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BOHDEN

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I need to know are these dogs know to run off, and not listen to your command to come to you?

I LOVE THIS BREED (husky) WITH ALL MY HEART, as well as my mixed lab, rotty, chow dog (hes "BUDDY" just handsome and perfect.)

This is the second time in 8 months with two husky's HARLEY (read previous thread posted by me) R.I.P, and now my beautiful SASHA (R.I.P) who i had to have only 3 weeks later after HARLEY passed!

For SASHA, we bought a shock collar, that seemed to work, then we would give it a break after a month or so, then she would run again, (but 99% of the time never towards the highway (234) , just to the farm behind us. put the collar on again and do the training all over. I would show her the remote everytime we went outside she understood what it meant. Until yesterday, went outside with collar on, remote in hand showed it to her, she was fine for a minute, then she started to take off. pushed the button to warn her, no reply, called her to me, nope, then i pushed the shocker, guess she had scratched herself and moved the collar from its place. called for her and she run to the farm behind us. she always comes right back! not this time 20 minutes later, a friend was visiting was leaving, she pulled out on 234 and she found my baby. my friend came right back and got us. She was killed, looked from her injuries that it had to be instant. OMG horrible. Im so misserable that she is gone. the only one thing i can be greatful for is my friend who found her and we got to her before, the tractor trailers and other vehicles that fly up and down this road could really mangle her up.

And again as with HARLEY, no one stopped and called to let anyone know.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE, if someone were to hit and kill a family memeber of theirs wouldnt they want the courtsey of a phone call.
I REALLY feel like putting up a sign out on 234 (& not a very nice one you could of atleast called.)

Im not going to get another one at the moment, but I am debating wether or not a HUSKY, I truly love them but if this is a problem, for the breed I cant go through the heart ache of this anymore.

I LOVE AND MISS YOU
MY HARLEY
&
MY SASHA
YOU BOTH WERE THE GREATEST!
 
tdjbubbles

tdjbubbles

New Member
I am truly sorry for your loss. I do not have personal experience with Huskies I'm a boxer person myself but my grandparents had huskies for a long time and they were very well mannered and wouldn't go anywhere near the road, there was never a fence but it was like they just knew where the boundaries were. Again I am sorry for your loss. And people are jack a$$e$ when it comes to hit and runs of animals, people just don't care anymore!!
 
virgovictoria

virgovictoria

Tight Pants and Lipstick
PREMO Member
BOHDEN said:
I need to know are these dogs know to run off, and not listen to your command to come to you?

I LOVE THIS BREED (husky) WITH ALL MY HEART, as well as my mixed lab, rotty, chow dog (hes "BUDDY" just handsome and perfect.)

This is the second time in 8 months with two husky's HARLEY (read previous thread posted by me) R.I.P, and now my beautiful SASHA (R.I.P) who i had to have only 3 weeks later after HARLEY passed!

For SASHA, we bought a shock collar, that seemed to work, then we would give it a break after a month or so, then she would run again, (but 99% of the time never towards the highway (234) , just to the farm behind us. put the collar on again and do the training all over. I would show her the remote everytime we went outside she understood what it meant. Until yesterday, went outside with collar on, remote in hand showed it to her, she was fine for a minute, then she started to take off. pushed the button to warn her, no reply, called her to me, nope, then i pushed the shocker, guess she had scratched herself and moved the collar from its place. called for her and she run to the farm behind us. she always comes right back! not this time 20 minutes later, a friend was visiting was leaving, she pulled out on 234 and she found my baby. my friend came right back and got us. She was killed, looked from her injuries that it had to be instant. OMG horrible. Im so misserable that she is gone. the only one thing i can be greatful for is my friend who found her and we got to her before, the tractor trailers and other vehicles that fly up and down this road could really mangle her up.

And again as with HARLEY, no one stopped and called to let anyone know.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE, if someone were to hit and kill a family memeber of theirs wouldnt they want the courtsey of a phone call.
I REALLY feel like putting up a sign out on 234 (& not a very nice one you could of atleast called.)

Im not going to get another one at the moment, but I am debating wether or not a HUSKY, I truly love them but if this is a problem, for the breed I cant go through the heart ache of this anymore.

I LOVE AND MISS YOU
MY HARLEY
&
MY SASHA
YOU BOTH WERE THE GREATEST!
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Huskies can't ever be trusted off leash. Period. Even in a fenced in yard, most will escape if they want to. They are escape artists by nature and have free will. It isn't an indication that they don't love you; it's an indication of their breed. I've not been able to get an invisible fence to "work" in the past, nor have I met owners that have been truly successful in satisfying their Huskies boundless intelligence and want to explore and roam - simply by using a fencing system.

I'm truly sorry for your loss. If you choose to follow the path of having another Husky, your best bet is to occupy your companion physically and mentally as thoroughly as possibly and keep it in your home, safe, while you cannot be there.

JMHO.
 
millertc

millertc

New Member
Truly sorry for your loss. My best friend has a Husky and she broke free of her lead (when she was about 7 months old) and my friend had to chase her down the street. The only saving grace is the dog wore herself out by the time she reached the end of the neighborhood at which time my friend was able to catch up with her. They have since bought her a stronger lead and she is fine. When my friend looked into the shock collar the guy she inquired with told her that Huskies are great escape artists and he did not recommend it for her. She is an inside dog and when they let her out to do her business she is on the lead for about 30 min. Again, so very sorry to hear about Harley and Sasha.
 
krazd_kat

krazd_kat

Help "Invisible Dogs"
So sorry for your loss, but I have heard that Huskies are like that. Definitely a fenced yard is the only way to go and even then I would never leave them alone out there.
 
