Elsa Husky Mix Vancouver, BC

Looking for Foster-To-Adopt homes.

“Hi, I’m Elsa! I am a sweet, playful, brown eyed girl, with a huge heart! I love people and other dogs.
My beautiful black coat is so long and fluffy that sometimes humans mistake me for a bear! ;-)

I was kept by a backyard breeder in Lebanon, who threw me and my son Cubby out on the streets like we were disposable. The neighbors in the area saw our struggle to survive on the street. They took us off the streets and handed us over to a compassionate lady who runs a rescue in Lebanon. She took me to the vet, gave me all the vaccines and got me spayed. I lived at her shelter for over a year now. She shared our story with the friends at PawesomeBaby, they fell in love with us, sponsored our care, and is now bringing me & Cubby to the Great Pacific Northwest.

I love humans, both big and small alike! I get super excited when meeting people and forget my manners. I may do better in a home with bigger humans. I love making doggie friends!

I have only heard fairy tale stories about this amazing place called The Great Pacific Northwest, where snow dogs like me gets adopted by amazing forever families and gets to go hiking and adventures in the misty mountains. I am so looking forward to meeting my special family there!
I can be your one and only best friend or you can adopt me with my son Cubby. We are not really a bonded pair, but you know what they say - two is better than one! :-)

Are you that special human? You can also foster me, to see if I’ll be a good fit for your home, before making me family. Reach out to my rescue PawesomeBaby if you’d like to foster or foster-to-adopt me! I am getting ready to arrive in the Pacific Northwest next month.”

About Elsa:
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Elsa is a sweet husky girl, 25 kg, estimated to be 3 yrs old. She is friendly and affectionate with people and dogs.
She’s spayed and up to date on vaccines.

NOTE: available for foster-to-adopt in WA state and BC Canada

Elsa’s ideal home is where:
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1. She gets to do daily walks, weekend hikes, or have a large property to explore with other dogs. Remember, huskies are working dogs and need good mental and physical workout to give them a happy, healthy life.

2. Someone or another friendly dog is home, so she doesn’t have to spend all day alone. Remember, huskies are pack animals and like to be around others.

3. Nobody hates fur and she can get regular brushing. She has wooly coat, which means lots of brushing.
Huskies will shed enormous amount of fur every “shedding season”, and also some everyday. If you do not like fur on your clothes, furnitures or anywhere inside home, then they aren’t the right breed for you.

4. Her human needs to be confident training with positive reinforcement, or able to hire a positive reinforcement trainer with any training needs. We discuss all training needs we are currently aware of. But dogs, just like humans, adapt to changing environment and can develop habits or behavior that may need some guidance.
(Please note we do not allow the use of pinch, prong, choke collars on our dogs. Be sure the trainers you work with for our dogs, are not an advocate for aversive tools.)

5. Her human can be living in an apartment, townhome or a house with private yard.
She would love daily walks, so it doesn’t matter what type of home she goes to. As long as you enjoy getting out as much as she does.
However, if you do have a yard, it must be fenced escape proof and the fence must be at least 6 ft high, to leave the dog alone unattended. (We do not advise leaving huskies outdoors unattended in an open yard, or yard with short fence. Leash them, or supervise them while recall training, in such cases. The prey drive gets huskies to escape short fences, run away, get lost and get killed. Invisible fences aren’t advised; moreover a highly driven husky easily breaks through it).

Training:
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1. She’ll need help learning basic commands.
2. She’ll need guidance on where to go do her business at the new house. We usually put new dogs on a strict routine, crate or keep close to us and not leave alone in the house during the first few days. They pick up routines quick.


The dog trainer at http://canineconnectiontraining.ca has put together awesome training videos about a variety of training needs, that we can share with you.
We also provide a list trainers in Seattle area who follow science based, positive reinforcement training philosophy.


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[IMPORTANT]
Below listed requirements are meant for everyone’s safety.

• If you have other dogs, then you must also be knowledgeable and have good hands on experience with running a multi-dog home to be able to adopt a dog from us. What's expected of the adopter is just keeping basic house rules like (1) keep the dogs apart when feeding, monitor & put away left over food, (2) help them build mutual trust before leaving alone with treats, toys around (3) keep dogs out of kitchen when handling food etc

• As with any dog, earn their trust around food handling. This is an essential training for every dog, so they learn to trust their new human. It takes only a couple of practice sessions around meal time with most dogs with no history of food guarding. Teaching to sit, then hand-feeding food & high value treats is one of the best ways to eat trust.

• If you have children at home, they should be at least 8+ yrs, and know to safely & respectfully interact with dogs, to be considered for adoption. We think families with younger children will likely not have the time needed to exercise and nourish a new dog. And the time needed to train little kids to safely interact with dogs, read their body language & respect their space.

• We discourage the use of choke, pinch, prong collars on our dogs. We do not believe this is the humane way to train dogs for obedience, when there are science based, positive reinforcement training methods available in 2024. Besides, huskies are genetically prone to glaucoma of the eyes, and the pressure on the neck will only hurt them more. Training using a well fitted no-pull harness is encouraged. All our dogs come with a “no-pull” harness.

The adoption fee is USD 400 ( or CAD 550 for Canada adoptions).

For adoption process details, go to PawesomeBaby.com or send us a message here.
Thank you for considering to adopt a husky in need.
God bless!