Meet Maugrim (named after the wolf in Narnia, which I think makes me the White Witch around here). He's a giant woolly malamute, and should serve not only to alleviate my desire for a pony, but should also generate enough warmth that we can turn the thermostat down a few degrees.
We had looked into breed rescues, but no one would consider a household with cats and a smaller dog given mal's high prey drives and size. The breeder we bought him from coordinates rehoming malamutes, and we had originally fallen in love with one of those dogs - but his owners then decided to keep him. That left us pretty broken up, and when I saw the breeder had a litter, well, getting a puppy became inevitable.
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Congrats on the new pup. We just lost our Malamute to cancer over the summer but he was without a doubt the best dog I've ever had. Beware having him around remodeling though. Ours watched us build walls and figured out that walls were mostly hollow behind the sheetrock. On a couple of occasions he broke through walls to get out of the laundry room. Mals are smart and stubborn, but are still the best dogs you'll ever meet.
ReplyDeleteSmart and stubborn seems to be a requirement for any dog we have, but jail breaking though a wall? THAT I hope we can avoid (thank god for plaster walls). Sorry to hear about your mal, we lost our shikoku ken to cancer over the summer too.
DeleteWelcome to the family, Little One! I'm thrilled to meet your new pup.
ReplyDeleteWe're thrilled to have found him! Housebreaking in winter will be an unpleasant adventure though...
DeleteOh, that face. I think we need a puppy... ;)
ReplyDeleteSerious, puppy faces should be illegal. He's even cuter now that both of his huge woolly ears are up!
DeleteDarling!
ReplyDeleteI think getting a puppy might have been a better idea for you guys. As much as I love the idea of rescue, with a puppy you can train them to understand that your cat and other dog are not prey. An older dog might never understand that. But the puppy will grow up with those animals.
My Springer Spaniels (game dogs) know that my cats are "friends" and are VERY nice to them (the one dog lets the cat eat his food). But when they're outside and see cats, I need to hold the leash tight.
Other than the lack of sleep, a puppy was ideal - mostly so my somewhat dog aggressive shiba could be boss for a while. At the same time, my very high prey drive boys didn't get introduced to cats until they were adults, and everyone lived to tell the tale (eventually), so either way it would have worked out!,
DeleteNice to know you gave a pup a home!
ReplyDeleteA home which he now clearly owns!
DeleteI keep checking for new posts, but it's hard to be too disappointed when that adorable fur ball keeps appearing!
ReplyDeleteHa! Your comment made my day, I have no idea how I managed two puppies at once in the past!!!
DeleteBut tomorrow, a post, I promise. There's really been no excuse other than laziness...
Dave, I really have to thank you for commenting. I'd have never stumbled across your blog otherwise, and I've really enjoyed going through it, your home is wonderful!
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