Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[BigBlueHen53]

I mean 'don't beg' like 'don't stare at me and whine while I'm eating' lol

I know. My little joke. I like to "reward" them for doing the right thing, though. Food doesn't come from the table or my hands; it appears like magic on the floor in front of their nose. So they never look up at me, expecting me to give them anything. And I only do this when they are very young. Once they are older they just lay there, comatose, waiting, waiting ... snoring.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sammy obviously got fed from the table before we got him. But he's learning. No people food, EVER.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Back later, laundry.

 

[SpotTheCat]

I hate this waiting we are getting closer to moving house but that still might take a while (1+ year) then it might take even longer before we get a dog/puppy. I don’t know if we are 100% going to get a purebred puppy or if you are going to get a rescue, I don’t even know if we will want a dog for mushing. I just want to have a solid plan but everything is wait and see. I really love Malamutes but I am worried about getting one since this would be my first puppy and large dog, and my mother is not that fond of them, Samoyeds would fit better and my mother likes them but I don’t love them as much as malamutes. I am trying to be patient but it’s taking so long, I want to know what will happen!

 

[SpotTheCat]

Anyone know anything about Norwegian elkhounds? If we don’t want a dog for mushing then Norwegian elkhounds are quite high up on the list of dog breeds I want

 

[black_cat]

Anyone know anything about Norwegian elkhounds? If we don’t want a dog for mushing then Norwegian elkhounds are quite high up on the list of dog breeds I want

They’re much smaller and we’re bred originally to track/hunt moose and elk

 

[SpotTheCat]

They’re much smaller and we’re bred originally to track/hunt moose and elk

thank you!

 

[Sally PB]

Anyone know anything about Norwegian elkhounds?

I have a story about one...

A woman contacted me about spinning some dog hair from her Norwegian Elkhound, and then knitting it into a sweater for her son. I told her that it would spin well, but would feel very "picky" since it was a mix of the coarse outer coat and the finer undercoat, and that I'd have to use some wool, as there wasn't enough for a sweater. She was fine with that; she wanted a jacket type of sweater.

I met her dog, whose name was Widget, and a SWEET, beautiful girl. She sat next to me, looked at me with those big brown eyes. The woman told me when they got her, the breeder said that the puppy would get to be big-ish. Some people might think she was a guard dog, so please don't name her something like "Killer," as N.E.s could look intimidating. So they named her Widget.

I thought that was such a cute name, I named my Jubilee Orpington chick Widget after her.

 

[SpotTheCat]

I have a story about one...

A woman contacted me about spinning some dog hair from her Norwegian Elkhound, and then knitting it into a sweater for her son. I told her that it would spin well, but would feel very "picky" since it was a mix of the coarse outer coat and the finer undercoat, and that I'd have to use some wool, as there wasn't enough for a sweater. She was fine with that; she wanted a jacket type of sweater.

I met her dog, whose name was Widget, and a SWEET, beautiful girl. She sat next to me, looked at me with those big brown eyes. The woman told me when they got her, the breeder said that the puppy would get to be big-ish. Some people might think she was a guard dog, so please don't name her something like "Killer," as N.E.s could look intimidating. So they named her Widget.

I thought that was such a cute name, I named my Jubilee Orpington chick Widget after her.

Thank you!

 

[SpotTheCat]

I talked to my mother, I am now looking for a samoyed breeder incase there waiting list is 2 years long, also she wants to go somewhere to meet some