So, I think I mentioned before that in December of last year, we adopted a mangy husky from the local humane center. I haven’t really introduced her as a member of our family yet. The truth is, we weren’t really sure she was going to be permanent, but it looks like we are stuck with her. Her name is Sasha.

The first time we met her, she looked awful. She looked like this:

She had no fur on her face, on her legs and on her rear section, and the bald sections were scaly and bloody.  We had to rush her across the border to Israel to get emergency vet treatment when one of her sores started bleeding and wouldn’t stop. After many medications later, she looked like this:

You can see the bald spot on her butt and where she didn’t have any fur on her tail. She was quite mangy.

After a time, after a bath one night, we brushed her and all of her old fur came off. After months of treatment and good quality food, she had grown a short layer of “baby fur,” very downy and soft. She looked bald, like this:

Shortly after she lost all of her hair, it gradually started to grow back. It won’t fully grow back until the winter, when she really needs it. But for the time being, she looks like this:

We really want to thank Dr. David Cohen and the staff of the Vets 4 Pets veterinary clinic in Herzylia Pituach, Israel.  We never could have done it without their selflessness, perserverance, kindness and knowledge.

Now, we are proud to introduce Traveling Dog #2 to our family. She is like the crazy little sister that no one wants! Or she is really akin to the kid in your elementary school that ate glue. Today, we had a doggie play date, and while all the other dogs were chasing their balls, Sasha was in the corner…..eating dirt.