Siberian Eye Issue 4 - Siberian Husky Welfare Association

Ever had the feeling you are trying to
sweep an avalanche back uphill? That’s
what Husky Welfare feels like at the
moment. The more work we do, the more
we seem to be in danger of being
overwhelmed!
Why? Simple—too many Siberian Huskies
are being produced and sold to people who
have not done their research. Take into
account the economic and social effects of
the recession and it is no surprise that it
sometimes feels that we are in danger of
sinking under a never-ending stream of
unwanted Siberian Huskies.
Added to the “purebred” welfare crisis we
are also faced with the disastrous fashion
for designer crosses. All this has meant in
practice is that rescues are being inundated
by unwanted Husky crossbreeds. SHWA
(UK) is too busy to even think about taking
on crossbreeds in addition to purebred
Siberians, so it was something of a relief to
hear of the setting up of “Huskies In Need”
- a welfare group which does take in
crossbreeds. We wish them success in their
endeavours.
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At our recent AGM, our Breed Historian,
Lyn Logan did some research based on The
Kennel Club’s Breed Record Supplements
for the past 16 years and discovered some
interesting and very disturbing facts.
During that period, 23 different breeders
had produced at least 20 litters
each. Eight of these breeders had
produced at least 40 litters during that
period and the most “productive” (a name
known to all of us involved in welfare) had
produced 88 litters in only 9 years.
Worryingly, seven of the breeders who had
produced 30 litters or more during this 16
year period, are well-respected within the
world of Siberians. They carried out all the
necessary health tests, show and work their
dogs etc, but one has to ask if there is any
justification for producing a minimum of 2
litters per year, year after year other than
sheer commercialism.
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What is even more worrying is that the KC
registered dogs are only the tip of a very
large iceberg. A quick glimpse at E-Pupz or
any one of the other puppy sales sites will
show that at any one time there are literally
thousands of non-KC-registered Siberian
Husky puppies for sale at any one time and
it is these “breeders” who produce the bulk
of the Sibes who come into welfare. We
continue our policy of advertising on these
sites, discouraging people from buying a
pup via the internet, but it is very much an
uphill struggle as too many people can’t be
bothered to wait for a good quality puppy
from an ethical breeder, and prefer to take
their chances on the internet.
This is one area in which we definitely need
to increase our efforts in the coming year.
If we can minimise the demand, the
“breeders” will look elsewhere for a getrich-quick scheme!
Front Page
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Editorial
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Contents
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Dogs Trust concerned about Husky Welfare
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Featured Article—A Brief History of the Siberian Husky
Part One :Siberian Origins
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Merchandise
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AGM 2010
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Sled Dog History - Reminiscences of the Iditarod Trail
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Welcome to our new logo/mascot!
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Husky Humour
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Forthcoming Events
A recent article in VN Times, a specialist magazine
for Veterinary Nurses, has revealed that the DOGS
TRUST, one of the leading canine charities, is
becoming increasingly concerned about the numbers
of Siberian Huskies being handed in to their centres
and the fact that the Siberian Husky appears to be
joining the Pitbull Terrier as a “status dog” amongst
certain elements of the population. This certainly
reflects the SHWA experience over the past few years
with increasing numbers of dogs being rehomed
from people who bought pups from less than ethical breeders with no knowledge of the
breed whatever, and who found in a short time that they were totally unsuited to Sibe
ownership. A recent post on an internet dog forum illustrates that perfectly. A concerned
first time owner wrote in:
“ This is our first summer with our Siberian so please bear with me if it's a stupid
question! We gave ours a brush last weekend and now she seems to be malting like
crazy!
Have we upset something? Or is this normal?
We could brush all day and gets tons of hair..... I'm a bit concerned that you seem to
be able to get loads of hair just by running my hands through her.
What kind of owner buys a dog and doesn’t even bother to discover the simple basics
about the breed—like it moults heavily?? - It is totally crazy! However this is the situation
we are in. Since 2007, the number of huskies rehomed by The Dogs Trust has increased
dramatically each year from 17 in 2007, 29 in 2008 up
to 45 in 2009. Compared with the numbers we are
dealing with, the Dogs Trust numbers are still fairly
low, but the trend is obvious and ominously upwards.
