Any Siberian husky owners?

[black_cat]

Spot really wants a spitz

if she? he? wasn't determined to have a dog that is stubborn and tricky to train and also a spitz, I long ago would have suggested this absolutely fabulous plan:

not for mushing, tho, just joring like this.

berners have admittedly less stamina, though, and are probably better for pulling heavier loads shorter distances


luckily, this is all irrelevant, because they are fabulous
thank you for coming to my TED talk

 

[chickentrains]

German short haired pointers are so common in the mushing/joring world.

but not your cup of tea

 

[black_cat]

I forgot to add that it also needs to put off burglaries, which I don’t think samoyed would do

oh yeah
most won't be intimidated by this

 

[black_cat]

samoyed but armed with nunchucks?

 

[SpotTheCat]

samoyed but armed with nunchucks?

Maybe dye “you are trespassing” on to it as well

 

[black_cat]

That SCREAMS hug me!

I bet they look totally different with teeth showing.

a bit scarier but....

 

[SpotTheCat]

Why do you need such a protective dog? Has your home been broken into before?

Thats what my mother wants, dogs are a good deterrent for burglars and doorbell. She says she just wants it to bark

 

[black_cat]

I have a thread asking people about their spitz dog breeds, maybe check there?

 

[Scrumdidlyump]

I had a husky for 14 years, a rescue. He was just fine with my cats, after my siamese put a claw in him. Other cats outside, however, were fun to chase. He never caught one, but I dont think it would have been pretty.
I think it depends on training and personality.
He was the best dog ive ever had.

 

[MountainWoman73]

I'm sure it does depend on individual dog temperament, and also to some degree on training.... But my experience with huskies and small animals hasn't been good. We had one kill 7 chickens in under 10 minutes. I locked her in the basement while we found her owner, and she was perfectly sweet with people and with my dog. Just had an incredibly strong prey drive. When I talked to the owner, I found out she had previously killed housecats.