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We appear to have been adopted by a rather nice female husky. I don't
much about them, but from 'net info thus far, it appears that she might
be a full-blood. We are considering "Sobaka" (basically, Anglicized
Russian for "dog") and "Sasha," but are still collecting suggestions.

Also, does anyone have any experience with Huskies and have any info to
share? I've done the 'net thing, and gathered quite a bit of info, but
any personal experience-type info would be appreciated.

I once owned a Malamute, which is a dog temperamentally similar to a
Siberian, which I imagine is what you have. (They commonly have blue
eyes.) I've also known quite a few Siberians that were owned by friends.

Dogs have individual personalities, just like people do, but some breed
characteristics are reliable. The Siberians I've known are high-energy
dogs with minds of their own. It is a challenge to get them to obey,
especially off-leash. They make very poor guard dogs and tend to be
somewhat standoffish with people. Malamutes are notorious cat killers
(mine certainly was). I don't know if that holds true with Siberians.

I think they're very interesting dogs if you can get past the obedience
problems.

Here is what I know at this point: apparently, she had a litter of pups
last year and _probably_ hasn't been fixed, she is "bi-eyed"(?), with
one blue and one brown eye, she seems, well, "natural" with a leash, and
she seems to have a _major_ flea problem that we've started to treat
with a flea bath (she needed a bath anyway) and will move on to other
treatments, but I've read something about Huskies being susceptible to a
dermatitis problem, as well.

The absolute best flea treatment I've found, hands down, is Advantage.
It's available either from a vet, or (somewhat cheaper) from large pet
food stores. Once you have the fleas under control, a once-monthly
application Advantage is all you'll need.

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