Any Siberian husky owners?

[SpotTheCat]

No, we have a very large fenced back yard. The fence is 6 ft high... However, she did figure out how to open the latch so we had to use a carabiner to keep it locked.

Very smart dogs...

Thank you!

 

[Scrumdidlyump]

Ain't this the truth???? Granted, I live in the Deep South but I cannot believe the incredible MOUNDS of hair that comes off her.... No matter how much I brush her daily, she just keeps shedding and it gets onto and into EVERYTHING.

Like my husband and I have nearly divorced over the dog hair.

Hector killed two Roombas.

 

[NatJ]

Hector killed two Roombas.

Wow, that's some prey drive!

(I'm assuming it was really his hair that damaged the Roomba vaccuums, not him chasing & biting them.)

 

[Scrumdidlyump]

It was the hair - he was terrified of the things.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Why is there so much variation in how huskies look?

Pictures from the internet

 

[SpotTheCat]

So far my thoughts on huskies

Pros

• Look intimidating (maybe?)
• Love their personality
• Mushing
• Easy to find one

Cons

• Bad watchdog (My mother would like something that at least barks at strangers, people knocking on the door and things going on near the house)
• Not 100% sure they will get along with cats
• Can’t be let of lead (not the worst but I would like to be able to walk some places with the dog of lead)

I am not sure I want one, but I don’t think any of the other mushing breeds are any better.

 

[black_cat]

Why is there so much variation in how huskies look?


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Pictures from the internet

Well they come in different colors (that black one and that red one and I think another?) then I'm going to assume there's a difference in looks between working and show lines, and there's enough BYBs doing them that I'm sure there are loads that are really poor quality for both show and working

 

[black_cat]

So far my thoughts on huskies

Pros

• Look intimidating (maybe?)
• Love their personality
• Mushing
• Easy to find one

Cons

• Bad watchdog (My mother would like something that at least barks at strangers, people knocking on the door and things going on near the house)
• Not 100% sure they will get along with cats
• Can’t be let of lead (not the worst but I would like to be able to walk some places with the dog of lead)

I am not sure I want one, but I don’t think any of the other mushing breeds are any better.

Hmm....mals are the same but all of those cons are basically amplified.

Samoyeds, I think, are more chill with cats and can be better off lead, but are still bad watchdogs and don't look intimidating.

Maybe look into Canadian eskimo dogs, yakutian laikas, and greenland dogs? Those are other mushing breeds but I don't know anything about them. Maybe watch a crufts working group to see all of the sled pulling ones?

 

[Scrumdidlyump]

Why is there so much variation in how huskies look?


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Pictures from the internet

 

[SpotTheCat]

Well they come in different colors (that black one and that red one and I think another?) then I'm going to assume there's a difference in looks between working and show lines, and there's enough BYBs doing them that I'm sure there are loads that are really poor quality for both show and working

Most show lines here work as well, I think its probably pet quality and show quality