| Introduction |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Getting to Know Siberian Huskies |
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Looking for Your Soul Mate |
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Living with a Siberian Husky |
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Keeping Your Husky Healthy |
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Bringing Out the Sled Dog in Your Siberian |
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| Part I: Getting to Know Siberian Huskies |
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The Difference between a Husky and Other Similar-Looking Animals |
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The Siberian Husky Breed Standard |
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It All Started with the Chukchis |
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Chukchi kennel management |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (2) |
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The Communists versus the Huskies |
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Olaf Swenson Saves the Day |
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The All Alaska Sweepstakes Race |
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The Influence of Leonhard Seppala |
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The Great Serum Run: Mission of Mercy |
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The Development of the Siberian in the United States |
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| Part II: Looking for Your Soul Mate |
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Finding and Choosing a Siberian |
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Determining Whether a Husky Is Right for You |
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Finding a Puppy and a Breeder |
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Get recommendations from reputable sources |
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Interview a breeder before deciding to buy a puppy form him |
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42 | (3) |
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Exploring Other Sources for Getting a Husky |
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47 | (1) |
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| Part III: Living with a Siberian Husky |
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Surviving the First Day and Night |
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Feeding your new puppy his first meal |
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Helping your pup adapt to his new family |
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Reassuring your puppy on his first night |
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Deciding Whether Your Husky Will Live Inside or Outside |
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Paying Attention to the Outdoor Husky's Special Needs |
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Giving your Husky his own abode |
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Helping your Husky avoid heat stress |
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Giving Your Pup the Exercise and Discipline He Needs |
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Knowing when your Husky needs exercise |
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Disciplining your puppy properly |
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House-Training Your Husky |
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Using crates to help house-train |
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Getting the basics of house-training |
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Figuring out what's behind the accidents your Husky has |
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Cleaning Up After Your Husky |
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Getting rid of urine stains |
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Understanding What Your Husky Is Trying to Tell You |
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Picking Up on What Your Dog Is Saying |
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Interpreting Your Husky's Body Language |
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Constant licking or tail-chewing |
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Figuring Out Your Dog's Facial Gestures |
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Watching Your Husky's Tail |
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Knowing the Difference between Dominant and Submissive Behavior |
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Making Sense of Weird Behavior |
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Noticing Your Siberian's Sleeping Style |
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Socializing Your Siberian |
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Interacting with Your Puppy |
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Visiting with your Siberian |
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Enrolling in puppy kindergarten |
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Introducing Your Siberian to Children |
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Training the children to be pet-friendly |
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Preparing your Husky for life with a baby |
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Helping your Husky welcome a baby into your family |
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Dealing with toddlers and your dog |
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Introducing Your Husky to Other Animals |
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Training the Family Before You Train Your Dog |
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Setting Your Training Goals |
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Paying attention to your tone of voice |
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Teaching Your Husky the Basics |
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101 | (2) |
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``Give it'' and ``drop it'' |
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Correcting forging in your Husky |
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Taking Advantage of Formal Obedience Training |
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Dealing with Dominance and Aggression |
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Understanding Canine Dominance and Aggression |
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109 | (5) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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Recognizing Common Behaviors |
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Genetically based aggression |
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Establishing Your Dominance |
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121 | (2) |
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Breaking Bad Habits in Your Husky |
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123 | (12) |
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124 | (2) |
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Medicate the dog when necessary |
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Understanding why dogs chew |
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Preventing chair chomping |
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| Part IV: Keeping Your Husky Healthy |
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Knowing Your Husky's Nutritional Needs |
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Taking a Look at the Main Types of Dog Food |
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Figuring Out How Much to Feed Your Dog |
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Looking at Performance, Maintenance, and Low-Calorie Foods |
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Paying Attention to Your Husky's Entire Body |
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Finding a Professional Groomer |
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Watching Out for Fleas adn Ticks |
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Establishing a Good Relationship with Your Vet |
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161 | (8) |
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Knowing What to Expect on the First Checkup |
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163 | (3) |
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163 | (2) |
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Recognizing How You Can Help Your Vet |
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166 | (3) |
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Administering liquid medications |
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Taking your dog's temperature |
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Checking your Husky's pulse and breathing rate |
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Paying attention to gum color |
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Measuring your dog's capillary refill time |
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Preventing and Responding to Health Problems |
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169 | (2) |
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Infectious canine hepatitis |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Recognizing common eye problems |
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Testing your Husky's sight |
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Zinc Malabsorption Disorder |
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183 | (1) |
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Responding to Emergencies |
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The Complete Pet First Aid Kit |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Onion and garlic poisoning |
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194 | (1) |
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| Part V: Bringing Out the Sled Dog in Your Siberian |
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Getting Your Husky into Sledding |
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Sledding 101: The Basics of the Sport |
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199 | (5) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (3) |
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The Last Great Race: The Iditarod |
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The Start of the Iditarod |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (5) |
| Part VI: The Part of Tens |
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Ten Reasons to Have a Siberian Husky |
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215 | (6) |
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Huskies Make Terrific Exercise Partners |
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A Siberian Husky Can Pull You Wherever You Want to Go |
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216 | (1) |
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Siberians Have No Doggie Odor |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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Huskies Provide Social Mobility |
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217 | (1) |
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Huskies Are Great with Children |
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217 | (1) |
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Huskies Will Make You a Better Citizen |
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218 | (1) |
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Siberians Remind You What Really Matters in Life |
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218 | (1) |
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Huskies Love You Unconditionally |
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218 | (3) |
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Ten Tips for Raising a Siberian Husky |
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221 | (6) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Give Your Husky Plenty to Do |
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222 | (1) |
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Make Sure Your Dog Has a Secure, Fenced Yard |
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223 | (1) |
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Make Sure Your Husky Gets Regular Veterinary Checkups |
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223 | (1) |
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Feed Your Husky High-Quality Food |
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224 | (1) |
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Groom Your Siberian Often |
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224 | (1) |
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Train Your Siberian Early |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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Use Positive Reinforcement Rather than Punishment |
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225 | (2) |
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Ten Hazards for a Siberian Husky |
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227 | (6) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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Household Cleaning Agents |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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Ten Tips for Traveling with (Or without) Your Husky |
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233 | (8) |
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233 | (1) |
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Include Your Husky on Your Bike Rides |
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234 | (1) |
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Bring Your Siberian in the Car |
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234 | (1) |
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Fasten Your Husky's Seat Belt |
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235 | (1) |
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Find a Pet-Friendly Hotel |
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236 | (1) |
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Take Public Transportation |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (1) |
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Find a Reputable Pet-Sitter |
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238 | (1) |
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Locate a Good Boarding Kennel |
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238 | (3) |
| Appendix A: Glossary |
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241 | (2) |
| Appendix B: Resources |
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243 | (6) |
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243 | (1) |
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Siberian Rescue Organizations |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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Mushing/Sledding Equipment |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (2) |
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