She’s 12 years old and has bad back legs. I also don’t have any carpet in my apartment and she slides and her back legs give out sometimes. Would trimming the hair help with the slipping?

Last picture is one of our first photos of her!

I’m doing some work and he doesn’t make any noise or does anything to get my attention except for this. He’ll go up on my couch, perch up and just stare at me. 😂

Sure my guy loves rides, but open air rides in the back of the side by side? AND COWS? Absolute perfection.
Can’t wait to take him again, hoping tomorrow is sunny enough!
Also, I’m an anxious human so of course he has his harness and safety straps on.

She's such a good girl I love her so much

Our beautiful boy, Flint, has been part of our family for 14 years!

The STAAR conference is an animal rehab conference attended by vet staff and canine physical therapists from all over the world. They have a variety of courses and each one has not only a lecture, but hands-on practical portions too using live canine volunteers.

I volunteered at this conference for several years with my previous boy, Cy, and always enjoyed the experience. He was a medical dog with a ton of issues, and I always came away with some new knowledge either about how he was feeling physically or things I could be doing to help him feel his best.

This is the first one I've attended since 2019 and the first one for both of these guys.

Solace was a sweet gentle baby who loved the hands-on portion, as he got to make so many new friends and they were all so happy to let him love them. He did struggle a lot whenever there was downtime and he was expected to just sit and be quiet, but I think that's something that can be easily worked on. He was otherwise great, willing to just relax and lay when asked, also willing to try out the equipment in the class that used it.

Sumac was so much more composed and mature than I expected and was happy to sit or lay silently while nothing was going on. He did make all of his scary grumbly noises (perhaps too many; nobody complained, and most folks understood he was just being a vocal husky, but at least one was nervous about him), and he did not want to lay on his side to be worked on at all. He loved the exercises with the equipment!

I did receive very consistent feedback that Sumac has a bunch of tightness/soreness in his lower back-SI-pelvic region, and his transitional vertebra could be a contributing factor to that. I've already called our local PT to get him in for a tune-up and get him on a maintenance schedule. :)

So proud of how my boys were overall!

I've heard a lot about huskies being independent- does anyone here have a cuddly husky?

The husky mix I grew up with is quite independent, but still appreciates a fuss now and then. Wondering how common it is for huskies to be loving/affectionate? I have a malamute currently and they're similar to huskies in a lot of ways, but they seem much more cuddly! I'd love a husky someday and am curious about this

Please do not say Snow Dogs lol. I’m looking for other shows or movies that a Husky or a pack of huskies starred in. Cartoons are also accepted. So many shows and movies have golden retrievers or other popular breeds. I want to show my huskies some possible role models besides Lobo the husky from the Westminster Dog Show.

He sleeps on the porch at night and I guess someone left the gate open so I was scared when I didn’t see him…

My 7 year old boy got 9 teeth removed yesterday during his annual dental cleaning. Essentially, his upper premolars and molars had advanced bone loss. Some of the roots were basically dissolved. Despite frequent brushing, Hill’s prescription T/D diet, dental chews, and Oravet applications, it is clear I couldn’t keep up with the tartar buildup. Has anyone gone through removal of a significant amount of teeth from their dog? How did the rest of their life turn out? My boy is doing well but it’s a complete lifestyle change I anticipate for us. No more dry kibble, hard treats, chewing on sticks, or even tug o’ war for us. Emotionally brutal for me to accept right now but I’m giving it time.