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Originally Posted by Pigshyt_Freeman

Seems rather cruel to have such an enormous dog and not allow it to exercise properly.

It's more cruel to let them off, they eat things and have no road sense at all. A friend assured me her bitch wasn't like that, she lived on a farm, the farmer wasn't pleased when she chased his cows.

Originally Posted by jarrod248

Did nobody tell you that you should never let a Husky off lead?

No, I learned the hard way. When I realised how it was going to have to be I started looking at sledding to give him the work rate he needed, but he had to go before it got sorted.

Originally Posted by XRE_987

No, I learned the hard way. When I realised how it was going to have to be I started looking at sledding to give him the work rate he needed, but he had to go before it got sorted.

I've known people have to make an enclosed rear yard with a caged roof to stop them climbing over them then they can also dig under them.

Originally Posted by jarrod248

I've known people have to make an enclosed rear yard with a caged roof to stop them climbing over them then they can also dig under them.

Yep, exactly what happened. Under or over, he didn't care, and if he fancied going through a fence he'd start chewing away at it. The people I spoke to who claimed to know Huskies just harped on about what great family pets they were, how loyal they were, etc... not responsible enough to tell me the downsides of ownership. I suppose I should have done more research!

Originally Posted by Jebote

It took me ages to get my old dog to hate and despise runners, dwarves, people walking with children, cyclists and the elderly but once trained he was brilliant at just showing enough aggression to have them start looking where to bolt to, but just playful enough to make then think they are over reacting and will look foolish if they do.

A truly gifted dog. I miss him terribly.

Pussy! Get yourself a couple of Jack Russels the mental bampots go fucking nuts at the sight/sound/smell of anything. No need to train them, they are genetically engineered to be psychotic. Mines great, daft fucker went for a boxer the other day.

Originally Posted by BedIn

To be fair, only greyhounds can catch me.

Harumph!

Originally Posted by BedIn

A few examples:
- Running along happily when from behind me some hound runs into my legs, knocking me over.
- Running merrily along (elsewhere in the UK) when a fucking colly starts nipping my legs. I point out to the fat bitch owner, who was ineffectually calling its name, that it was biting me. She replied, "he's just a puppy". Oh well that's fine; it can continue to bite me.
- Out running through a rural village when a fucking wolf runs out and corners me, growling like its got rabies.

You missed out collies and wolves and weren't exactly specific about what kind of hound ... althought I reckon an arthritic Basset is all that was needed to catch you from behind.

Originally Posted by XRE_987

Yep, exactly what happened. Under or over, he didn't care, and if he fancied going through a fence he'd start chewing away at it. The people I spoke to who claimed to know Huskies just harped on about what great family pets they were, how loyal they were, etc... not responsible enough to tell me the downsides of ownership. I suppose I should have done more research!

Bollocks loyal, they'd fuck off with anyone. My last one only ever showed any guarding over my partners mother, he loved her. We were in Oban and I'd popped in a shop a woman went near his mother the dog went mental.
This one is only clingy with me because he's so timid of other people.
The last one I'd to consider his escape routes constantly, even when considering how car doors opened. All door handles had to be changed to knobs or he'd be gone. I locked him in the kitchen one new year, went out on the piss when I'd got back he'd tunnelled through the door, helped himself into the bedroom and ripped the quilt apart. At one point he tunnelled through the divan. This one dug up the concrete dining room floor, ate the carpet, two chairs, skirting board and a cocktail cabinet.

Originally Posted by jarrod248

Bollocks loyal, they'd fuck off with anyone. My last one only ever showed any guarding over my partners mother, he loved her. We were in Oban and I'd popped in a shop a woman went near his mother the dog went mental.
This one is only clingy with me because he's so timid of other people.
The last one I'd to consider his escape routes constantly, even when considering how car doors opened. All door handles had to be changed to knobs or he'd be gone. I locked him in the kitchen one new year, went out on the piss when I'd got back he'd tunnelled through the door, helped himself into the bedroom and ripped the quilt apart. At one point he tunnelled through the divan. This one dug up the concrete dining room floor, ate the carpet, two chairs, skirting board and a cocktail cabinet.

Nice one. What are the downsides of having a husky?