Siberian Sled dogs – Photo circa 1901 by Vladimir Jochelson/Dina Brodskaya Jesup North Pacific Expedition
The dogs we now know as Siberian Huskies are an amazing example of selective breeding
over time to produce a form which perfectly fits the function of the breed. Imagine the
complex specifications if we tried to produce such a breed today:
We want a breed which will
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Survive and function effectively at temperatures down to -50 degrees C without
any artificial aids.
Pull a lightly laden sled tirelessly day after day over vast distances in arctic/
sub-arctic conditions and enjoy it!
Survive and thrive on the bare minimum of food.
Be intelligent enough to take instructions from the sled driver, and also intelligent to ignore such instructions if they are likely to lead the team into danger.
Survive and function effectively at temperatures up to 35 degrees C
Be capable of hunting and catching its own food if necessary.
Be able to live happily with large numbers of other dogs with minimal friction.
Love people in general and children in particular so that they can be used in
winter to sleep with the children and keep them warm.
Look absolutely beautiful at all times.
Combine an infinite capacity and appetite for work with an ability to sleep anywhere and everywhere at the drop of a hat.
Be capable of jumping/climbing high fences.
Be capable of digging escape tunnels worthy of “The Great Escape” or “Colditz”
Be capable (if given the opportunity) of destroying almost anything in seconds.
Combine the characteristics of an iron-hard sled dog with that of the softest lap
dog.
The Siberian Husky, which is directly descended from the sled dogs developed over a period of several thousand years by the Chukchi people of North-eastern Siberia , fulfils all
these “functions” within its efficient and beautiful “form”.
The Chukchi people, whose name was derived either from the Chukchi word “Chukcha”
meaning “rich in reindeer”, or the Russian “chavchu” meaning reindeer people, were primarily a reindeer-herding people living inland on the tundra with their reindeer herds. Like
the Saami of Lapland, the nomadic herders used their reindeer products to make tools,
clothing and construct their dwellings. Reindeer were the basis of their diet, and also served
as transportation.
A smaller section of the Chukchi people – the “maritime” Chukchi – lived in coastal villages
and hunted seal, walrus and whales for their food and used dog sleds for their transportation. The landscape of Chukotka (the Chukchi land) is dominated by tundra interspersed
with low mountains, with some areas of taiga in the south and west. The wildlife found in
Chukotka includes caribou (this is in addition to the domestic reindeer that are maintained
in herds), wolves, bears (grizzly bear and polar bear), Arctic fox, walrus, seals, whales,
cranes, and a variety of Arctic birds. Summer temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) can
reach the mid-seventies in July (less in the north), and can dip below -50 in the winter.
The maritime (or dog-sledding) Chukchi lived in camps/villages of between 10-20 tents
which were twice the size of the reindeer herding Chukchi villages. There was considerable
contact and trade
between the two
groups and indeed,
in some areas, both
groups lived together and cultivated a lifestyle
which
included
both reindeer herding and coastal
hunting.
Their sled dogs were crucial to both the survival of the maritime Chukchi and the viability of
their communities. Many of the characteristics still seen in today’s Siberian Husky have
their origin in the Chukchi dogs going back several millenia. Their temperament for example, had to be equable enough for them to coexist peacefully with both humans and other
dogs. They could work amicably as part of teams of 20 or more dogs and their temperament
was a crucial survival factor – out on the ice in freezing arctic temperatures, a major dog
fight could mean the team simply did not get home but froze to death. The Chukchi dogs
were also sweet tempered enough to sleep with the children as “doggy duvets.” Night-time
temperatures were measured by the number of dogs necessary to keep the kids warm – eg.
three dog night, four dog night etc.
The economic and social importance of the Chukchi’s dogs was also reflected in their place
in the Chukchi religion and mythology. A Chukchi legend held that two sled dogs guarded
the gates of heaven where they had the power to reject anyone who had been cruel to dogs
during their lifetime. Another legend claimed that during a time of famine, both human and
dog populations were at risk of being wiped out by hunger. Only two baby puppies still remained alive, but with their mother dead, they had little chance of survival. A Chukchi
woman suckled the pups at her breast so ensuring the survival of the breed and the codependent nature of the human-dog relationship. Ironically, this situation was to be replicated in reality in the 1860’s when the breed’s survival was again threatened by famine. This
time, the Chukchi’s sled dogs survived by judicious outcrossing to other local breeds (see
below).
