Male, 17 months old, Black and White, Brown eyes
"Neptune" -- We need help finding the right home for our granddog, Neptune. We are reaching out to the Husky community to help one of their own. As quickly as possible we want him established with a loving family so he can thrive and so we can soften the separation from his current situation.
An Alaskan Husky, Neptune was born in January 2018, somewhere in the Central Valley of California. Early veterinary information is available. We don’t know about his canine parents or his siblings or what kind of human parents he had. About a month later, in late February 2018, he was sold on Craigslist to our son’s girlfriend, who picked Neptune up in Fresno CA and brought him to Seaside CA as a gift to our 22 year old son, where Neptune lived with our son and girlfriend, and a housemate in a small 2 bedroom house with a modest side yard until October 2018, when their lease ran out. Attached photos include images of his first ride up with his new owner and an image taken on Thanksgiving. In early October the housemate found other lodging and the young Lyon family unit, 2 persons and Neptune, moved in with us in Mid-Carmel Valley. The kids are unable to care for, house, train, or regularly exercise Neptune…they are both working full time, taking classes that start in January toward a degree, and cannot find any housing they can afford independent of us that will take Neptune.
Our family consists of myself, my wife, both of us nearing 60 years of age who work full time, and our 14 year old Golden Doodle named Sophie…and now, temporarily, our son, his girlfriend, and Neptune. Upon their arrival, we started a month of weekly dog training sessions with a trainer (California Canine) to establish a general understanding about the Husky breed and to work on obedience and social interaction skills. Neptune was a quick learner and has basic knowledge of simple commands and a few tricks that were instilled to engage his curiosity and to curb sporadic impulses that are not acceptable in a civilized community. That work is not yet done. Most mornings, he runs on-leash with my wife and a neighbor’s lab for about 30 minutes. Each evening, he delights in chasing tennis balls around our property, and he loves hanging around the kitchen as evening meals are prepared. He also studiously chases birds, rabbits, and digs earnestly in search of whatever is beneath the ground. Our property includes roughly ½ acre of fenced outdoor space on top of a hill, where Neptune normally roams in and out of our open back door then around the fenced yard. Most recently he’s developed a passion for looking for weaknesses in the fencing array that keep his mind occupied and reward his diligence with momentary freedom, which requires stressful (on our part) retrieval and time spent in his crate while we repair and augment the fencing.
Neptune is a fine young dog...intelligent, beautiful, healthy, fast, playful, and inquisitive. We love his obvious curiosity and absorption of any and all new experiences, and his desire to be a part of our pack. He is also impulsive, emotional, and at times, destructive when he gets wound up, agitated, or tired out to where his impulse control diminishes as it would a 2 year old human child. Upon his arrival we were most concerned about a detrimental relationship with Sophie, our beloved furry daughter since her inclusion to our family as a 12 week old puppy. As long as food or treats are not present they have gotten along, although the attention we devote to Neptune has distracted from our ability to care for Sophie as she reaches the end of her life. We’re not Husky people, we’re Doodle people, and we need to find a good transition for a very fine dog who now spends most of his time alone.
Please help, or spread the word to expand our search. I can be reached at (831) 601-4718, my wife can be reached at (831) 601-4719.
Stephen & Kirstin Lyon
For more information call Stephen Lyon at 831-601-4718, or email slyon@mbayaq.org
2019-01-01
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