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I'm considering adopting a 4-month old Siberian. He's a rescue, but he wasn't abused (the litter was abandoned or something).
I've never had a Siberian before, although I've had perhaps a dozen or more breeds - from Icelandic Sheepdogs to German Shephards. My ex-wife bred and trained dogs for competition, my current wife was on the board of the Humane Society for some 8 years, and we have 4 dogs at the moment, 2 of which are rescues. I have had, with my ex-wife, up to 9 adult dogs at a time (too much, for me) - the point is that incorporating a new dog isn't necessarily an unknown challenge.
We have one child, a boy, nearly 10 yrs old, who loves animals, and four dogs - a 14-yr old golden who mainly just sleeps, a shephard/rottweiler mix that's pretty much a "dog's dog", a pekingnese with an inferiority complex, and one last dog that's part Border Collie, part schizophrenic.
I've met this Siberian, he's really sweet - I think for social stuff he'd love hanging out with the Border Collie, and for when he wants to be "a dog", he'd love being with the shephard/rottie.
The main thing I've heard about Siberians, other than needing to keep them occupied (which the other dogs will help with), is that they run when given the opportunity. I live in a cul-de-sac, and there's not immediate access to the main road, and we usually like to let the dogs out. How trainable are they, particularly at 4 months, to at least come when they're called, if not actually hang around? Any other Siberian qualities or drawbacks I should know about?
Thanks
- Tab
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