January 19th, 2011 – March 12th, 2026
We adopted Sisko in early August 2014 from the local shelter in Marburg. A few weeks before, he was left there like a child from a broken home.
He was born in a small kennel in Willebadessen (North-Rhine Westfalia), bred by Ines Müller-Milgramm. Ines is quite successful in long distance trails for pony coaches and breeds Alaskan Huskies along the way. This dog type is not recognized as a standardized breed by any major kennel club. Among other points, it is because the appearance of these dogs varies a lot due to being bred for very different purposes. The main objective of breeding Alaskan Huskies is a very strong desire-to-go together with speed and stamina.
Sisko came to Marburg, when he was a pup, and lived with his family, until he was left behind due to difficult circumstances. Yet, he was in very good shape, a good boy without any major quirk (apart from his ego). Apparently, he did not do any pulling sport like dog-scooting, but was trained running beside the bike.
During his stay at the shelter, he was neutered. However, for many years, he was still interested in girls and knew precisely what to do. 😉
Sisko was a confident, clever and friendly male, not too agile, yet fast with good stamina. When Kira arrived, he instantly adopted her and helped a lot raising and training her, especially when it came to potty training.
With time going by, he proved himself a very good leader of the pack and a foster dad not only for Kira, but for many of the puppies born here and the young dogs we adopted to our kennel. Cpt. Sisko of Dog Space Nine knew to enforce his rules. Sassy pups sometimes got a Sisko update, if necessary. But actually, he always was quite indulging with females.
Apart from hiking and trekking, Sisko loved to play and romp about with dogs of his size for most of his life. He became the boss, defending his pack and taking care of the feeding times, very intelligent and actually responsible, opening any door in his reach and taking care of us regularly feeding our dogs. 😉 Our stud dog Shakaar always stayed second-in-command.
Years after his 10th birthday, age took its toll on him. Long hikes gradually had to be reduced. At the age of 13, he suffered from a lumbago that most likely was caused by a slipped disc. We did not put him through a long row of testing at the vets, instead we took him for “Sisko walkies” with shorter distances, but always off leash, since he did not hunt anything at all, just watched birds and game, when we encountered them. Month after month, the trails became shorter. In his 15th year, he became unsteady, but he never stopped running about the open grassland and fields, as often and as long as he could.
Barely two months after his 15th birthday, that he had celebrated with a 2 km walkie and lots of sausages, he had a breakdown in the night. Since his health condition had deteriorated over the weeks and he clearly showed us that he wanted nothing but peace, we and our vet decided to gently put him to sleep.
Now we all are missing him dearly…
