healthcare.

For issues concerning your pet's health, your first line of defense is your own common sense. As a responsible pet owner, you need to educate yourself in all aspects of your pet's well-being, from diet and nutrition to crate training. Follow your vet's advice concerning innoculations religiously. Be equally diligent with a heartworm preventative and a flea and tick repellant. Lyme disease and heartworm are not things to fool around with.

Since most pets are not considerate enough to get into a box of chocolates or have a seizure during regular office hours, you should also - on the first day you bring your Husky home - POST TWO EMERGENCY NUMBERS BY YOUR PHONE: ONE FOR VET CARE, THE OTHER FOR POISON CONTROL. Then, get acquainted with other help sources. Buy a copy of a wonderful book written by Betsy Brevitz called "Hound Health Handbook." Ms. Brevitz starts with advice for choosing a healthy dog or puppy and goes all the way to issues involving pet health insurance and euthanasia. You - and your pup - will sleep better at night.

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In your search for a suitable pet, please, please do not overlook Huskies with special needs. Dogs that are blind or deaf or missing a limb need a little extra help. They don't see themselves as disabled or disadvantaged, and their hearts are just as big as other dogs. They offer a chance for you to do something very special in your life.

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Sadly, most of the information on the Internet is put there by someone trying to sell something. Your best source of information on nutrition is always your own common sense.