The conventional wisdom concerning the origins of the modern day Siberian Husky, claims
that the breed is a direct descendent in an unbroken line of pure breeding dating back some
1000, 2000 or 3000 years (depending which book/website you read). The reality is somewhat more complex and interesting. Many of the indigenous Siberian peoples have used sled
dogs as transportation and have done so for thousands of years. Indeed the 3000 year benchmark so often used in discussions of Siberian Husky history may itself be a serious underestimate. The distinguished Russian researcher N.N.Dikov found evidence of Laika-type dogs in
burials in the Kamchatka peninsular which dated back 10,000 years. ( Dog Sledding Way of Life
in Kamchatka - B. I. Shiroky – PADS Newsletter #5).
In fact, the Siberian Husky and the Alaskan Malamute (along with 12 other breeds) have
been identified as amongst 14 “ancient breeds” of domesticated dogs whose genetic lines
have been distinct from the wolf for many thousands of years. Interestingly, this research
shows that the recurrent myth about northern people’s interbreeding of dogs and wolves is
just a myth with no genetic truth to it at all. (“Genetic Structure of the Purebred Domestic Dog” Science, Volume 304, on May 21, 2004 . )
It may be that the Koryaks, the Iukagirs, the Chukchi, the Kamchadals and the many other
paleo-Siberian peoples, at some time in their history were so geographically, culturally and
economically isolated that their dogs were identifiably distinct from one another. It is also
true however, that in more recent times, many of the peoples of Siberia met and traded
with each other. There is also evidence that:
“a long interchange between the peoples of Siberia and the natives of
Alaska did exist from ancient into modern times.” (John Douglas Tanner Jr – Alaskan Trails, Siberian Dogs pp15)
It is very likely that some interbreeding of their dogs may well have been the occasional
result of such interaction. Indeed, an archeological excavation of ancient Ipuitak sites at
Point Hope in Alaska in the 1940’s recovered dog remains some 2000 years old, which
were positively identified by scientists as those of Siberian dogs, not local Alaskan
breeds. (John Douglas Tanner Jr – Alaskan Trails, Siberian Dogs pp15)
Further evidence of such possible interbreeding over the millennia can be seen from the
fact that the research into “ancient” breeds referred to above, also found that genetically,
the Alaskan Malamute and the Siberian Husky were very closely related:
In addition, the Alaskan Malamute is shown to be very closely related to the
Siberian Husky, and its place of origin is far western Alaska , across the Bering Strait from the homeland of the Siberian Husky’s ancestors.
http://www.workingdogweb.com/RSH-2004-2.htm – “New Breakthrough in Dog Genetics
Much more recently (as mentioned above) a devastating series of famines suffered
by the Chukchi people during the 1860’s, resulted in the death of the vast majority of
their dogs. Many died of starvation and some were killed and eaten by desperate
Chukchi to feed their families. (Thompson and Foley – The Siberian Husky)
After this devastation, the Chukchi gradually re-established their sled dog stock by breeding their few remaining dogs with other available breeds, including primarily the smaller,
red, foxlike, Tungus Spitz.
It is likely that this enforced outcrossing led to a change in the “look” of the Chukchi dogs.
We can see this from the fact that whereas travellers in Chutochka prior to the 1860’s uniformly referred to the Chukchi dogs as “shaggy” and “wolf-like”, by the time the first US
Breed Standard was written in 1930, the breed was being described as “fox-like.” (Thompson
and Foley – The Siberian Husky)
Both the dogs above – the shaggier “wolf”- like one and the smaller, flatter coated “fox”-like one
(photographed in 1904) are Chukchi dogs
From the middle of the 17th Century, increasing exposure to Russian influence began to
change aspects of Chukchi life:
Ethnic Russians first encountered the Chukchi in 1642, when the Cossack Ivan Yerastov met them on the Alazeya river. In the 1640s, the Russians built two forts on the
Kamchatka , and commercial traders, fur trappers and hunters used these forts as a
base and established permanent contact with the Chukchi. This contact brought many
problems to the Chukchis. Diseases like influenza, mumps, small pox and so forth,
spread among the population, and alcoholism became a problem as Russians traders
often paid with vodka.
The Centre for Russian Studies (NUPI) - http://www2.nupi.no/cgi-win//Russland/etnisk_b.exe?
