I'm pretty sure Okee was an adorable puppy. Sorta wish I knew who her first owners were so that I can see photos or videos of her as a puppy.
As she was adopted at 1.5 years old (and this is only an estimate), I never got to see her when she looked the cutest but she has always been hot!
Cute personality, natural born cutie pie. Lol.
This is a recent photo of her enjoying the snow. Sorry, she's neutered. No babies are coming out of her.
Now that Okee and I have been running consistently together, we've learned many new running techniques together. Such as:
1. Checking with your partner
2. Slow down before a complete stop
3. Helping each other with stretching
4. Our signals to each other
5. Who's doing what and when
We are able to run faster and longer now. It's still a work in progress. We are running in all sorts of terraine w encounter.
Okee usually watches the sunrise or sunset with me. She also likes to sunbathe in the family room and in the backyard.
Vitamin C ftw~
This is a photo I've taken today during my daily dog walk with Okee. I hope it captures the first day of spring.
My explanation: Half the ice is melted, goose have returned for a while now.
Okee and Q spent a lot of time together. I'm pretty sure Okee got on Q's nerve a lot. After all, it must feel bad to constantly lose to Okee during play time or being unable to tell her to stop playing.
Okee is a little bigger than Q. Naturally, she has an advantage. There's also not enough room for Q to sprint off in the backyard or in the house. Therefore, he has to resort to butt techniques and crawling under things for cover techniques. Q also couldn't fight dirty because Okee has short fur so Q cannot pull her hair.
It's really enjoyable to watch them playing with each other. They know each other well.
I like playing with Q too. We would do our version of thumb war. He is using his mouth and I'm using my hand. We always tie, I can't close his mouth for 10 seconds and he can't close my hand for 10 seconds.
Q's most terrifying move was always his bark. That's about it...
I have never crate trained any of my dogs; however, I would like to argue that the washroom can function as a crate and more.
It's not nice to lock your beloved domestic dog in confined spaces. This is telling from Okee's reaction to being locked in the washroom. She would scratch the door, whine and let out an extremely bad body odour. Obviously, she is never locked anywhere, period. She hates narrow spaces, etc. For example, on walks, she always speed through narrow paths.
I tried to make her stay in the washroom before because I wanted to play hide and go seek with her. You see with my late collies, they would stay in the washroom and wait till my command before they open to loosely closed door and come search for me. Couldn't do this same game with Okee and Q because they won't stay. They would go into the washroom and run back out.
With that said, unlike my collies, I cannot ask them to dry themselves with the towel in the washroom.
So yeah washroom > crate
Yesterday, I wrote about wanting to complete an obstacle race with Okee. After a quick browse on the internet, turns out there is one scheduled for Sunday, June 25, 2017. Reasonable pricing, almost same price as my first Spartan Race.
Ruff Mudder seems like a fun, family oriented event with your doggy companion. I guess ruff for rapport not ruff for rough.
Okee and I will be training with our 4 to 6 feet leash soon. The training is mostly for me. I wonder how many obstacles she will actually do...
According to the limited videos I watched lots of drink stations were available for dogs so I guess I just need to bring snacks for myself.
I participate in "race"s with obstacles almost every year. The two that are most popular seems to be Spartan Race and Tough Mudder.
I think running obstacles with your dog events, similar to spartan or tough mudder, might exist somewhere. Obviously not well known enough to reach this writer.
Anyhow, when they are well known, Okee and I will be ready because we've been running around pretending we are competing in a 5 mile+ with obstacles since last year! She should do well since she doesn't get distracted too much or too easily.
If Spartan Race or Tough Mudder do a featured race where participants must run with a dog buddy, I suggest the following tag lines: Spartan with your Alpha - Be Prepared to Burpee for Your Aplha. Tough Mudder with your Doggie Companion - Retry, Re-line, Move Forward or Move On.
Nowadays you can shop with your dog online but the experience is not the same as shopping at a brick and motar store.
Everytime I visit a store, which does not happen often, I tend to go on a shopping spree. I like to think that I'm a great shopper for deals!
Our visit to PetsMart was awesome. I got Okee a back pack, two polar pooch beds and a can of dog food selected by her as reward!
