“Hi, I’m Alaska! I’m a sassy, friendly husky, so full of love to give! I am small size, mellow husky. I was found on the streets of Lebanon, with a severely injured front leg that needed amputated. Having one less leg doesn’t make me any less of a husky. I love to go for short walks, can climb stairs and run around just fine. I still need to build some stamina, so I sit down & take breaks during walks. My human needs to be patient with me on walks.
I will do well as your one and only baby or best friend. I am friendly with other dogs, but I like to get all the attention and claim all toys to myself.
I love humans big and small; but will do better in a home with bigger humans, as you know little kiddos can be a bit too much :)
I’m looking for a special human, who will love me whole, in spite of me being a tripaw! It would be awesome if my human is retired, or works from home, or can take me where they work. I don’t like to be left alone all day. Who likes it anyway?
I’m pretty active for a tripaw, as I like to go for sniff walks and run zoomies.
Are you that special human?
Would you like to meet me? Please contact my rescue PawesomeBaby if you like to do so!” :)
About Alaska:
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She has a sweet, sassy personality. She enjoys the cool weather of the Pacific Northwest!
We think she is around 2-3 years old.
She is spayed and current on vaccinations. At her current foster home, we are taking her out on a routine to potty train.
She likes to chase squirrels and birds with 3 legs. :)
Being a tripod, she’s very slow on leashed walks. She hasn’t developed much stamina to keep walking. She takes a lot of breaks by sitting down. She has the wild spirit like typical huskies, and really likes to explore the outdoors. But going at her pace.
She is also calm in the house, either napping or watching the neighborhood dogs from the balcony.
She can climb up stairs, get on the couch, run zoomies, dig in the dirt just fine :)
We are looking for adopters in Washington state and BC Canada.
Alaska’s ideal home is where:
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1. She gets to do short sniff walks, dog parks or have a yard to explore. Remember, huskies are working dogs and need good mental and physical workout to give them a happy, healthy life. Alaska is slow on walks and would sit down to take breaks. She needs someone very patient to walk at her pace.
2. Someone or another friendly dog is home, so she doesn’t have to spend all day alone. Remember, huskies are pack animals and like to be around others. She does well waiting patiently when left for 2-3 hours. If you have other dogs, you also want to train Alaska to share couch, toys etc. She can try to claim everything to herself and bark to guard. :)
You can also not leave toys around and only give monitored playtime in designated area.
3. Nobody hates fur and she can get regular brushing. Huskies will shed enormous amount of fur every “shedding season”, and also some everyday. If you do not like fur on your clothes, furnitures or anywhere inside home, then they aren’t the right breed for you.
4. Her human needs to be confident training with positive reinforcement, or able to hire a positive reinforcement trainer with any training needs. We discuss all training needs we are currently aware of. But dogs, just like humans, adapt to changing environment and can develop habits or behavior that may need some guidance. If you have other dogs who will be stressed by new dogs or working with trainers, then she isn’t the right dog for your home.
5. Her human can be living in an apartment, or townhome. But needs to be able to help her climb down stairs and go for pee breaks. A home with an attached private yard is ideal.
( Please note, if you do have a yard, it must be fenced escape proof and the fence must be at least 6 ft high, to leave the dog alone unattended. We do not advise leaving huskies outdoors unattended in an open yard, or yard with short fence. Leash them, or supervise them while recall training, in such cases. The prey drive gets huskies to escape short fences, run away, get lost and get killed. Invisible fences aren’t advised; moreover a highly driven husky easily breaks through it.)
Alaska is very less likely to jump a fence, but it’s better safe than sorry.
Training:
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1. She’ll need help learning basic commands.
2. She’ll need guidance on where to go do her business at the new house. We usually put new dogs on a strict routine, crate or keep close to us and not leave alone in the house during the first few days. They pick up routines quick.
3. If you have another dog, you need to train Alaska to share the space. She likes to get all the attention and take over the space to herself. Poor girl is just loving having a family of her own :)
The dog trainer at http://canineconnectiontraining.ca has put together awesome training videos about a variety of training needs, that we can share with you.
We also provide a list trainers in Seattle area who follow science based, positive reinforcement training philosophy.
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[IMPORTANT]
Below listed requirements are meant for everyone’s safety.
• If you have other dogs, then you must also be knowledgeable and have good hands on experience with running a multi-dog home to be able to adopt a dog from us. What's expected of the adopter is just keeping basic house rules like (1) keep the dogs apart when feeding, monitor & put away left over food, (2) help them build mutual trust before leaving alone with treats, toys around (3) keep dogs out of kitchen when handling food etc
• As with any dog, earn their trust around food handling. This is an essential training for every dog, so they learn to trust their new human. It takes only a couple of practice sessions around meal time with most dogs with no history of food guarding. Teaching to sit, then hand-feeding food & high value treats is one of the best ways to eat trust.
• If you have children at home, they should be at least 8+ yrs, and know to safely & respectfully interact with dogs, to be considered for adoption. We think families with younger children will likely not have the time needed to exercise and nourish a new dog. And the time needed to train little kids to safely interact with dogs, read their body language & respect their space.
• We discourage the use of choke, pinch, prong collars on our dogs. We do not believe this is the humane way to train dogs for obedience, when there are science based, positive reinforcement training methods available in 2023. Besides, huskies are genetically prone to glaucoma of the eyes, and the pressure on the neck will only hurt them more. Walking on a well fitted no-pull harness is encouraged. All our dogs come with a “no-pull” harness.
The adoption fee is USD 350 ( or CAD 450 for Canada adoptions).
For adoption process details, go to PawesomeBaby.com or send us a message here.
Thank you for considering to adopt a husky in need.
God bless!
