I have been putting this off and putting this off but I will finally tell you all what is going on.
So I know I don't bring this dog up alot. But Iris my female Siberian Husky came to me 2 years ago with a badly broken leg. It has always been unsure wether she could ever be a working dog. And so I figured ok perhaps when she gets better i will breed her has she was and is perfect all except for that leg. I have been on and off the wall as has my vet since I brought her home. She has gone through physical therapy a amount of meds. And im to the point where I know she can never run long distance and even in sprints she STILL limps every once in awhile.
I don't want to breed a dog with a bum leg I just could see that making her even more uncomfortable. And I have come to the conclusion that I cannot keep her no matter how much I love her. She is not in constant pain its just she would'nt be able to deal with the life of a sled dog.
And so I am now looking for a new home for Iris my vet and i have spoken many times and i often feared he would say our only option is to have her pts. But she only limps after she runs for a long amount of time but other then that walks around like normal and never cries so we assume she is just used to it. We have talked about removing the leg but since she can still use it for the most part that would just be cruel. So through the my vet clinic I will be finding her a new home willing to take a special needs pet. She is getting spayed next week.
Please don't be mad at me. Im sure alot of you will say but you have three pitbulls and one retired racer why will you keep them and not her? Its because its not fair to her she deserves one on one time 24/7 something I can't give her. I just want the best for Iris I have tried and I have tried everything I could do to help her and its just not going to work out for her here.
Don't think im one of those Mushers who just dumps a dog because she is hurt (thats the kind of musher she came from). I beleived I could get her well enough to do one or anouther but it just would'nt be right. Once again she needs a nice city or suburb home where she sleeps on a nice big bed and gets plenty of attention and love and can live out her years comfortably.
This is a hard thing for me to do but I want better for Iris and i hope you all see that.
So I know I don't bring this dog up alot. But Iris my female Siberian Husky came to me 2 years ago with a badly broken leg. It has always been unsure wether she could ever be a working dog. And so I figured ok perhaps when she gets better i will breed her has she was and is perfect all except for that leg. I have been on and off the wall as has my vet since I brought her home. She has gone through physical therapy a amount of meds. And im to the point where I know she can never run long distance and even in sprints she STILL limps every once in awhile.
I don't want to breed a dog with a bum leg I just could see that making her even more uncomfortable. And I have come to the conclusion that I cannot keep her no matter how much I love her. She is not in constant pain its just she would'nt be able to deal with the life of a sled dog.
And so I am now looking for a new home for Iris my vet and i have spoken many times and i often feared he would say our only option is to have her pts. But she only limps after she runs for a long amount of time but other then that walks around like normal and never cries so we assume she is just used to it. We have talked about removing the leg but since she can still use it for the most part that would just be cruel. So through the my vet clinic I will be finding her a new home willing to take a special needs pet. She is getting spayed next week.
Please don't be mad at me. Im sure alot of you will say but you have three pitbulls and one retired racer why will you keep them and not her? Its because its not fair to her she deserves one on one time 24/7 something I can't give her. I just want the best for Iris I have tried and I have tried everything I could do to help her and its just not going to work out for her here.
Don't think im one of those Mushers who just dumps a dog because she is hurt (thats the kind of musher she came from). I beleived I could get her well enough to do one or anouther but it just would'nt be right. Once again she needs a nice city or suburb home where she sleeps on a nice big bed and gets plenty of attention and love and can live out her years comfortably.
This is a hard thing for me to do but I want better for Iris and i hope you all see that.