The back pack function as a harness. I have yet to adjust the strap. It will take a while for both of us to adjust to walking with a harness. It looks great on her though. I almost bought her a mermaid life vest but I did not go through with this impulsive purchase.
She seems to like the polar pooch beds. She now have four beds to choose from plus our human furniture.
Anyhow, polar pooch is easy to clean, convinient to travel with and provides cooling effect. I bought them on sale after Christmas so I'll have to report back in the summer. Polar pooch vs. Air duct vs. Washroom, where will Okee sleep this summer? That is the question!
Every Friday is garbage pick up day meaning every drive way in our neighbourhood will have disposable items neatly lined up in prescribed or acceptable forms. The waste management staffs will diligently come collect our disposable items.
That's why every Friday, Okee and I go walk in forests with trails instead! I don't want her to smell people's garbage or rip garbage bags apart or discover a raccoon or skunk crawling out of garbage bins!
Walking around the neighborhood with your dog on garbage day can present a challenge if your dog is not well behaved.
Anyhow on our weekly forest visits, she has more energy to run. The log she is pulling is moi. The trails are still a bit icy at this time so the log slides and rolls sometimes!
Anyhow, as Okee is the logger, she does most of the navigating. She always knows her way back to my parking spot :D!
Okee was never suppose to venture into the highest level of our single-dwelling house. Being the cutie pie that she is, she can worm her way to close to anything (with me).
We slept together the first 2 years and then a gate was installed and we sadly separated. No more sleeping together.
If I was a guy and Okee was human then our body size and weight would be perfect for cuddling in bed!
Many years ago, when she first laid her head on my shoulder and had her back facing me, I was like "Wow, that's how it feels when a guy hugs a girl". Obviously she was extra cuddly because she had nice fur. Her head was not heavy and she did not put all of her weight on my body. Hugging her was very comforting.
As the night progress, she would move to the end of the bed and go back to her natural doggy position because I'm too hot for her.
So don't buy a inflatable size doll. It's different from a warm body.
I tried life drawing with my pets from time to time. I really love this one of Q. Unfortunately, he always has his back to me. If I move, he moves so I can only practice drawing his back.
With Okee I get a side view most of the time. Okee is a lot harder to draw because she is hairy.
I find drawing with a live model is a lot easier than drawing from a photo.
So, you want to rollarblade with your Siberian Husky too? Or you are considering getting a Siberian Husky and are looking for pros for getting one, eh?
You came to the right place ;)
Minimum Requirement to Rollarblade with a Siberian Husky:
- You already know how to rollarblade
- You know your Siberian Husky's habits
How to know you know how to rollarblade or that you know your Husky?
You know when you know. If you don't know, be prepared to fall as soon as you leave the house.
All jokes aside, it's important that you know how to rollarblade so that you don't end up hurting yourself, someone else or your precious Siberian Husky.
Your rollarblade should be well fitted and not broken. You should be able to look at where you and your Husky are going.
Okee surprised me in our first Rollarblade trip together. I was scared because she was going so fast. You pull her closer and you end up going faster. I was scared on a slight uphill so you can imagine why I skipped the downhills. I think Okee was happy that the dead weight (me) was so light. She was finally able to run to her true potential!
It's nice to rollarblade with her once in a while because when we get home she smiles more and breaths louder. Okee enjoys a good run. The trip is faster too. Less smelling of the trees and other obstacles.
If you are just starting out, I would suggest rollarblading with one rollarblade first, it might be easier. A sturdy umbrella would also be helpful. You can use it as a stick or open it to slow you and your Husky(s) down. The sturdy umbrella will also help you with balance. You can even have the umbrella open the whole time.
Those are all the helpful tips I can provide.
Continue reading only if you want to read about how I trained as a rollarbladder
Step 1: Buy a used oversize rollarbladde (maybe 3 sizes bigger than your shoe size) that does not fit you at all and the wheels hardly rolls
Step 2: Rollarblade with them whenever you want
Step 3: Rollarblade with a friend and receive at least one helpful advice about tightening your Rollarblade
Step 4: Attend how to skate class (not how to rollarblade) and learn extra techniques
Step 5: Stop rollarblading and donate that used used pair
Step 6: Do a lot of other random trainings that you find interesting
Step 7: Many years later, examines are pair of brand new state of the art rollarblade that have been sitting on the shelve for the longest time. Put them on for the first time ever and they fit almost perfectly.
