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I went looking for another dog at my local humane society. Walking down the aisle, I was overwhelmed with the barking and wanted to take them all. I broke down in tears and walked out. As I was leaving, I saw a room off to the left. In a pen was this big beautiful black and white Husky mix, looking at me with liquid brown eyes and a purple tongue hanging out of her mouth.
She was 5, and had been dumped by her previous family because they supposedly had a baby that was allergic. She was in the side room because she didn’t do well in the kennel. She had been there for 6 months, and chances weren’t looking good for her. She had some dog aggression and was sensitive about her tail and feet being touched. I brought my other dog to meet her and… love at first sight.
She was a great girl. Perfectly housebroken and well-trained, although if you touched her tail or feet she would grump at you. So I guess I could understand how that could be mistaken for aggression. I imagine the other young kids probably pulled her tail and messed with her once too often, although there was no biting.