's working.

He didn't seem at all bothered by my having eight dogs, but
it turns out that he's at the vet school (fish, though).
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

Melinda Shore wrote:
In article 2008082822003075249-montana@wildhackcominvalid,
montana wildhack wrote:
He's a very handsome dog and I could probably live with the rooing, but
I don't really want to live with an adolescent male dog.

The best thing about puppies is that they eventually turn
into dogs. Puppies are tough!

He IS handsome! I don't know if I could handle an adolescent at
this point, either, but it looks like he will develop into a
wonderful adult.

FurPaw

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The plural of anecdote is not proof.

To reply, unleash the dog.

On 29 Aug 2008 09:57:24 -0400, (Melinda Shore) wrote:

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sighthounds & siberians wrote:
He's also clearly a lucky puppy that Slick is so tolerant.

I think that he's lucky that somebody does, or he might be
as destructive and crazy as Emmett was. Jack was badgering
Crow something awful for awhile but I guess she put her foot
down. I didn't see what happened but one day it just
stopped.

We still have amazing puppy license here, even though the amazing
puppy is no longer, technically, a puppy.

A few weeks ago I had him and Image out for a jog. The guy
at the house closest to me was mowing the drainage ditch in
front of his house (yes, his yard and landscaping are
immaculate) and Jack started rooing and pulling towards him,
and so I put on the brakes and started to work with Jack.
The guy thought Jack was afraid of the mower (HAH) and
turned it off, and so we chatted for awhile. I've been
living near him for over 15 years and he thought I had two
dogs. That was actually kind of gratifying - I try to be
careful about not letting the dogs make too much of a racket
and keeping the dog yard clean and non-stinky, and I guess
it's working.

I'd be pretty pleased about that too. I'm not sure if our neighbors
know the exact number, but I'm very careful about that too.

He didn't seem at all bothered by my having eight dogs, but
it turns out that he's at the vet school (fish, though).

He's a vet?

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sighthounds & siberians wrote:
We still have amazing puppy license here, even though the amazing
puppy is no longer, technically, a puppy.

Maybe it's some sort of other license, like a charming
license or an I'm-afraid-of-you-license. That's cool,
though.

He's a vet?

Faculty. I had no idea.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

On 29 Aug 2008 11:33:00 -0400, (Melinda Shore) wrote:

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sighthounds & siberians wrote:
We still have amazing puppy license here, even though the amazing
puppy is no longer, technically, a puppy.

Maybe it's some sort of other license, like a charming
license or an I'm-afraid-of-you-license. That's cool,
though.

I don't think it's either of those. He can be really obnoxious,
especially with Gene and Stan, hanging around their necks and chewing
on their ears. Once in a while he yelps, and once in a while one of
them will growl that they've had enough, but otherwise they're very
tolerant. I think with them, the key is that they're still pretty
young dogs and they really do enjoy playing with him. But even Music,
who as you saw is not the most tolerant dog in the country, is very
patient with Ted, although Teddy learned right away that Music wasn't
interested in playing and he doesn't pester him much. Mukluk will
lick the puppy, but the next minute he'll lunge at him, so Teddy's
understandably not sure what to make of him. Mukluk is in a rather
unfortunate mood most of the time - lunging at the other dogs for no
apparent reason other than to keep them away from something he
perceives as his, such as a human, a food item, the back porch, a
room, etc. He's on Rimadyl for his arthritis and he's in early kidney
failure, but I don't think this behavior is related to his health;
when he really doesn't feel well, he goes off by himself and sleeps.
This is more of an exacerbation of his normal personality, and when
he's lunging or guarding he's often wagging away. Well, didn't mean
to get off on that tangent, but his behavior is really a nuisance.

He's a vet?

Faculty. I had no idea.

Interesting. Too bad he's in fish, so to speak. Wouldn't it be nice
to have a vet that close for emergencies - not that you'd impose on
him, of course.

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sighthounds & siberians wrote:
I don't think it's either of those. He can be really obnoxious,
especially with Gene and Stan, hanging around their necks and chewing
on their ears. Once in a while he yelps, and once in a while one of
them will growl that they've had enough, but otherwise they're very
tolerant.

I think I know the difference between puppy license play and
tolerance for hard, physical play but I don't know I know
the difference and I'm wondering if that's an issue here.
My adult dogs body slam each other and Crow and Eclipse will
tag-team Slick and repeatedly throw him to the ground
(Slick? A saint), and they're mature dogs.

This is more of an exacerbation of his normal personality, and when
he's lunging or guarding he's often wagging away. Well, didn't mean
to get off on that tangent, but his behavior is really a nuisance.

Poor guy. I'm sorry about what he's going through.

Interesting. Too bad he's in fish, so to speak. Wouldn't it be nice
to have a vet that close for emergencies - not that you'd impose on
him, of course.

There actually is a large animal vet about a mile up the
road, but I think she's sort of gotten out of her practice
and is now spending all her time training for endurance
competitions (horses).
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

On Aug 29, 1:17*pm, (Melinda Shore) wrote:
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I think I know the difference between puppy license play and
tolerance for hard, physical play but I don't know I know
the difference and I'm wondering if that's an issue here.
My adult dogs body slam each other and Crow and Eclipse will
tag-team Slick and repeatedly throw him to the ground
(Slick? *A saint), and they're mature dogs. *

It's interesting you should say that. Adult greyhounds do not play
that way. They could probably withstand the body slams - racing
greyhounds fall, roll over, get bumped or whatever, and get up and
finish the race - but their skin would tear in a heartbeat if they
grabbed each other the way huskies do. And usually greyhounds
standing on their back legs are fighting, not playing. I'd forgotten
how very physical Sibes can be in their play, because it's been a
while since we've seen it here. I wonder whether this is an issue at
our house as well - Mukluk, when he feels good, is trying to play with
the other dogs, but he speaks Siberian and they speak sighthound. Of
course, there's a certain amount of buttheaded dominance in all his
behavior, whether play or not, and there always has been except with
Tasha, who was his Queen.

There actually is a large animal vet about a mile up the
road, but I think she's sort of gotten out of her practice
and is now spending all her time training for endurance
competitions (horses). *

What breed of horse(s)?

MS