I'm going to be honest... it's been several years since I owned a blog. Honestly, the one I owned when I was a teenager wasn't anything you would call a blog these days. That being said, I find myself wanting to record our experience from day one. And who better to share it with than all of you!
What experience, you ask? Getting a new puppy! Now, before I go into detail about our new furry family member, let me tell you a little about me and my first furbaby. My name is Jana and I've been obsessed with Siberian Huskies since I could mumble the word "dog". Something about their wolf like beauty and the fact that they (if raised right) can be the most loyal, sweet and loving breed out there. When I was 22 years old and just recently moved from California to Montana after graduating from college, I knew that it was my time to finally get a husky. Being in California, there was no way I would ever own a large breed dog while living in an apartment, so as soon as I had the means (40 acres of land and a cute little cabin) I jumped on the chance to get my first dog. Koda was the gem of all gems when it came to dogs. Other than the limited research my mind could handle about raising Siberian Huskies, I went full force ahead and walked right into that large outdoor playpen in Idaho and found him. He came running up to me first, his floppy ears, giant paws and blue eyes, as my mom and sister explored the other pups in the pen. Granted I was holding a bunch of hard boiled eggs that the breeder had given us... he was perfect and precious and he wanted me. I could tell that he was saying "take me with you! oh... and give me that egg please".
I carted him home in an big open storage bin and after a two hour drive, we stopped at a Walmart to pick up supplies. I was probably the most unprepared new pet owner ever, but I didn't care. I had no idea that Koda would give me the best 12 years of my life. He was my rock, that solid piece of my life that would never hurt me, only love me unconditionally. It broke my heart, and several others, to lose him in April to an auto-immune disease. I had no idea how much it would hurt to lose him and with every year that he grew older, I would always tell myself that I knew I only had one or two more years with him. It didn't prepare me for the amount of pain and absolute heart break we went through.
It still hurts, to not see Koda laying at my feet while I work, but I knew that we needed to fill the silence. There is nothing wrong with that either, for those who say you need to wait several years to replace your lost furbaby. That's just it though... you're not replacing him. You're NEVER replacing him. You can't replace that piece of your heart that they took with them, but you can fill the silence. I never realized how quiet it would be without the jingle of Koda's collar. I knew that the only way to help me not be so sad and lonely, was to get a new dog.
Marc and I (you'll hear me say Marc a lot because he's my loving and absolutely amazing boyfriend... 6 years, babes!) looked at all of our options, but deep down I knew that I wanted another Siberian Husky. I know that there will be people who say we should have adopted a shelter dog, and I definitely agree that all dogs need a home and to be loved... but I wanted the same experience that I had with Koda. I wanted to start from the beginning and watch our baby grow. I needed that sense of accomplishment, knowing that I had another opportunity to raise one of the best dogs in the world.
And that's where we introduce to you... Echo. Now, I won't go into to much detail about our new pup in this post because we pick him up tomorrow and you know that there will be plenty of other things to talk about. This post was my obligatory get to know me post and even then I mostly talked about Koda, haha. Oops. I'm sure we will get to know each other along the way!
To many years of adventures with Echo.
Jana
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*All posts by this blog are my personal opinions and experiences. Please consult with a Veterinary or Trainer when it comes to professional advice.
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