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Meet Muskwa

All about Muskwa
Animal ID: 2000398722

Muskwa is a 10 months old male German Shepherd/Alaskan Husky who weighs 70 pounds.

Meet Muskwa, a big, bouncy adolescent pup whose name means "bear" in Cree! This Husky Shepherd mix is full of energy and is looking for an active home that can keep both his body and brain busy. Enrichment, exercise, and tons of rewards will help him continue to grow into the most wonderful dog!

Like many young pups, Muskwa is still learning his manners, especially keeping "four on the floor" and using more polite ways to communicate than his mouth. He's working on bite inhibition and will need adopters committed to positive reinforcement and redirection as he grows into his best self. He is very treat and toy motivated, so make sure your treat pouch and ball collection never run dry!

Muskwa has lived with children before, but due to his size and excitement, he'd do best with older kids. He has also successfully lived with a cat and may do well with another dog, as he's had positive social experiences with them in the past. He can be a bit wary of new people and touch at first, especially with men, but will quickly lean in for full-body pets and brushing. Due to his nervousness around males, he would like a home with a female as (one of) his main caregiver(s).

Muskwa is eager to please and eager to learn, but just needs some help getting there! We do know that he's good in the car, sleeps well through the night, knows a few basic commands and did great with house training in his former foster home, and will have more skills down pat in no time!

If you are open to sharing your home and heart with a big, goofy teddy bear, Muskwa might be your guy!

Muskwa is:
- open to older kids
- open to cats, slow intros required
- open to dogs pending successful intro

Note that many dogs do not reach full size until they are about a year and a half old. The weight listed here is the dog's current weight.

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