Member Tommy
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Favourite bonding activities are going on long trips, multiple days.
It is nothing that brings us closer together than overcoming challenges by teamwork. Just being in a position where we really need to trust each other. ( super important not to do something stupid and breake the trust)
Just being on the move and enjoying life, huskys Lowe to run,travel and experience new places
The dogs bond with each other too.
My dog’s are pretty high drive and stress relief is not always easy, from August to April/may it’s not a problem.
In the summer it is different, but if I myself are not sending out stress and are focusing on calmness it’s seems to be ok.
A task for the brain from time to time don’t hurt either
Charlie is getting some stress relief by getting his belly scratched
Tent trip in the mountains, a really good bonding experience
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Huskys before breakfast is always a good start of the day.
Just sitting with the dogs and going through the plane’s for the day give me alot of energy.
It seems like this is focusing and relaxing the dog’s too.
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Hei
I think exercise from a young age is important, it is a great way to build a good relationship and a confident dog.
I think you should not worry about putting to much exercise on the puppy by walking, I know I am not able to walk my dogs tired at 3 months of age. Walking for 30 can’t be very hard for a 13 weeks old malinois.
I take my puppies on smal walks before breakfast every day at that age 30- 60 minutes not focusing on the length of the walk but mor on the content. (For my sleddogs most of the obedience comes through exercise)
The rest of the exercise is playing with me and the littermates.
I think what you are doing is fine
If you really want to get a dog into shape later when the dog is grown up, that’s a very different thing
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I can not advice you in detail about what I think you should do. But is it possible to include your sister and her boy, talking to her about what you want to accomplish with the dog’s and how you want to do it. Maybe your sister and her boy can be helpful.
When I was a little boy 0-4 years old I lived in a house with a dog and had supervised interaction with him every day. When vi moved I looked forward to the weekend when I could see the dog. A Good experience with a dog early on in life can be very valuable.
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My first dog and my youngest brother.my brother was 8 years old when I got that dog. The picture is taken about 8 years later.
My brother is now a grown man, and sverre (the dog) is a good memory
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In my case dog’s make my life possible.
After 3 hartatac, asthma, and many blood clots in my legs and lungs I need the help of my dogs to live like I do.
Whiteout my Alaskan huskys living off grid in the mountains or going on hiking trips for 2/3 weeks would not be possible
And cowering the distance me and my team do in the winter i could just dream of doing on foot or ski .
I consider my dog’s to be my employee, most trusted coworkers, my best friends and my closest family all in one.
How have my dog’s impacted me?? Maybe my dog’s make me whom I am
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I have been doing raw feeding since 2000, 20 years and 200 dogs later I absolutley don’t feel I am a expert but I have some experience.
I feel that raw feeding is best/only way for the most hardworking dogs.
This is a simplified version of how I feed my sledddogs.
I find it easiest to use a base of 30-50% pellets and 50-70% meat/fish products (fatty fish) I add fat accordingly to the outside temperature, and work load.
On longer work sessions I give the dogs snacks about every 120-150 minutes (high on fat and protein (maximum about 100 grams) this way I can give about 8000- 12 000 calories every day, if needed.
Don’t do the snack thing before taking to a veterinarian, some types of dogs will not survive .
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Breakfast smoothie for sledddogs,
Important to prevent dehydration.
1/3 gallon. Heated to just above body temperature.
(Leftover from a slaughterhouse+water)
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12 000 calories is in extreme cases, 5500-6500 is more everyday feeding. Cold weather and high workload demand a high calorie diet.
Right now it is -4 degrees farenheit and about 4-5 feet of snow , 4 miles to the closest road. This mins a lot of work for my sledddogs and I.
Raw feeding is not very expensive her in Norway , I and some friends get together and shop in large amounts.