I never talk about Snickers first dog named Sheba. She was a full breed Siberian Husky. Linda got her as an eight-week old puppy. She was the sweetest dog.... for about the first 13 minutes she was home. Sheba was beautiful to look at, but she was the most stubborn and willful dog ever born. Linda said she would talk back every single time she was corrected. Sheba would do this howl thing, just like she was arguing with you. She found 100 ways to escape from the backyard. Linda had to spend lots of money on chicken wire and an electric fence so she would get shocked by a collar if she left the yard. None of that worked. Finally, she got a real-deal cattle fence. If the dog touched the live wire along the 6 foot fence line, ZAP! That solved the escaping problem. One time Linda had to pay $75 to bail her out of the dog pound. Another time she ran 5 miles away and was found on a golf course. Sheba would kill anything moving.. birds, squirrels, bunnies. Linda's shoulder was almost out of the socket every time they took a walk. The dog once pulled Taylor off his feet and dragged him along the trail. To top it all off, she was allergic to grass and would get these horrible skin rashes that required weekly vet visits and special baths. (Ever try bathing a 55 pound Husky who hates water?) As much of a pain as she was, Linda was a little sad when she got a blood disease and went over the rainbow bridge. Linda left her eyes demon red in this photo on purpose. They were really an amazing shade of sky blue.
