Oh how very silly of me to forget ...... no I didnt. I have eight sod blerry naughty rescues - mainly large breeds, gsd's bsd's and a couple who are a real challenge - including anti social behaviour and one mallie who I would not let to play free with other dogs (very highly reactive) - although now she is pretty brilliant if around me to look to for guidence.

You are right - I obviously need to go shopping. Oh how could I have been so stupid and not fast forwarded to a fully trained dog in a matter of sessions, instead of putting in the hard work, patience and love that I have....... haa haa haa! I dont think so.

Lol! very funny indeed................giggling still......

But is that what you sign up for when you take on one of these breeds?
One of the reasons I wouldnt own a BC is because I couldnt give a dog like this enough time. So stands to reason, if you cannot be bothered to exercise/work a northern breed, why would you buy one?

Ben ISN'T champion, he has run into a shop and nicked something! I'd be mortified if my dogs did that before I could call them back.

It is people like you who think that it is 'norty' but acceptable behaviour who give responsible committed dog owners a bad name and who, eventually, will cause more dog control laws to be passed.

You should be ashamed not proud!

rune

You will be the first to know IF and WHEN it goes belly up. So far, the results have been extremely good.

All those people who knew the old Ben are absolutely amazed and thrilled to see the change in him. And they add up to a lot, because his previous owner worked in one of our regular haunts and took Ben with him to work every day.

He was a nightmare. He was aggressive - towards other dogs, and anyone who wanted him to do something that he did not want to do. He could not be let off the lead, because he would run off, he was a nightmare. 9 or 10 months later, he is a pleasure to own, he is full of character, yes he is naughty, good, I LIKE that. All I ask for is that he comes when he is called, doesn't show aggression towards other dogs and is good with children and strangers, which he is.

Sorry, bit off topic, but is Ben Hal's son or not? Also you have mentioned Hal's daughter else where... Why where these 'wolf crosses' bred if they were homed in places where they were neglected. Do you need anything to own a wolf cross. A while ago when I was quite (wrongly IMO) curious about these 'dogs' I looked into owing one. I read up and apparently needed a DWA licence, and they were to be kept on lead and muzzled in any public places. Maybe this was wrong, but I do recall reading it in a few places.
Why did the dog you bred, or the son of a dog you own end up passed back and forth before you had any help in trying to place him properly... Where are the other pups of the litter? I'm totally confused as to whether this dog is a wolf cross, or a 100% mutt... (and I mean no offence by that, I have only ever owned crosses or mutts best dogs IMO) and where it came from.
Sorry to divert it further but I'm just confused and seemed like one of the best places to ask.

No problem. I owned Hal, a wolf cross who fathered 2 litters of pups. I didn't breed the pups, Hal was the stud. It was purely by chance that Ben came up for rehoming. I had no idea he was Hal's son, he was just another poor misunderstood mal/husky mix who had been bought as a puppy for all the wrong reasons and ended up being rehomed. By chance we met an old acquaintance in our local pub after several years and he thought Tai was Hal. We explained that Hal had sadly died, and he said what a lovely dog he thought he was and that he had always fancied a dog like Hal. I casually said that these dogs often come up for rehoming and I would have a look out for him. Literally almost the next day I saw Ben advertised on a dog website for rehoming, made some enquiries and our friend ended up rescuing him. I can't remember now when I discovered that Ben was one of Hal's sons, but anyway our friend ended up adopting Ben until unfortunately he had a very bad accident after which he spent a long time in hospital. It ended up with our friend asking us to keep Ben because he had bonded so well with Tai he felt it was not in Ben's best interests to take him back.

Ben's half sister (daughter of Hal from a previous mating) lives in a nearby village and is the spit of the old git ... her full brother, Ben's half brother, is Woody and he is still going strong, living with another friend of our's who was a farmer, now retired, who adopted Woody a few years ago when my daughter was very sick and spent a year in hospital.

Hope this helps!

Im a little confused? was Hal not with you all the time then if he had 2 litters but you didnt breed them?

Exactly!! When you take on one of these breeds, IMO you ARE signing on to a lifetime where your dog is the focus of your life. Our 2 get at least 5 miles a day off lead walking, plus long bike rides along the canals at the weekends in the summer, plus NEVER being left alone, plus sleeping in the bedroom, plus a very relaxed attitude to holes in the garden, balls of tumbleweed-like fluff blowing everywhere, and a very robust attitude towards housework! It is my opinion that so many of these wolf-type breeds end up in rescue because people just do not realise the level of commitment.

Not only can I be bothered to exercise my northern breeds, I devote my life to them such that they are the hub of my life and my husband's. We have not been abroad on holiday for 14 years, no theatre trips, no restaurants, no cinema, no parties, unless we can take our dog ... or dogs to come up into the present. We don't mind these sacrifices, they are more than worth it, but please don't accuse me "of not being bothered" ... that's unfair

Yes of course, but he was the stud - the bitches came to him for mating, and that was his job done. I had nothing to do with the actual raising of the pups because I did not own the mothers, I'm confused that you should have to ask, unless you thought that I owned the mothers too