Adopting my pup’s mother

[Griddlebone]

Hi there!

The mum of my almost 11-month old male huskador needs a new home. She is a five-year-old Husky. Aside from getting him snipped,can you see any pitfalls in reuniting him with his mum? Sven met Lexi yesterday for the first time since he was 8weeks old.They got on like a house on fire and just ran around a paddock playing. Lexi has great recall for a husky and came straight back when we called her. Sven’s recall is not so great, but when he saw his mother returning to us he followed suit.

So, is this a good idea or not? Anyone had any experience of mum and son living together after being apart for nearly a year?

We are going to collect her next weekend and have her on a trial basis for a week.

P.S. Reason for rehoming is that she developed an appetite for sheep and her current home is on a farm. Aside from that she seems super chilled and sweet!

Xxx

 

[Violet Turner]

Yes as long as you wont mind

 

[JoanneF]

It is certainly workable, you might need to be aware that as well as picking up good habits like the recall, dogs can also pick up bad habits from each other. Also, you may need to build in extra time for one to one training and walking. But having a trial for a week sounds like a good initial plan.

 

[leashedForLife]

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a week would be the minimum i'd like to have as a trial period, but certainly a week will give U some idea of how much more time U need to care for a 2nd dog, including grooming, exercise, social time with other dogs & non-family humans, etc. I'd ask for a month, if i could get it, or even a fortnight, if possible.

If she's predatory, however, bear in mind that sheep are only one possible target - she might go for cats, pet rabbits in hutches or rabbits seen on walks, birds [for some reason, birds are often a trigger for Nordic breeds], ducks on ponds in parks, & other opportunistic targets.
Getting her away from sheep doesn't "end" her predatory behavior; it only protects sheep. // It's also possible she'd go for toy-sized dogs as 'prey'; many dogs don't see them as fellow dogs.

U might need to keep her leashed when out on walks, & give her off-leash time only when she's in a safely fenced area that she can't jump or climb out of [Huskies are notorious escape-artists, & have been known to 'chimney' out of fences, using corners or a tree-trunk plus the fence to clamber out]. They also dig, not only to escape but to make cooling pits to lie in, so i wouldn't leave a Husky in a nice garden for very long, unsupervised.

- terry

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