young pup – Ash The Husky

It’s our baby, Ash before we even met him!

This picture brings back so many emotions for both of us. When Chris and I saw this specific picture on the website, we just KNEW he was ours because our hearts instantly melted. This is the first picture we could actually distinguish his features. The first picture he looked more like a puppy, not a baby, and his soft eyes had us right then.

This was the very FIRST picture we ever saw of Ash. This was also the first picture I printed of him, and still have displayed on my wall. I keep this to look up at next to my computer because he was born this day (January 16.) Just a little fur bundle, isn’t he?

We can’t say that anymore. He’s more than just a fur ball, he looks nearly grown, yet has a quite a way still.

He’s been in this world for 160 days.

Earlier tonight as I was up in bed with Chris, and Ash was in between us licking my arm, I was thinking about his year birthday. Yes, I know it’s far off from now, but can you blame me for being excited? Silly me, because I have so many ideas and plans for that day. He’s gonna be big. O_O He’ll wear a party hat though. He’ll be a a big year old Husky, with a goofy party hat on his head (if it even stays with the pointy ears he has.)

June 2013

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Yours, Knikki

This puppy wants me to catch up to them.

He doesn’t enjoy putting his Husky stroll on a brief hold.

“Adventurous Ash” saw many curious things along the way.

Told you.

It’s crazy, you know… Out of all the dogs Chris or I have had growing up, none have been as well behaved as Ash is.

Meako, who was the dog I had with my parents, but was trained by my dad. Meako could do a bunch of tricks, and he was obedient…to an extent.

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It’s very surprising to me because Ash will mind Chris and I without us having to be angry. We never are. Ash is just a puppy, Meako is more than 7 years old.

I truly feel that what has helped Chris and I along the way is the fact that we don’t want to discipline out of anger.

Meako was always so terrified of my dad. Meako would hear my dad come home and immediately come find me rather than meet him at the door.

Just like with children, never use your frustration to “scare them straight,” as I was told.

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We are not experts on any of this, in fact we’re still making mistakes, and not doing things quite as well as we’d like. I think we might be doing some things right though, I’m happy to say.

I watch Chris with Ash and I am so proud. He does very well with him, especially when it comes to giving commands and affection.

Cutie was sweet with Chris, and Honey is a well-behaved dog herself. There are though, the occasional annoyances when we let her in the backyard on her own, or when she feels obligated to lie on every bed in the house. Let’s not forget the fact that she wasn’t taught how to walk on a leash in her earlier years, and she’s just too anxious now for us to try it.. She chases after….everything.

We are kids. We are kids and we have been raising our Siberian Husky puppy since he was 6 weeks old, and we’ve been doing one hell of a job at it, if I DO say so myself. 🙂