On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 Jayke has me Trained

On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 16:20:51 -0500, Marilyn Hubley
wrote:

>So Jayke my rescue Malamute is settling in nicely and has me fully trained
>already :)
>
>She's walking better since I put her on Metacam daily and a MSM/Glucosamin/
>product for HORSES. So today we set out for our walk.
>
>Now for some reason I'm not aware of Jayke seems to like to walk in the
>DITCH. Not a problem I have the flexi leashes but there is a lot of snow
>and water and I'm worried about her breaking through and with that hind end
>of hers not being able to get out.
>
>First thing I learned was, if Jayke wants to go there I'm not strong enough
>to stop her without going in myself :)
>
>So down she goes for a stroll oh well just her paws and legs getting a bit
>wet right? She comes back up, I'm greatly relieved so I take her a little
>farther than usual. Next lesson I learn never give Jayke new challenges.
>
>So this part of the road has a ditch that is DEEP and I'm keeping her up,
>not easy but I'm a pulling. Too bad Mom I'm going for a SWIM!!!! Yes
right
>in up past the belly and she's a walking in mud and having herself a ball.
>Okay I can deal with that but I'm worried about her weak hind end for good
>reason. Then she notices its hard to walk and starts to fall and get stuck
>and struggle, now I'm panicking, Jaykes soaking wet and muddy but still
>keeps going even when stuck.
>
>At one point I knew she'd had enough and I thought great, nope changed her
>mind and I almost went into the water after her (oh by the way I'm also
>walking my Woolly Siberian Tasha) with Tasha. Managed to hang onto side of
>ditch (cars passing quite amused).
>
>Finally Jayke decided to come up and with me pulling not a problem but we
>still have all the way to go back home and she's exhausted from muck
wading.
>But she doesn't care, stops for a couple of POOPS, oh yes once you get her
>started the pooping comes in endless stop. So we start to walk back, now
>Jayke is taking it a full speed still but unfortunately trips a lot cause
>she's tired. Now a 100lb Mal at full speed tripping is not a pretty sight
>to see, let me tell you I almost bite my tongue off a few times in fear for
>her. Didn't even phase her.
>
>I'm walking back thinking GOD HELP US, GET US HOME, I CAN'T LIFT HER HELL I
>CAN'T EVEN DRAG HER!!!!!!!!!! Now I got lucky cause she wanted to go home
>to, so she passed up the frozen road kill and headed straight back :)
>
>Now she's a muddy filthy mess, so I stuck her in the yard in the kennel
with
>all the straw to dry out. I can close that pen so the others don't bug her
>thank goodness but yet I still wait for the howling I know I will
eventually
>hear as its closing in to KIBBLE TIME!!!!!!!!!!
>
>Marilyn & The Hubley Hooligans