Chukchi
Throughout the second half of the 17th and most of the 18th Century, the peoples of Siberia
(and particularly the Chukchi, who were known as “the Apache of the north” because of
their fierce resistance to invasion) came under increasing pressure from Czarist Russia.
The crack Czarist Cossack troops pursued a policy of genocide against the Chukchi, and in
a series of skirmishes, the Chukchi with their dog sleds, managed to outrun them and avoid
a final showdown. In 1649, Anadyr was established as a fortified city which over the next
century became a huge drain on Russian resources. For the period 1710 to 1764, maintaining the fort at Anadyrsk had cost some 1,380,000 rubles, but the area had returned only
29,150 rubles in taxes. The Russians controlled the land, but not the people and it was
costing them dear. The Cossacks were extraordinary warriors, but they did not understand
either the terrain, or the arctic conditions and suffered terrible losses (due to the inhospitable conditions, not the Chukchi). After a series of brutal military campaigns, Russia decided to try a different tack and tried to control Chukotchka through trade rather than violence. A treaty was made with the Chukchi giving them independence.
Unfortunately for the Chukchi, what defeated them in the end was firstly the consequences
of opening Chukotka to trade, and secondly the bureaucratic “need” of the new communist
rulers of Russia to control and standardise everything in the name of the “proletariat”. The
Soviet Union (after the 1917 revolution) decided initially to offer free trade between the
Chukchi and the Soviets. The result of this was that, as well as trade goods, smallpox was
imported into Chutochka and the Chukchi people were decimated. Having inadvertently
weakened the Chukchi with disease, the Soviets removed the velvet glove and deliberately
executed all the Chukchi village leaders, who also happened to be the most experienced
and successful dog breeders. The Soviets then set up their own dog breeding programmes
designed to create the perfect Peoples’ Sled Dog. As if this level of bureaucratic controlfreakery was not enough, in 1952, the Soviets issued a statement denying that the Chukchi
dog had ever existed and that the Siberian Husky was a US created breed whose origins
had nothing to do with Siberia . Amazingly enough, although the Soviet Union is long gone,
many Russian dog historians still hold to this “official” view. To confirm this, browse the
site of the “Primitive Aboriginal Dogs” organisation – the Siberian Husky is not included
amongst the breeds they recognise (http://www.pads.ru/).
“It would be appropriate to mention that the Americans have developed and breed
sled dog named the Siberian Husky and the term Husky can be translated as
Laika. However, this breed, in our understanding, does not have any relationship
to Siberian dogs as I understand them. The Siberian Husky is a cultivated specialized breed, which American cynologists obtained by selective breeding our sled
dogs imported from northeastern parts of Chukotka, the Kolyma River and Kamchatka .”
Our Northern Dogs - B. I. Shiroky – in PADS ewsletter #8
Although understandable in one sense – after all, the Siberian Husky may no longer be regarded as a primitive aboriginal breed, it does seem strange to deny its relationship to such
dogs – after all, every single Siberian Husky in the world has ancestry going back to the
handful of entire dogs/bitches imported into the US in the early part of the 20th Century.
“The entire Siberian Husky breed goes back to the same dozen dogs of the
1930s: Kree Vanka, Tosca, Tserko, Duke, Tanta of Alyeska, Sigrid III of Foxstand, Smokey of Seppala, Sepp III, Smoky, Dushka, Kabloona, Rollinsford
Nina of Marilyn. There are two or three others none of which would constitute more than one-half of one percent of a dog's pedigree today.”
J.Jeffrey Bragg - http://seppalasleddogs.com/seppala-breeding-5.htm
Unfortunately, as a result of Russian invasion, famine disease and Soviet politics, the
Chukchi dog, as a distinct breed of Siberian “Laika” no longer exists in any meaningful
numbers if at all in its native land. Having said that, sled dog enthusiasts in Kamchatka are
working with the few remaining aboriginal dogs to re-establish the Kamchatka sled dog,
and as part of that programme initiated the Beringia sled dog race – the longest sled race in
the world at nearly 2000 km. The race is run from a village in Kamchatka region (e.g. Esso)
through Palana in the Koryak region to a village in the far north (e.g. Markovo). The EssoMarkovo route, at 1,980 km, is the longest dog-sled route in the world and takes three
weeks.)
