Kifaya

Good news! Kaylee’s has come good! Our vet wants to check again in a few weeks but I think we're in the clear Apparently puppy heart murmurs usually disappear around 12 weeks. Thank god she was one of the lucky ones =) I hope you are as lucky with Pixie as we were I'd also recommend asking what grade the murmur is. A grade 1 or 2 is not that serious but a grade 4 might require surgery going by the articles I've found on the net.

Just got told by a vet that my 11 week old husky puppy has a heart murmur How worried should I be?

LOL I can tell I have to sell myself here. The husky appeals to me because I have grown to love them through my family who had one in America while I was little and now in Australia. They have a rescued husky but I wish to get ours from a puppy as I am interested in agility and its important to start the training young. I don't blame those of you who know the husky to talking down the breed because they do have there bad sides. Yes they jump and dig and love to run (or run away if they are lonely and can make the opportinity) and have no sense of direction (so if they get out they might be 100K away by the time they are found and never back at your front door!) But if you know the husky well they are worth the effort. I could never pick another breed and I have found them very affectionate and great with kids. I don't know why you are worried there. Yes I am worried about that and that is the main reason I wish to get one now before the baby comes. so husky is at least through puppy school and maybe 12 months before the baby. I won't be going back to work after the baby. I will be giving music tuition from home eventually.

Thanks for all the replies. I am a member of the NSW husky club and I am familiar with the breed... Some day a husky will find a forever home with my husband and I! If it's true that a husky can't be left alone for 8 hours on week days even if given lots of attention before & after work and weekends (and it looks like that is consensus)we will just have to wait till we have kids and I am a home mum. We have already waited 4 years to be living in the right place so I guess we can wait 1 or 2 more but /cry If there is anyone who leads a normal working life and has made this work I want to hear from you =)

Hi My husband and I want to get a puppy (Husky) but we both work 9 to 5 jobs. Can we still be good parents and leave the puppy alone during the day? We are prepared to do everything we can to be good parents! Walks every day, puppy school, keeping her close to us every minate when we arn't at work... From reading about puppy care it looks like puppies need 3 meals a day up until 6 months... How do puppy owners who work manage that??