Monty
Husky Club contact number incl. Husky Rescue: 0871 277 6783
23 dogs in Welfare
2 dogs booked to go out
6 dogs rehomed in September
Our previous 4 legged friend, (Toby), unfortunately had to be put to eternal rest due to a stomach cancer. He was a right mixture of Dalmatian, Greyhound, Spaniel etc. Very loved by the whole family and very much missed.
Within 3 weeks of loosing our companion, a new friend was required to fill the hole in our lives. Onto the web to research different breeds, we knew that in our minds a ‘proper’ dog would be from a working breed. After a little research our choice was narrowed down to Alaskan Malamutes or Siberian Huskies. A little more research and we decided that a Siberian would be the best choice, as we had heard that they are better with children and we had an 18 month old to consider. (Martin).
We found Adrienne’s number on the NCDL web site, after a chat we were put in touch with Ruth. All garden fences were raised and a home visit was arranged with Mike and Dawn Hammond. Our many thanks to Mike and Dawn for stressing the not so good points as well as the love a Sibe. can bring.
A couple of weeks later and Ruth called with information about ‘Monty’, a red version being looked after by Jayne Whiteley in Scotland. "Loves people but not so good with other animals," we were told. The Boarders are quite a jaunt from Telford, but by now we had bought books, read stories and had fallen in love with the breed. It was decided to make a weekend of the trip and off we went.
On our first meeting with Monty we all got a lovely sloppy kiss. It’s amazing how you can bond so quickly. Off we all went for a walk, Monty leading the way of course. We were instantly hooked and would have gladly spent all day with him but on advice we left to consider the situation and complete the tourist part of our weekend. There was nothing to consider, and we were back to pick up Monty first thing in the morning. It was April the 1st which seemed appropriate. Our apologies to Jayne, who we disturbed while on the morning feeding round with her lovely brood. It’s something special to see a whole pack together for the first time.
Jayne had warned us that when Monty starts singing he has this ability of sounding like 2 or 3 dogs at the same time. This was experienced for the first hour of the journey home, thankfully he eventually settled and the rest of the journey passed in relative peace apart from every time we slowed down or stopped. It was late evening when we arrived home; Monty was allowed to explore his new house for an hour then to bed in the garage. We were all up early to assess any damage that had may have been done. Nothing, Monty had settled for the night and not touched anything so off for a nice long walk.
Monty’s tips for Flexi leads.
1, Examine the lead, if it is not too strong you can break it. If it is a strong one, keep pulling; persistence overcomes resistance.
2, Keep an eye on which hand is holding the lead and run pass on the opposite side of the body. At worst watch the hands change over quickly or the handler does a quick pirouette. At best inflict friction burns. If you are really lucky both legs will be whipped from the ground.
3, Find a tree to dance around a few times, watch while the handler fights through the bushes to untangle the lead, keep running in circles and tangle every one in the tree.
On the whole I think we have been very lucky with Monty. He is a digger, and parts of the garden have now been fenced off to deter his green paws. Damage has been limited to Martin’s toys, but only the ones that Martin has given him; and he is very patient when annoyed by children.
As for him not being good with other animals, as yet we have seen no signs of aggression until another dog has been aggressive first. The first time this happened was when a German Shepherd broke loose from his handler and I am pleased to report that Monty gave as good as he got. Thankfully we managed to separate them before any damage was done.
Monty certainly does love people, even if they do not love him. There have been occasions on the school run when he has met mothers with babies in pushchairs, and insisted on cleaning the babies face. Not all mothers seem to appreciate this?
We all love him even if he does play a little too rough at times and a second Husky is a real possibility. We will all be at Colwyn Bay, which is our first event, including Monty’s, we will see how he gets on with his own kind.
Our many thanks to everyone involved with the welfare for all their help and advice, hope to see you all at the Bay.
Andrew and Karen Whyatt
Email the owner: Andrew Whyatt
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