Whiskey Sours and Husky Love

When I am able to sit and relax for a bit and smoke a pipe, I generally include a cocktail of some sort. Tonight happens to be whiskey sour night. My huskies (of which I have two) tend to be nearby when I do this. Mostly because my wife uses the opportunity to have a little peace and quiet of her own and chases us all away. Huskies in my experience tend to be very social dogs, and more than a little rambunctious, particularly in their younger years. Which means that there is no shortage of wrestling going on, and wisdom dictates that you just stay out of the way and watch with a smile. However, there are times that huskies just seem to need a lot of love and they turn into lapdogs. Picture 100 pounds of husky trying to climb on your lap, lick your face, all while competing for affection. Generally this happens at really inconvenient times. For example, when one has just gotten settled in a comfortable chair, with a whiskey sour in one hand, and a pipe in the other....

Spirited, trouble makers, indeed! Not to mention highly intelligent smart asses! I have never had any other breed so adept at teasing/antagonizing other dogs. Oh, and shedding you say? A grocery bag of fur per day is a normal spring day! Sometimes I think that the power of “cute” is the only reason we let them live!
Some of the finest animals I have ever had the pleasure of spending time with though.

Lol, they are amazingly adept at training their humans. The silly things they do, bring great joy, and make the “handful” element mostly imperceptible. One of the coolest things I have ever watched was one of my huskies stalking a rabbit much like a cat would. She was an incredible dog.

My vet pointed out to me once that they always know when there is a husky in the building. They definitely make there presence and displeasure known. And yes, after a few whiskey sours, you can’t help but to howl back at them!
I did have one husky that was an oddity though. In ten plus years I heard her bark maybe twice, and howl only a handful of times. Gentlest dog I ever had too. Never once did she snap, bite, or chew in any way with a person, aggressively nor playfully. No matter what you did to her, she would just roll over belly up with that “please just love me” mmlook on her face. She loved to wrestle and chew on other dogs though.