The Beringia Race
(From The Arctic IS… website – www.thearctic.is
Ironically, as the breed came under increasing threat to its very existence in its own homeland, it began to gain a foothold in a new continent only a few miles away across the Bering
Sea . Sled dogs had been used in Alaska for millennia, just as in Siberia . The influx of
thousands of people as a result of the Klondike Gold Rush had led to a massive increase in
the need for sled dogs. Thousands of dogs (often totally unsuitable for work in arctic/
subarctic conditions) were brought north from Canada and the lower US states. Jack London’s “Call of the Wild” is a fictionalised tale of one such dog – Buck, a St. Bernard cross.
The new population of Alaska , often with money in their pockets, needed R&R after their
exertions in the gold fields. Gambling joints, saloons, and brothels flourished, as did the
new sport of sled dog racing. Probably started by drunken barroom boasts about who had
the better or faster teams, the sport of sled dog racing soon became an organised event.
The biggest of the races was the All-Alaska Sweepstakes Race. First run in April 1908, the
race was soon to become an annual event and the showcase for the abilities of the “little
Siberian rats.”
Mick Brent 2008
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More information soon………..
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At our Annual General Meeting on June 13th, lots of reports were submitted, discussions
held and decisions made. Detailed minutes are available on our website, but some of the
important decisions made were as follows:
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Adoption fees are increased to £150 per adult dog. The fee for puppies should
be £200. It was felt that this reflects the increasing expenses faced by SHWA
(UK) – in particular neutering costs.
Obviously, in consultation with Terry, the head of rehoming, fees can be reduced or even waived completely in certain circumstances. Agreement to do
this must first be obtained from the Head of Rehoming by the area coordinator.
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The mileage claim rate is now increased to a flat rate of 30p per mile.
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To improve the security and safety of staff, we will set up a PO Box address to
which all correspondence from the public will be sent. Individual addresses
will be removed from the website and all publicity materials. letters , forms
etc.
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Mrs Maggie Bryant was appointed Patron of SHWA(UK)
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The following people were elected/confirmed in post to serve until the next
Annual General Meeting:
Chair :
Secretary:
Vice-Chair :
Treasurer :
National Rehome
Co-ordinator :
Staff Co-ordinator :
Breed Historian :
Membership
Secretary :
Terry Brent
Mick Brent
Heather Nicholls
Ronnie Marshall
Terry Brent
Carrie Short
Lyn Logan
Karen Johnson
Where posts had changed hands, a handover period would take place to ensure a smooth transition.
"Reminiscences of the Iditarod Trail" by Charles Lee Cadwallader
I recently reread a mimeographed copy of "Reminiscences of the Iditarod Trail - Placer
Mining Days in Alaska" by Charles Lee Cadwallader.
These reminiscences allow us a fascinating insight into the hard life on the Alaskan frontier. Place names that are only familiar to us as checkpoints on the annual Iditarod race
route, come to life as thriving villages populated by native Alaskans, trappers, and seekers
after gold.
Cadwallader went to Alaska from Oregon in 1917 and walked the Iditarod trail from Knik
to Iditarod. As he said later:
"that was many years ago when there were only two modes of travel, mush dogs
or just mush!"
A dog team could be acquired in Anchorage for some $300 dollars (plus 50c a day to feed
your team), but Charlie had very little money and had no choice but to travel the trail on
foot with his more experienced companion Dave Brown. Despite the undoubted hardship,
Charlie fell in love with Alaska:
"The snow was nine feet deep and this trail winding its way over the frozen tundra held something for the musher that outweighed his thought of being tired and
every muscle being crowned with a boil. I drank of this new country and its adventure and enjoyed all of it. This was the land of the midnight sun and it held
romance, that kind of romance that does not require the presence of a woman,
although a woman would have improved the situation!"
In his time in Alaska, Charlie worked as a shop assistant, bookkeeper and manager of a
placer mining enterprise. In April 1918, he had his first experience of driving a dog team:
"I hitched up George's five dog team and took my first dog team ride…..The dog
team and I made it up to the wood camps and checked all the wood that was on
the river bank; and on the way back I learned about overflows. I was driving a
team of young dogs and it was no doubt their first experience in overflow, but
they were equipped with their natural qualities for looking after themselves. I
ran into the overflow, grabbed the leader and led the team to the dry bank and
turned them loose and nearly missed grabbing the sled bow as it whizzed by me.
