i got my husky puppy!! (DUW)

[juddb]

Huskies are awesome

[Snakeman]

thanks for the info.

whats a halti? i've never heard of that. yeah while he was on the harness he was pulling on me quite a lot excpet when he sat to lay around.and i noticed he like to nip at my feet,socks,pants, and everything he gets his teeth on which is why i bought him like 4 toys yesterday(which he loves!!). and also the bather from the grooming salon told me that she'd give him a quick bath cuz he was dirty(for free) and even she told me that he was not happy to get a bath. as for shedding, i'll get the furminator as it's one of the best tools out there for shedding problems so i'll get one while they're still on sale.

[Sunny1]

Here's a couple of links to the halti. One is a pic of how it looks on a dog and the other is what the package looks like.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...cfm?pCatId=875
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...gkw=halti&sr=1

There is another one out called a "Gentle Leader" but I don't like it as much as the Halti.

They work much like a horse bridle(?) works, by controlling the head of the dog so that he won't pull. If the dog pulls with a halti, his head gets pulled around to the side, then they stop pulling. The halti's are great too in that the part that goes around the mouth will close as it is pulled, pulling the mouth shut. Which I have found very useful especially with my lab that likes to investigate trash that he finds on the road. I just pull slightly on the leash and his mouth closes so that he can't pick it up and possibly eat it....YUCK!!!

[Snakeman]

yeah i think we sell headcollars at petco.i'll stop by later and see what i can dig up.

[Snakeman]

almost forgot to ask, what do the husky owners here feed their dog? i was gonna go with Hill's Science Diet: Nature's Best, but the guy was feeding them Nutro Max large breed puppy formula. so i went with the Nutro ultra for puppies since a step higher than the nutro max.

[littleindiangirl]

Ya know I've always thought those things looked goofy and uncomfortable. I guess that if everyone is pleased with them it's the way to go. I personally always used a choke chain and leather leash.

[juddb]

Huskies are awesome

[littleindiangirl]

LOL, are they now? Are huskies really awesome?

[Kristy]

almost forgot to ask, what do the husky owners here feed their dog? i was gonna go with Hill's Science Diet: Nature's Best, but the guy was feeding them Nutro Max large breed puppy formula. so i went with the Nutro ultra for puppies since a step higher than the nutro max.

Go with something really good, stay away from anything with corn. Make sure real meat is in the first few ingredients. I fed mine Natural Balance, it was incredible food. I also like Eagle pack, royal canin, Nutro (make sure it doesn't have corn), Canidae, Natures recipe, Chicken soup (the dog food not the soup lol), or there is Raw diet, which is incredible, but also very expensive, and you must make sure you have it all right including supplements.


In fact here is a link for you to check out on Dog Food analysis.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

[Kristy]

Oh and I wanted to also add, as far as shedding goes. We all know how bad a Huskey can shed Holy Cow.

One word : Furminater

They are expensive brushes, but they are awesome and will cut down on the shedding like you would not believe. You can find those at Petco and Petsmart I believe.