Wonderful Husky Needs Forever Home

Portland OR

Description

We are sadly needing to find a forever home for our wonderful Siberian Husky, “Echo”. Echo just turned a year old in December, she is 35 pounds, fully vaccinated, microchipped, and spayed. She is very affectionate, loving, and silly. Echo is incredibly intelligent and communicates to you what she wants, including "talking" and sometimes howling, which she has gotten better at with practice:) She is playful and adventurous, but she also spends good amounts of time lounging and entertaining herself with her many toys, so she's not always active or on the go. Echo absolutely LOVES water and likes to swim. She has no fear of loud noises, she fetches and plays catch with you. She is sensitive and responds to emotion. She loves to cuddle, and give hugs and kisses. The main issue we've had with Echo that we haven't been able to remedy is severe separation anxiety. She likely needs a behaviorist or professional trainer and we can't afford one. We've suffered financially because only one of us can work so the other stays home with her. It's just no longer sustainable.  Echo gets along with some dogs, if they can handle her rambunctious behavior (at least initially). She needs more play time with other dogs of similar age to build positive social behaviors. She is too rambunctious with our other pets, so we haven't been able to have her around our cats and bunny, nor the chickens out in the yard. We've tried de-sensitizing her to them but so far it hasn't worked. Because of this, she hasn’t had free roam of the house or yard and she needs the space to run and play. We are at the point that we can't provide her what she needs in order for her to be happy and healthy.  Echo needs a Husky-experienced person. She needs a home where someone can be with her all the time, at least until she's received training. She knows basic commands and is pretty good on a leash. She'd be a great hiking partner and would be a great emotional support dog as well. I'll be happy to answer any questions and talk more by phone or text. PLEASE DON'T EMAIL since they end up in my spam folder. Thank you!