They ran down the trail about 100 yards in one minute flat, all stopped at once,
sat back on their rumps and began to move the ice from between their toes with
their teeth. When they had finished they were ready to travel, but not before."
In December 1918, Charlie left the mining camp at Discovery in order to make the return
journey to Anchorage. He had to wait three days in Iditarod however, as the temperature at 56 below - was too low to travel. His intention was to walk the trail once more, but at
Takotna, he hitched a lift with a US Mail dog driver - Charlie riding the sled as brakeman
and the mailman on skis working the gee-pole. Charlie's ride lasted to the Rhone River
Roadhouse where the mailman's run ended. From there he walked for three days to
Happy River Roadhouse where he picked up another ride with the dog team of two Yukon
Gold Company workers. He then borrowed a sled and three dogs at Skwentna which took
him all the way to Anchorage.
"Reminiscences of the Iditarod Trail" by Charles Lee Cadwallader
Continued:
His original journey from Anchorage to Iditarod - a distance of 418 miles - took 16 days.
The return journey was made in 14 days.
It is amazing to realise that the leading competitors in the modern Iditarod race complete
the 1100 mile course from Nome to Anchorage in a fraction over 9 days.
Charlie's "reminiscences" are a welcome reminder of the conditions in which sled dogs
were bred to work, and of the days when they were definitely "working" rather than
"racing" dogs.
To our new logo/mascot—we don’t have a name for him/her yet, but huge thanks
to Nikki Love for designing this appealing puppy for us to use on our publicity material.
Who Says Huskies aren’t smart!!!
Five men were bragging about how smart their dogs were. One was an engineer,
the second man was an accountant, the third man was a chemist, the fourth was an
IT consultant, and the fifth was a local government officer.
To show off, the engineer called to his fox terrier. "T-square, do
your stuff." T-square trotted over to a desk, took out some paper
and a pen and promptly drew a circle, a square, and a triangle.
Everyone agreed that was pretty incredible.
But the accountant said his border collie could do better. He called to
his dog and commanded "Spreadsheet, do your stuff." Spreadsheet
went out into the kitchen and returned with a dozen cakes. He divided
them into 4 equal piles of 3 cakes each.
Everyone agreed that was good.
But the chemist said his dog could do better. He called to his poodle and
said, "Measure, do your stuff." Measure got up, walked over to the
fridge, took out a pint of milk, got a half pint glass from the cupboard
and poured exactly half a pint without spilling a drop.
Everyone agreed that was more than a little impressive.
The IT Consultant tech knew he could top them all with his basenji. "Hard
Drive, go for it." Hard Drive crossed the room and booted the computer,
checked for viruses, upgraded the operating system, sent an email, and
installed a cool new game.
Everyone knew that was a tough act to follow.
Then the four men turned to the local government officer and said, "What can
your dog do?"
The local government officer called to his Siberian Husky and
said, "Tea Break, do your stuff!" Tea Break jumped to his feet,
ripped up T Square’s paper and peed on the pieces, ate
Spreadsheet’s cakes, drank Measure’s milk, erased all Hard
Drive’s files on the computer, sexually assaulted the other
four dogs, claimed he injured his back while doing so, filed a
grievance report for unsafe working conditions, put in for Incapacity Benefit and went home for a six-month sick leave.
We still have some major fundraising events coming up this Summer and early
Autumn. If they are in your area, pop along and say hello!
Sat/Sun 7/8th August
Poole Town and Country
Show, Upton Country Park,
Poole, Dorset, BH17 7BJ
Sunday 5th September
Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Riverside Animal Centre,
Hug-A-Husky, Husky Photos
Beddington Park, Church
etc.
Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6
7NN
Sat/Sun 11/12th September
Paws In The Park, The Hop Hug-A-Husky, Arena Display,
Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent
Photos etc
Sat/Sun 25.26th September
Martin Mere Wildlife and
Wetlands Trust Open
Hug-A-Husky, Photos, Kid's
Rides etc.
Weekend, Fish Lane, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 0TA
Kent County Fair earlier this year!
Below: Sue Jones (SHCGB Welfare) and Terry
mugging for the camera!
Hug -A-Husky, Photos etc
Martin Mere last September!