Mayvren

Location:

Th wilds of Alloa in sunny Scotland

Occupation:

Model/Artist

Name:

Alison

Your dogs name/s:

Ookie & Ice

Breeds owned:

GSD/Lurcher X; Malamute

Other Breeds owned or previously owned:

White GSD
Alaskan Malamute X

Has owned dogs for:

More than 20 years!

Dogs Owned:

2

Number of dogs owned over the years.:

3

I have trained dogs to:

A Basic Level (up to 4 commands)

Believe in using positive training methods?:

Yes - but I will raise my voice if I have to

Have you ever shown any of your dogs?:

No I do not show

Have you ever bred your dog?:

no

Other Animals I own:

• Cat/s
• Bird/s

Marital Status:

Married

Children / Grandchildren:

• 1 Son

Drives:

N/A

My Story:

I found myself arriving at this site after adopting my second dog, a White GSD. I have met a few in my life but they are rare here in Scotland. I've looked into a lot of information about them and thought chatting might be fun.

My White GSD boy was called Kavik and he was 7 years old when we got him. He came to me through a Scottish GSD Rescue called Second Chances for GSD http://www.second-chances.com/ His owner had died and he had been starved for a month before he was to be rehomed with us. Yhough we tried for 8 months he lost the battle for his health this Dec.

I had gotten a dog through the rescue 6 months before whom we named Ookie. She is a GSD/Lurcher X...I think. *lol* Her owners moved to Australia and could not take her with them. She is 3 years old and a total doll.

I got Ookie as a companion for my Alaskan Malamute X named Cora. She was 14 years at the time. Though Cora was a world traveller, this was the first time I had lived in a home big enough to have more than one dog and I knew Cora was lonely. Cora spent three happy months with Ookie before she died of old age. Ookie grieved terribly and though I wasn't ready, I had to ask the Rescue to find us someone else. Thus Kavik came to brighten or world though saddly only shortly.

Yesterday I rescued an 18 month old white Malamute named Ice. He has become Ookie's new friend. She loved Kavik like a husband but Ice is a playmate. They play constantly!! I'm so happy for her and for my son Jason. I think Ice is a nice addition to our home which has been so joyless without Kavik.