This slender dog is the mother of our new puppy, Jack. Her coloration is nearly identical to Jack's. Supposedly, the dad looks just like this, too. The owners apparently never brushed out her winter undercoat. However, this was a very gentle and nice husky, so we were encouraged about the probably (and normal) friendly behavior that Jack would (and does) have. I'll post pictures of Jack's male siblings at a later time.
A couple of play scenes. Let me set them up - though this won't be complete until get a
video of Jack running through the living room and using the leather chair in the middle as a "safety island" to vault from. Usually it's either Lobo (chocolate color, dark) or Jack that initiates the play. There will be posturing, pushing, barking, or "tag" play to start the festivities. Soon the two of them are playing "who has the largest jaws" to try intimidating the other. Our ferrets used to do this with each other as well (the ferrets are now all over the Rainbow Bridge). This picture, which I finally caught the right time and angle, is typical of the snarling, open mouth posturing. There is typically some growling and barking accompanying this - but not too much. Willy, the shepherd mix, will join in, but her style of play is definitely different!
Another thing that Jack likes to do is to catch Lobo by his harness and hang on. I guess he started this because a) there's always a harness to hang onto, and b) Jack was much smaller that Lobo so gained a mouthhold using the harness. Scruff of the neck or shoulders for hang on are nearly as good, lately, but the harness does get a lot of abuse. One of our daughters caught this picture of Jack hanging onto the harness with both dogs nearly in her lap! How cute... When these dogs play, they play HARD!
