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TV blamed for 'wolves' trend: Soaring numbers of dog breeds including huskies being abandoned
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Posted on 02/24/2014 4:17:57 PM PST by Morgana

Soaring numbers of ‘wolf breed’ dogs are being abandoned by owners unable to cope with the pets - which have become popular after featuring in cult films and television shows such as Twilight and Game of Thrones.

Charities including The Dogs Trust say hundreds of dogs such as Malamutes, Huskies and Sarloos were given up last year because their demands for attention and exercise are proving too much.

And last week, six day-old Eliza-Mae Mullane was mauled to death by her parents’ pet Alaskan Malamute at their home in Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire.

Police are currently still investigating the circumstances of the tot’s death and have not destroyed the dog.

The Dogs Trust, Britain’s largest dog rescue charity, has experienced a three-fold rise in wolf breed dogs brought to its rehoming centres.

The charity says it is ‘gravely concerned’ about the situation, saying unscrupulous breeders are also to blame, for selling the dogs to people in town-centre flats who were out at work all day and left them unattended.

Last year the trust took in 261 abandoned wolf-type dogs — up from 78 in 2010.

Although known for being friendly, affectionate and loyal, wolf breed dogs are also prone to separation anxiety and extreme boisterousness.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: animalrescue; dogping; huskies
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To: Salamander

LOL!


61 posted on 02/24/2014 5:49:22 PM PST by PistolPaknMama
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To: ConjunctionJunction

I’ve had questions ranging from “Is that a deer? to my favorite, “Is that a DOG?”.

I think they’re alien life forms.

;)


62 posted on 02/24/2014 5:53:26 PM PST by Salamander (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: cripplecreek

That is a really good natural light photo.


63 posted on 02/24/2014 5:54:01 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: PistolPaknMama

Yup.

It’s all fun and games until one of them jumps off the refrigerator onto your head.

:D


64 posted on 02/24/2014 5:55:13 PM PST by Salamander (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Salamander

What is their behavior like?


65 posted on 02/24/2014 5:55:31 PM PST by ConjunctionJunction
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To: yarddog
I really dislike flash photography. I'd rather have deep shadows.

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66 posted on 02/24/2014 5:56:09 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

Daggone it, CC, I wanna pet that one so bad I’m putting greasy smudges on my screen. Nice photography, BTW.


67 posted on 02/24/2014 5:57:52 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: cripplecreek

I have gotten pretty lazy in my old age. I usually just set the camera on program and AF. The result is simply snapshots.


68 posted on 02/24/2014 6:02:38 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: cripplecreek
My 5 year old JRT had glaucoma and now has had both of his eyes removed because of continual infections. He is my barky “watch dog”. He hears every sound from inside the house or outside. I know when someone slams their car door out front or when a key is inserted into the lock. He is a better dog now that he is blind, watchful but not aggressive like before.
69 posted on 02/24/2014 6:04:04 PM PST by Ditter
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To: cripplecreek

Love your photographs, CC. And he is so cute!


70 posted on 02/24/2014 6:06:12 PM PST by ConjunctionJunction
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To: cripplecreek

sweet lil puppy!


71 posted on 02/24/2014 6:08:23 PM PST by Perdogg (Ted Cruz-Rand Paul 2016)
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To: Ditter

My little cocker had his eyes removed for the exact same thing. I hated myself for weeks after that, but in the past 10 months, we have both adjusted to our new life.


72 posted on 02/24/2014 6:10:46 PM PST by PistolPaknMama
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To: Salamander

If you see cops, grab the snakes and head out the back door.


73 posted on 02/24/2014 6:12:49 PM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: CatherineofAragon

I understand your sarcasm. I’ve known far too many people with that type attitude. When one woman I know got cited by Animal Control for exactly what you describe - she reported me to the officer claiming that at least she provided shelter for her dog, but I didn’t. AC showed up here and I had a lovely chat with the officer - I was working in the garden and the dog was in the house! At the time I had no idea who “reported” me, as the officer wasn’t permitted to say, but the woman who did just doesn’t know how to keep her mouth shut and I found out a week or so later!

Growing up my mother and her father always had purebreds and I loved those dogs, I truly did and cried whenever we lost one, even after I was out on my own. But in the 30 years I’ve been out of my parents’ home, I’ve only had mutts. 3 came from the pound, 2 right before they wound up at a pound, and this little gal we just got is from a litter that was the product of 2 rescue dogs.


74 posted on 02/24/2014 6:14:49 PM PST by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: PistolPaknMama

I came within minutes of putting my JRT down because of the pain he was in but the vet tried one more antibiotic. It cleared up the infection enough to remove the eyes. That has been over a year ago and he is a fantastic dog now. He knows his way around the house and yard and if you didn’t know it, you would think he could see. Unusual loud noises scare him but other than that he is happy and content.


75 posted on 02/24/2014 6:16:35 PM PST by Ditter
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To: Billthedrill

He’s a lap dog a lot of the time.


76 posted on 02/24/2014 6:21:16 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Mastador1
They look like wolves. siberian husky photo: HUSKY 20.jpg only cuter siberian husky photo: Husky Siberian-Husky-Puppy-5.jpg Plus with the cold this winter..it was not a "Three Dog Night" it was a "Three Siberian Husky Dog Night" siberian husky photo:  Photos00071.jpg Look at that face ----------->siberian husky photo: Siberian Husky 3206837.jpg
77 posted on 02/24/2014 6:21:33 PM PST by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: cripplecreek

My Great Dane thinks I abuse him every day. Living with a corrupt dog is difficult.


78 posted on 02/24/2014 6:27:33 PM PST by libstripper (Asv)
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To: cripplecreek
You have some really great shots of the JRT. Here's one of my Westy when she was a pup and thought she could fly.  photo Addy4.jpg
79 posted on 02/24/2014 6:27:42 PM PST by KirbDog
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To: ConjunctionJunction

Manic.

:)


80 posted on 02/24/2014 6:28:01 PM PST by Salamander (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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