Toby

It has been a while since I have shown you Toby, our Alaskan Malamute. He has grown considerably since the photo down the side.

Hubby liked Toby sitting on his lap when he was a puppy. Toby still thinks he is a lap dog, although, you don't see hubby very much anymore.

Tobi likes to think that he is human. This is him with our eldest, J. Wherever we are, he needs to be, as close to us as he can get. We sit on the coach, he should too. We need to keep reminding him that he is not supposed too.

He especially loves my hubby though. Tobi doesn't like to let him out of his sight.

R.I.P Misty

Misty Muir.

From the Ozmalute Kennels

23 May 1992 - 14th March 2008.

We said goodbye to our little girl today. It is sooo hot, somewhere btw 35 - 40 degrees C. She was great last night, in fact has been great since she got home from the vet 3 weeks ago. She had put on weight and her whole coat had come back. She was playing, well as much as she could, and had found her voice again. She had a lot to say and do in the past three weeks.
With the second day of such heat, she became ill again this morning so I rang the vet for an appointment. Within 2 hours I rang the vet and said that she was suddenly going down hill very quickly and I took her in. Tony's Practice are sooo good. They did offer to put her on a drip and more drugs and that sort of stuff, but the weather is not going to get much cooler for a week, it was time to say goodbye to our faithful friend.
Just before she was a year old, Jared was born. In the house where we were living, if we were out at the clothes line I couldn't hear if Jared woke up. Misty could though and she would pace backwards and forwards to the door until I went inside to him. I quickly learnt what she was up to. :-) Until the very end, she always had to know where we all were and that we were o.k.
We are all missing you Misty, but know that you are in a better place and will not suffer this hot weather and your body not doing exactly what you want, any more. Rest In Peace our little girl.

Our Misty II

Misty and I would like to thank everyone for their good wishes and thoughts that have been sent her way. She has recovered extremely well from her internal infection and is still leaving the vets shaking their heads. Keep her off slippery floors they say, and away from steps. Now if someone could just explain to Misty that she is not supposed to come into the house any more as she needs to climb stairs (3) into the back door and not allowed on slippery floors (tiles) that would be great!! She may well see her 16th Birthday after all!!

Our Misty

If you are reading my blog today/tonight. Please keep Misty (see photo in post below) in your thoughts and good wishes. She is in the vet hospital tonight and is very ill. She has an internal infection, very high temperature, diarrhea and dehydrated. The Dr Tony and his staff are very good. They are putting fluids with antibiotics and vitamins into her tonight and we will see how she is going in the morning. I think we are getting very close to having to say goodbye to her and it is hurting so much but it hurts even more to see her so ill. If she lives till May she will 16.

Our Malleys

I thought I would start introducing you to our extended family. We have quite a menagre when it comes to our pets and we love them all. Malleys, cat, fish and lizards.

We love our Alaskan Malamutes and have had 5 over the last (nearly 16) years.

The photo above is of "Misty". The photo is a bit misleading as it looks like she is running but she is well and truley past that now. Misty is our first Malley and is nearly 16 and still going strong. She has a bit of trouble with her hind legs and was born with a heart murmer (not that you would ever know if the vet didn't tell you!). She has such a will to live and enjoy every day! This photo was taken around 2 weeks ago.

This is Misty with Qimmiq (Alaskan for dog). Qimmiq was our 3rd Malley (we looked after Cody for a while). Qimmiq was with us from 1995 until 2006. He was a beautiful sable colour (red). We have a 6" paling fence down each side of our house. He would stand up and lean on the fence, put his head over the fence and say hellooo to the neighbours.

This was Wolfie. We rehoused Wolfie 3 years ago. The people who raised him had to move to a smaller property and had surrendered him to the Malamute rescue centre. Misty was pining for her playmate as she hadn't been on her own for a long time. Sadly, Wolfie died about a month before Christmas. This is our latest ball of fluff named Tobi. He is now 17weeks old and growing day by day if not minute by minute. He is learning to leave Mistys back alone. And she is loving a new companion. Mr J. (who is 15 on Sunday!) has plans to train him to sledding, weight pulling and back packing. Well see how long that all lasts. I think I will be training him to do some of that. I had wanted to with Qimmiq but the kids were all only babies and hubby worked all week so I could stay home with them. There never seemed enough hours in the day....

So, here are our Alaskan Malamutes who are very much a part of our family.