I just saw some face book posts about Pomsky/Huskeranian

[LetMyPeopleVote]

We have an Australian shepherd/Husky rescue who is an escape artist. We got this dog after one of my middle child's co-workers rescued this dog three times while jogging. After the third rescue, the owners agreed to surrender the dog. She is a very friendly dog who escapes to makes friends with people in the neighborhood. We have a Whistle GPS on her and we have put dig guards and other obstacles on the fence line including a new fence gate. Everyone thinks that Skye is the friendliest dog.

I got onto my neighborhood face book page and was amazed at all of the pictures of dogs wandering the neighborhood. The Whistle alerts us when Shye is more that 300 feet from the house and we can track and find her fairly fast. So far, Skye has not made the neighborhood face book page since I have been checking it.

I saw a couple of threads on the neighborhood face book page about a dog named Ruger who has escaped a large number of times. On Ruger's last escape, there were 300+ likes and 147 comments on the face book thread. It seems that Ruger is a Pomsky or Huskeranian which is an artificially created mix of a Siberian Husky and a Pomeranian. I had to look this up and found that these dogs do not breed naturally and have to be bred by means of artificial insemination. https://www.petguide.com/breeds/dog/pomsky/

The super cute Pomsky (or Huskeranian as some prefer to call them) is a mix of two pure breeds: Pomeranian and Siberian Husky. But, as most people can realize once they see the two breeds compared, it is not possible to get a mix of them the natural way. To get a Pomsky litter, breeders have to artificially inseminate a Siberian Husky female with a Pomeranian male sperm and hope it works the first time around. The reason for the complicated breeding process is the difference in the size of the two breeds: Pomeranian females can’t bring puppies sired by a larger Husky male to term without risking their health. Puppies would be too big for them to give birth to (not to mention the impossibility of mating) and could even endanger the mother’s life. Even if you consider a match between a Pomeranian male and a Husky female, the difficulties are clear once again – it simply wouldn't work on its own. In this case, it is best for breeders to do this one themselves rather than trying to let nature take its course.

Evidently Ruger will not wear a collar or takes his collar off before escaping. Luckily our rescue likes her collar, and we can track her with the GPS. A good percentage of the subdivision has adopted this dog which amuses me. When our rescue Aussky escapes, we find her quickly with the GPS. So far, our aussky has not made the neighborhood face book page.

I needed something like this after yesterday's election

[Freddie]

1. I would love to get a dog

A little yappy thing like my granddog Callie, a tiny cockapoo. Would take my mind off things. Would upset my 2 cats too much.

[niyad]

2. Sounds like Skye is adorable.

I have several questions about that peculiar breed mix: What F'n idiot thought something so unnatural was a great idea? For what purpose? Since it endangers the mother's life, isn't that deliberate animal abuse?

Maybe I am being a bit too sensitive today, but. . .seriously?

[pansypoo53219]

3. our neighbor's dog lady was not fixed + had a 7ft fence. mid size lady got over. locked in the garage.

she still had about 3 litters. but she did stop a rape. nice shepherd mix.