Step 8: Delighted by this new discovery, rollarblade with them to the train station each day. That's close to 30 minutes of practice each day.
Anyways the terrain of my route to the train station was tough but fun, I never managed to conquer one segment of it. When I fall, I have to continue on because I can't miss the train ride to work. No time to practice.
I am scared of falling but I love rollatbladding so I wear layers. Be prepared to fall!
A lot of people always say that Huskies are expensive but they are actually available for adoption from time to time. Not all of them are as beautiful or adorable as Okee though which is why I felt extremely lucky that we got her. If we arrived at the shelter 40 minutes later, another family would've gotten her. Just as we were leaving, a car with a Siberian Husky just parked and the lady inside the car asked if we just bought Okee and I proudly and happily responded with "we just adopted her". That was the end of our conversation. Part of me always wondered if Okee would've been luckier to be adopted by them. Thinking back I wish I took down her contact information then Okee can have a Siberian Husky playmate.
I also wondered if they could've been the original owner because the shelter staff told us they had Okee for half a year or 3 months (can't remember) before they posted her up for adoption. You see, Okee was very well groomed when they found her so they concluded that someone lost her. Alas no one came for her so we got her!
After adopting her, I continued to check the adoption website from time to time and it always had a variety of dogs although usually the number of dogs available is not more than six. If buying is too expensive for you then consider adopting. Usually, the dog up for adoption already knows how to sit (less training required by you). You can also adopt cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, bunnies and birds. They actually have more of these little critters than dogs.
I'm not going to bother posting the adoption website. Just search adoption and your city.
Okee is a female Siberian Husky. Her instinct is to run from danger. The first time she has demonstrated this to me was on a leisurely stroll around the block during the evening of July 1st. I wanted her to enjoy fireworks instead she ran straight home at the first sound of fireworks, I tumbled and fell on some green green grass during her very forceful run to home. As the fireworks continued to go off, she kept pacing around the house in a panic. That is why, she will never attend a big celebration with fireworks.
As she was adopted, I've always wondered if she has been trained to run from those types of sounds or if she saw her siblings being shot. I also wondered if she was abandoned because she naturally runs from these types of sounds.
Anyways, I always found this side of her extremely cute. If I'm home, we cuddle and hug every July 1st and Victoria Day.
I'm cheap so I wear the same outer gear almost everyday. The only thing that gets changed are stuff that are not shown in the photo (t-shirt, shorts , granny panties, socks and shoes/boots). I forgot to include my winter gloves and winter beanie but those are not important or essentials because most people end up losing them anyways.
My non-changing outer gear are very versatile. Let's start with the pants. Don't let them fool you. It's actually two pants in one. Literally! Look closely at the photo. They keep me warm and cushiony and my sweat won't stick to them! When summer comes, I remove the cushiony layer and done OR I might have to substitute the cushiony layer with something else! The added bonus to this two pants in one are the pockets! I use it to hold poop bags.
Next, the upper body, depending on temperature sometimes is one in one, sometimes is two in one and sometimes is three in one. Oversize hoodies with no zipper are better because it's like running around with a blankie! You can even tug it in but that's just weird. You could've just tug in your other inner layers. Another added bonus of the oversize hoodie with long sleeves is that it can serve the functions of a beanie, light scarf and mittons with holes. Sometimes, when I have my hood up, I think my neighbours think I'm a little boy running around. The colour of this hoodie is very common, the interior of the hoodie is soft and warm and the art at the centre of the hoodie is always covered up by my vest so it is also not shown here. Anyways the vest and the zipper-able outerwear are both a little broken but the material are very good also. Only I know where they are broken. So yeah, I'm going to keep walking and running with them until they no longer work.
Good socks are also very important. Shoes get better the more you run with them and the more places you go with them. Mud makes them more durable but break them at the same time. My shoes/boots gear are the funnest! Washing them by hand after a trip feels really nice too.
Anyways gear like this will allow you to tumble and fall. You can go all terrain/all seasons with your four legged paws friend.
