Norsky pups Discussions

Its a funny world. This thread sudden;y made me do a bit of soul searching...

I thought I was quite well informed and educated before I joined Dogsey. I thought I had done my home work sufficiently and that I would buy with my head not my heart. I had read about malamutes and Sibes, I met a few I felt I was prepared for all that a northern breed could throw at me and for the most part I have been.

I had got in contact with breed rescues, but was scared of inviting people over to home check as I had been told before that I shouldn't have a dog and it had devastated me (I was single at the time and worked); I only found this site after brining home Kismet through a thread having a go at people breeding 'Huskamutes', I felt I needed to leap to her defence...

But the more I have been on here and the more I have read, the more I agree with many of the views on here. In hindsight I wish I had held out for a rescue and not bought a puppy when I did. But I'm not sorry to have Kismet she's adorable and I don't hold a grudge against her breeder, he meant well, but I don't condone him continuing to breed and I wouldn't buy another 'Huskamute'. I will spay Kismet and I will rescue my next dog.

It's amazing really how much you can learn even in a few months that can completely turn your views upside down. Before coming to dogsey and actually listening to the views of people like Louise (sorry to use you as an example Louise, but I hope you know what I mean) I had a very tarred view of specialist breeders. Long before 'that' documentary I thought the KC were the agents of evil. I had such bad experiences of 'show type people' I was scared of so called 'professional kennels', I had seen the realities of puppies discarded in the back or drowned, poor health records and false papers and wanted nothing more than a home bred mutt with no papers to it's name from a good home and a good family. Health checks be damned; I'd take my chances!

With the value of perfect 20/20 hindsight I wish I had found this site, met Gemma and all the other great Dogsey folk and made an even more informed choice. But I don't know... If I didn't have Kismet, if I hadn't been able to use her to make all the arguments and then hear the educated responses I wouldn't have been ready to listen.

Truth is, I was the sort of person that would have bought these puppies and maybe I wouldn't have batted an eye at paying a bit extra for a bi-eyed one...

What a difference a few months can make....

What a fabulous honest post..

Kismet is lovely.....she doens't know or care what she is..its the breeder who needs to give themselves a shake..

Great post

I did the same and got my first dog, a Patterdale Terrier, totally the wrong way. I would never get a dog this way again but I will never regret having Marty.

Oh Magpye you have made me quite misty eyed. I think more of you than you know for having the guts, honesty and integrity to not only personally realise that but to voice it on here. But you are right, hindsight is a great thing. We can only learn from what we are presented with and what we experience.
Dogsey is a very special place, partly because it does allow really different opinions and thoughts to meet and be discussed. I feel it educates me every time i am on here. And although there are occassional flare ups, there is also a huge amount of support on here which i hope you also feel.
Your post has really touched me.

Will you stop posting all these gorgeous ratties I WILL wait until I come to the top of the waiting list UNLESS a wee Scottish rescue rat or two come along

A dig at who sorry, didn't realise I did...
you can only comment on the few that have been brought up on this site time and again who have assummed problems, there are thousands of healthy N.I out there out wieghing what is talked about on here... just like there are thousands of affected other breeds out there xx

At who? At Louise - like i said in my post! Apologies if you didn't mean it like that but it came across that way.

When you say "you" do you mean me personally? Actually, as I have said before that's not the case. Although i don't know many in the flesh, i do know some and some of them do have siginificant health problems. Plus it's not just this forum where they are discussed. And yes there are lots of affected breeds - i said that myself!!
Anyway the point i was trying to make is that mentioning Mals and Sibes was totally irrelevant to the discussion because of that your post ended up looking like just an excuse to have a dig. Apologies as i obviously misunderstood it though.

Back to Norksys (via rats and bengals that is!!!)

LMFAO Norkskys would be something very different!!!! I think i meant Norksys!!!!!!

ARGH! I can't type!!!! Norskys!!!!

Put my name down for a NORKSKY

Some could say something about Freudian slips...

Whatever they are called I am sure someone will buy them and think they have gotten a bargain!!

I hate that, "a bargain!" I bet the breeder dont give a dam who they sell to so long as they get the ££££, and if they have blue/Bi eyes the more £££ they will get..... Sickening!

I can not undrestand how you can base a price for a pup on it's eye colour???? :?

I can understand outcrossing, but what is the betting they are not health checked and is the husk from a health proven line?

but its an alaskan husky..which isn't really a husky.. its a cross of hounds and husky's

Yes I know that, sorry. Could have worded that better

I am well awere there is a dif between a Sib and an alaskan both names end in husky thats why I just said husky, I was not ref to Sib's yes they are totally dif!

I just hope they are all born with brown eyes..although the amount of people that base their want of a dog on it having blue eyes is a bit beyond belief too..

I've lost count of the times I have been told that my dogs aren't "real" huskies because they don't have blue eyes and a curly tail - (well we do have one with blue eyes, but she hasn't got a curly tail).

I totally agree, my daughter has said she would "like" a blue eyed merl but she is only 7yrs old and has said it is not do or die, not her words but same meaning, she does understand that there is more to it than just colour etc, but cos of her age she is not able to understand fully. If she was older and had more understanding I am sure the colour of a dogs eyes/coat would not be worth more money..... sorry i am crap with words, I hope you see what I am trying to say

I understand you Cheyenne...

I wanted a grey/white open faced mal.......


still waiting LOL

I ended up with a wolf sable and grey boy with a bar and eyeshadow......BUT he is from fab lines, excellent temprement and his parents were all health tested ( and their parents etc etc) so his colour doesnt matter..

In fact I didnt like seal & whites but guess what Lola is?? LOL

It is never set in stone, there are always exeptions to the breeds, just cos a husky has a straight tail don't mean to say it isn't a husky, and as we all know not all huskies have blue eyes.