Smokey and Me

Smokey is my 10 month old husky mix. However, he definitley has the temerpment of a full blooded husky, but that also means he also has the most incredible emotional cuddley side to him as well. Smokey was born in a hole his mum dug on a cold October morning. Mum had been brought to the dog catcher’s house the night before, Jo (our dogmother) is the local dog catcher who has 50+ huskies herself! Smokey got off to a slow start and had to be weaned early due to mum’s loss of hair, she had a set of 9 puppies she graced the world with, 4 hungry girls and 5 very hungry boys. Much to our delight we brought Smokey home and fell in love. While Marlie, the princess kitty of all the land, wasn’t impressed with the wiggly furry ball, she’s now tolerable of him. He still is a bit too interested in her than what she’d prefer. Smokey has become my best friend, running partner (lost 15 pounds!) and swimming buddy. We live near a very popular lake that has one dog friendly beach. Smokey and I go swimming each day, he loves the water. He creates a huge spectacle though because no one expects a Husky to go in the water. Smokey is such a good boy and deserves his own swimming hole so he got a ‘puppy pool’ to lounge in this summer. Our guests always remark “He won’t go in there” and to their surprise, and delight, he always does. Many a hot day I’ve spent lounging in the pool beside him. Smokey does everything I do, which can be annoying when I’m trying to shower. Again, his love of the water comes into play. He eats my apple cores, the stems of my mushrooms and loves bacon! I can never repay him for the love and assistance he gives me. Where else could you get an alarm clock, exercise machine and a swimming partner all in one? He’s also inducted me into this wonderful husky family. Where we live everyone takes their dogs for rides so the wimpering you hear in the next car might be ’someone’ singing to Smokey. When one husky owner meets another wonderful stories and comraderie is achieved. I’ve seen an alibino husky, a blind husky, and one who assists a little girl with a seizure disorder. Hope this helps! Jamie