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August 7, 2002

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Tasha, the Dog of the Day
Name: Tasha
Age: Nine years old
Gender: Female Breed: Siberian Husky
Home: Elgin, Illinois, USA
 
   This is Tasha - the Love of our Lives! We think she's a pure-bred Siberian Husky, but we'll never know for sure. She was a stray, found near a busy highway with no identification. Though we had just moved into a brand new house, and were not immediately looking for a dog, we took one look into her beautiful eyes and decided we had to give her a home. Though she was initially quite mischievous (a trait we already knew was common in Huskies) she has, thankfully, calmed down over the years. Once, when we boarded her, she climbed up and out of her chain-link cage causing quite a commotion with the other "boarders." Next, she made her way out of a second enclosure by chewing through a wooden door, then scaling a six-foot fence leading out to the main kennel yard - more commotion... We now refer to her as our "Little Houdini!" In the process of these escapes she managed to crack a tooth which required a $1,000 root canal.

    Now for her Good Points! She has at least twenty toys and knows them all by name. Although she rarely barks, she has a vocabulary of several distinctly different "Woo-Woos" depending on whether she wants food, treats, to go outside, or simply to play. Her favorite "people foods" are yogurt, ice cream and cheese. She loves napping in the snow during the winter and sleeps on top of our air conditioning vents in the summer. She has gorgeous, crystal blue eyes, a soft silky coat, a "smile" to melt your heart, and she will kiss anyone who asks. We're thankful everyday that this beautiful animal has blessed our lives with her love and affection!
 

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