The Huskies In My Family

Ella Everyone has a story about how or why they have their particular dog. You may have chosen a certain breed because of special characteristics that dog has, maybe he/she just "looked cute" in the pet store or maybe someone moved away and they gave their pet to you.  Maybe it's a combination of different reasons. The reason that we have our Husky, Ella, is because I grew up on a farm with a Husky - who was a very special part of our family for a very long time - and I always knew that if I ever had a dog of my own, that it would be the same breed. My siblings and I were so very original with our dog's name - we called him "Husky." (But don't be too quick to judge that, because we also had a particular cat on the farm for well over 20 years and her name was "Mother Cat.") Apparently, my siblings and I liked to keep it simple! Husky was a great dog for the large family that we had. He was very good around people, including small children, yet he also had quite an independent … [Read more...]