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Is it convenient to raise a Siberian husky puppy in a hot country like Egypt?

The word “convenient” is key here.If you are worried that it might be inconvenient, due to the fact that a Siberian husky is a heavy-coated dog, bred for living in snow, and prone to overheating in hot weather… then your answer is obvious. Yes. It can be inconvenient.If you never feel inconvenienced by the hot climate of Egypt, that is: you live in a relatively refrigerated, temperature-controlled environment, maintained at around 73°f, and that's where your Siberian husky would be living as well, then you have nothing to worry about.Just don't make the mistake of thinking that you can leave your dog outside EVER.

Are Siberian Huskies a stubborn breed?

Ummmm… I suppose that a certain type of person could interpret their behavior that way.Huskies have been bred to work as sled dogs. Their ancestors were selected to be intelligent, determined long-distance runners. The lead dogs were specifically chosen for their ability to assess situations and make their own determination as to safety - regardless of what the mushers may have directed. This is not a breed of dog that will blindly follow commands. That trait could very well keep you and the team alive if you make a mistake at below zero temperatures.Oh! You're not a dog musher? You live in a city apartment and want a dog? The Husky will still act like a sled dog and make his own decisions. It will be curious and want to be entertained. It has a need to get out and run. It is intelligent enough to figure out ways to entertain itself (whether you approve or not) and it WILL find a way to run even if you are a couch potato. They are masters of escape artistry.A person who expects to be unquestioned may find this frustrating.

How long can a trained husky or malamute run with a human without needing to stop and rest?

Unless it is warm enough that the dog overheats, then the dog will outrun the human every time. Note that by “warm enough to overheat” I mean pretty cold still - most mushers worry about running their dogs hard if it is above 0 F.Sprint racing sled dogs routinely beat human marathon times. For example, the Rendezvous races held annually in Anchorage have teams that run 25 miles each day for three days and the winning times are usually near the 4-hour total mark. The best time a human has ever run a marathon is in just over two hours.For distance running, the Iditarod official course is 938 miles long and the record time (including stopping to sleep and eat and all that jazz) is 8d 3h 40m 13s. That’s averaging well over a hundred miles every day for eight days in a row.You have to watch the condition of the feet and for overheating, but a decently-conditioned sled dog breed on a cold enough day will still be going strong when all but the most elite human athletes have dropped out.

Why does my dog lay on the floor when he has plenty of options (couch, dog bed, padded dog mat, human bed etc)? He’s getting callouses on his elbows

There may be a number of reasons.It may have something to do with the breed/breed mix. Many working dogs simply don’t have the cushy, plush gene! None of our German Shepherds ever wanted to get on a bed, a couch, or even on plush carpeting! They were invited, but politely declined. My current big dog, a Chinook Dog, which is a type of sled dog, will come up on the couch or bed briefly, but as soon as he thinks he’s given me enough furniture time to keep me happy for a while, he’s off in a flash.Now he does like his own bed, which is a huge old leather ottoman - not plush, but soft. But mostly he wants to be on the floor, and often he will go to areas that have no carpet.Our Dobermans, on the other hand, wanted to be on the couch, loveseat, bed… they wanted their own beds to be soft and squishy, and their favorite place to be was as much on our laps as they could get. Only one out of the 8 we had wasn’t all that interested in being on the furniture all the time - only some of the time! LOLDogs that are high energy, like Border Collies, Cattle Dogs, Airedales, Springer Spaniels, to name just a couple, often don’t have the patience for soft places - they want to be able to “launch” in a split second, so they prefer a more solid surface.Some dogs get hot easily, and the insulating aspects of soft beds and cushions can make them uncomfortable. You know how there are different firmness levels in mattresses? Well, that’s because some people like the way a soft bed feels, others like a very firm mattress and can fall asleep laying on the floor, while others want a mattress that is somewhere in between. Dogs can have the same preferences.Have you had your dog since he was a puppy? If not, if you adopted him, and don’t know how he was raised, it could have something to do with him not ever having something soft to lay on, so he isn’t used to it.The elbow callouses are not dangerous, and are quite common.Where does he sleep while you’re sleeping? If he likes to lay near your bed to be close to you, put his bed or mat where he likes to lay, and see if he avoids it even when it is in the spot he likes. If so, he just may not like your offerings, and likes the floor. As long as he’s happy and safe, don’t worry.

How do you pronounce the Spanish word "vamos"?

Some of these answers are really close but the full answer will require some phonetics.A word that begins with or in Spanish will be pronounced differently depending on what sound precedes them.When they are following apause[m]they will sound like [b] as in a standard b sound made by closing both lips and vibrating the vocal chords.For example:[ba . mos] or [tam . bjen̪]However, if anything else precedes those letters they will sound different. The and the will sound like [β] which is the approximation of a b sound but it is made without closing the lips all the way such that air escapes the mouth while you vibrate your vocal chords.For example:[n̪o . so . tros . βa . mo . sa . kan̪ . t̪aɾ]So ‘vamos’ is not actually pronounced just one way.Also the in ‘vamos’ is not pronounced like the in ‘cat’ in phonetics the sounds would be represented differently:cat = [kæt]vamos= [ba . mos] or [… βa . mo . s]The in vamos is more like the in ‘dog’The in vamos is more like the o in ‘toe’, except that it is shorter. O in english is often pronounced [ow] like an in spanish. So take apart the American English so that you remove the spanish sound from the end and you will have [o].I hope this is comprehensive enough and that it makes any sense…Here is a link to a useful phonetics site that will show you the different sounds and how they are made. Click ‘Module in Spanish’ at the bottom of the screen and you’ll be set.