| So you just got a husky puppy... | | | | vaccinations they need can vary. Oh, and don't |
| Or maybe you are thinking about getting one. | | | | forget the cost of a crate, puppy food, a few toys, |
| Getting a puppy is really exciting, but after a week | | | | an adjustable collar, leash, and the quest for a dog |
| the excitement may turn into what have we done? | | | | sitter. |
| Puppies are a lot of work, and husky puppies... well, | | | | And you need to do it all again next month. |
| let me just say they make labrador retrievers look | | | | Puppies grow quickly. What you bought this month |
| like saints. Anyone who owns a lab knows what kind | | | | will most likely not be the right size next month. |
| of trouble they get into, at any age! | | | | They will eat more food, need a new collar, and |
| Even if you already own a dog, a husky puppy will | | | | another set of shots. |
| push you to your doggone limits. | | | | And then there is the cost of training. You see, |
| Why? | | | | before you begin to crate train your puppy, you |
| A curiosity that could kill a colony of cats. I am | | | | need to make sure they do not have a urinary tract |
| always amazed at how quickly a puppy can redesign | | | | infection (UTI). A UTI could prevent you from |
| a room. Even a room you thought you removed | | | | properly crate training your puppy. This is not |
| everything a puppy could think of getting into. You | | | | something you could judge by watching your new |
| turn your back for 1 minute to answer the door and | | | | puppy. Since the muscles they use to hold urine are |
| the next thing you know the puppy has all but | | | | not strong at a young age, they cannot hold bodily |
| swallowed your cell phone. You think how the heck | | | | functions for very long. Less than an hour in most |
| did you get that?! I am sure I put it... | | | | cases. If they have a UTI, they will confuse pain and |
| Puppies, as cute as they are, can disrupt an entire | | | | urine and crate training. |
| household. From sleepless nights due to several trips | | | | And this problem is self reciprocating. |
| to the great outdoors, to constant whining during | | | | A UTI leads to painful urination, painful urination leads |
| crate training. | | | | to confusion about elimination. Add all this to a husky |
| And don't forget the vet bills. Puppies require several | | | | puppy locked in a crate and you have a recipe for |
| trips to the veterinarian. Often, puppies have some | | | | disaster. Chances are, in all the craziness a puppy |
| form of worms. This does not have anything to do | | | | adds to a household, you could easily miss this one. |
| with breeding or living conditions. Even healthy | | | | When thinking about adding a puppy to your life, |
| well-bred puppies have parasites. They also require a | | | | make sure you understand that life as you know it, is |
| few rounds of vaccinations. Depending on the state, | | | | history. |
| country, or province you live in the type of | | | | |