Experienced home needed for Alaskan Malamute

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Not mine- copying from another forum as she is in deperate need of a new home... :(



Hi i am placing this thread on behalf of a couple who are not on the forum. Before i start Amcuk rescue are aware of Nushka and Sam is working hard to maybe take her in April depending on room. Nushka is 7yrs old and KC registered. Her owners have had behaviour issues with nush from young age, the usual food aggtession, dominance, nipping, etc but this has escalted over the years i believe due to lots of conflicting advice from several behaviourilst, trainets, vets etc. When nush was 2yrs the family bought a second mal another bitch ( i know). This added to the problems, they did get on for a while but now the dogs live seperatly. One lives out for part of the day, then they are swappef over. Nush is not a happy dog and is living segregated from the rest of the house. She has issues of dominance, sepetation anxiety, fear of noises & traffic. I took nush for a walk, she walks well with a halti but salivated and ground her teeth most of the ealk. Apparently when nush was placed in kennels with a guy who understands big dogs she was well behaved. I wantef to cry for her looking at me through the patio glass. This girl neefs experienced, patient owners who can work through her issues. An only dog home with no children, i told her owners i would place het story on here to see if anyone can help but its a long shot with so many mals needing homes with no issues, her case will be difficult. I will post pictures and appolgise for my spelling mistakes i am typing this on a tiny phone keyboard. Thanks for reading (pic to follow)
 
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those eyes will tell you more than any words that I have passed on...
 
Can't help sorry. But I know a lady with a couple Alaskan Malamutes. That's why it drew me to this thread. She loves them to pieces, but then again she has been with them since pups and they where consistently trained and looked after.

Poor girl, I hope she finds the home she deserves. :(
 
CaveCanem said:
Jeeez SB you scared me there!!!

What sad eyes. Hopefully there will be someone like you out there who would be glad to take on a dog of her age x
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No Tassy's not going anywhere!!! We adore her- this was from another forum and the dog's photo really got to me- I think its how uncomfortable she looks in her own skin? Malamute rescue UK have no room at the moment so hoping someone can help her. Yeah Tassy was 7 when we got her and a total cow with other dogs now we are good with boys :) still working on the girls
 
With the best will in the world, why would anyone with the necessary abilities, take on a seven year old dog, which has problems which would probably be too much for those who want a cuddly pet?

Nushka sounds to me like a dog who the good and the great, have had a go at correcting. "Conflicting advice"? There's plenty of that stuff available!!

Your revealing and probably accurate assessment of the problems, would lead me to advise that she be put to sleep. That said, if in six months time, you start a thread which relays that she now has a wonderful home, then no one will be happier than me. It would surprise me if that happens though. I'm sorry.

Alec.
 
Alec Swan said:
With the best will in the world, why would anyone with the necessary abilities, take on a seven year old dog, which has problems which would probably be too much for those who want a cuddly pet?

Nushka sounds to me like a dog who the good and the great, have had a go at correcting. "Conflicting advice"? There's plenty of that stuff available!!

Your revealing and probably accurate assessment of the problems, would lead me to advise that she be put to sleep. That said, if in six months time, you start a thread which relays that she now has a wonderful home, then no one will be happier than me. It would surprise me if that happens though. I'm sorry.

Alec.
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I see what your saying BUT- I also have an alaskan malamute who I took on from rescue at 7 years old. TAssy hated other dogs and was awful to handle in parks or other areas with dogs- we had really bad days where I wanted to cry and pack it all in- but I knew dogs her age and size were hard to rehome so we kept going and now shes brill with males (and good enough that we now have a puppy at home *sorry I didnt tell you all!!* but been super busy house training....)

Tassy is my world and I think that if there was someone CONSISTENT and knew their stuff Noushka could also end up happy and with a fullfilling life ahead... but if no one was found yes, your probably right :(
 
You would be surprised how many people are prepared to give a problem dog a chance that have the right facilities and attitude to deal with them. Me for one.

I find it encouraging that at least having made mistakes they are not blaming the dog and they are being honest and forthright about her problems and judging by their assessment would probably rather PTS than her go to the wrong person.

Yes they are a big powerful dog and re-homing one with problems will not be easy but it is worth a try as without trying this little love would certainly be pushing up daisy's. He was 7 when I got him and still has two personality's 4 years later, but I deal with it, it's not his fault.
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Ditto the above. The only reason I have Dakota is because he was and still is a problem dog. He is fear aggressive with both people and dogs. We have worked on people and now he can meet them very carefully and having done so a few times will be very friendly with them. He cannot and will never be allowed to be around children, however. I've not been able to crack most other dogs but he has progressed to the point where we can sit in the vet's office with other dogs and not have him get upset and he has met a few smaller dogs that he doesn't see as the same threat as larger dogs. We do not allow other dogs near him out on walks and don't go to parks where a lot of them will be (fine by us, there are some lovely hikes around here that we often don't see another dog at all). He occasionally has spats with my other two to this day but that is manageable. With us he has never put a foot wrong temperament wise - I can literally do anything to him and he does not - and hasn't from the day he met my OH and I - bat an eyelid.

There are homes out there willing to put in some work and accommodate a dog that, through no fault of his or her own, had a rough start to life and needs a little help to get by. I really hope this lovely girl finds one of them.
 
Alec Swan said:
With the best will in the world, why would anyone with the necessary abilities, take on a seven year old dog, which has problems which would probably be too much for those who want a cuddly pet?

Nushka sounds to me like a dog who the good and the great, have had a go at correcting. "Conflicting advice"? There's plenty of that stuff available!!

Your revealing and probably accurate assessment of the problems, would lead me to advise that she be put to sleep. That said, if in six months time, you start a thread which relays that she now has a wonderful home, then no one will be happier than me. It would surprise me if that happens though. I'm sorry.

Alec.
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I partially agree with this, it would be far more sensible for the owners to part with the other bitch if she is ok and hang onto this girl. Homes for problem dogs are so hard to find with even more damage being done.
We have our resident Mal, and she also came to us with dog/human aggression/food aggression and showing alot of dominant behaviour. My mam has turned the dog around and she is now indoor kenneled at night with a companion dog and will mix and play freely with all the rescues, she is fab indoors and has very nice manners now. She has come along way and we keep hitting a brick wall on the type of homes showing interest in her " 1st and foremost for her looks" upon speaking to them we quickly deficer that it would be to risky to have her fall back into her old ways without an experienced handler and not someone who views her as a cute and cuddly pet. I really hope this mal can get the type of home she needs, she does look rather sad:(
 
I hope she finds someone that can take her on. Not everybody wants an easy ride - some people find working with dogs like this very rewarding for its own sake.
 
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