SouthernMdRocks

SouthernMdRocks

R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
BOHDEN said:
I need to know are these dogs know to run off, and not listen to your command to come to you?

I LOVE THIS BREED (husky) WITH ALL MY HEART, as well as my mixed lab, rotty, chow dog (hes "BUDDY" just handsome and perfect.)

This is the second time in 8 months with two husky's HARLEY (read previous thread posted by me) R.I.P, and now my beautiful SASHA (R.I.P) who i had to have only 3 weeks later after HARLEY passed!

For SASHA, we bought a shock collar, that seemed to work, then we would give it a break after a month or so, then she would run again, (but 99% of the time never towards the highway (234) , just to the farm behind us. put the collar on again and do the training all over. I would show her the remote everytime we went outside she understood what it meant. Until yesterday, went outside with collar on, remote in hand showed it to her, she was fine for a minute, then she started to take off. pushed the button to warn her, no reply, called her to me, nope, then i pushed the shocker, guess she had scratched herself and moved the collar from its place. called for her and she run to the farm behind us. she always comes right back! not this time 20 minutes later, a friend was visiting was leaving, she pulled out on 234 and she found my baby. my friend came right back and got us. She was killed, looked from her injuries that it had to be instant. OMG horrible. Im so misserable that she is gone. the only one thing i can be greatful for is my friend who found her and we got to her before, the tractor trailers and other vehicles that fly up and down this road could really mangle her up.

And again as with HARLEY, no one stopped and called to let anyone know.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE, if someone were to hit and kill a family memeber of theirs wouldnt they want the courtsey of a phone call.
I REALLY feel like putting up a sign out on 234 (& not a very nice one you could of atleast called.)

Im not going to get another one at the moment, but I am debating wether or not a HUSKY, I truly love them but if this is a problem, for the breed I cant go through the heart ache of this anymore.

I LOVE AND MISS YOU
MY HARLEY
&
MY SASHA
YOU BOTH WERE THE GREATEST!
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I've never owned a Husky,, sorry for your loss. We use the invisible fence and when everything is up and running and the batteries in the collars aren't going weak, it works great. I know when the dogs start testing the line something needs to be done. :flowers:
 
kalmd

kalmd

Active Member
We have a husky and she is a runner. We have a fenced yard for her, but there's been a few times that she's in the house and someone holds the front door open, and she gets out the door and takes off. She won't come back if you call her. You have to go and get her.
 
sockgirl77

sockgirl77

Well-Known Member
Speedy70 said:
I'm sorry what happened to your pet. But may I suggest a fenced in area instead of a shock collar?
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I agree. I do not understand having a big dog without one. They need to run. I'd love to have a dog but with my 13 kids and their 27 daddies, we do not have the money to fence the yard in. I refuse to get a dog until we have a fenced in yard. JMHO :yay:
 
Cowgirl

Cowgirl

Well-Known Member
BOHDEN said:
I REALLY feel like putting up a sign out on 234 (& not a very nice one you could of atleast called.)
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Please do not do that. It is not the driver's fault that the dog ran into the road.

Please get a fence before you get another dog, or another life will be lost. I feel sorry for the dog.
 
SouthernMdRocks

SouthernMdRocks

R.I.P. Bobo, We miss you!
sockgirl77 said:
I agree. I do not understand having a big dog without one. They need to run. I'd love to have a dog but with my 13 kids and their 27 daddies, we do not have the money to fence the yard in. I refuse to get a dog until we have a fenced in yard. JMHO :yay:
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You bragging again bout birthin all dem babies!!!! :lmao: :lmao:
 
nomoney

nomoney

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I own a Husky and he used to be runner if he got loose. One time he and my great dane got out together. For 3 days nothing - then woke up one morning and he was asleep on our back deck (we had left the gate open just in case). The great dane has never been found and we think sadly that the Husky must have witnessed something with him because (and its been over 3 yrs) the Husky from time to time will still escape - but will usually make it to our mailbox and hightail it right back to the back yard as soon as he hears our voices.
 
forever jewel

forever jewel

Green Eyed Lady
I am very, very sorry for your loss. :huggy: I lost two of my dogs (from old age) a few years back and it was heartbreaking.

Huskies are strong runners. That is one of the main reasons they are used in the Ididarod race in Alaska. IMO, people who adopt purebred dogs should research the temperament, behaviors, and habits of a particular breed to know what to expect. That way these such occurences won't happen.
 
Tonia

Tonia

New Member
I probably wouldn't let them out if they had a tendency to run and ignore electronic fencing. My old neighbors had two huskies that would run off all the time. I think it is a breed thing. Maybe a TALL fence would help. (They like to jump,too.)
 
joedancer

joedancer

bookman
I too am sorry about your loss. I had a male Siberian Husky for 13 years until he died. There are different kinds of Huskies, Siberians (either black and white or red and white) were bred for speed as opposed to Alaskan Huskies, who were bred for strength. Not only are they good runners but they are excellent diggers as well. This means that they will dig under a fence! So, while some folks say that a real fence is better, it is not necessarily going to keep a good digger from getting out. My Huskie, Jasper, would escape at least once a week. He would break his chain if wanted to. They are hard to keep on a leash and will want to pull you, just like they would a sled.

My heart goes out to you,
Joe
 
sockgirl77

sockgirl77

Well-Known Member
joedancer said:
I too am sorry about your loss. I had a male Siberian Husky for 13 years until he died. There are different kinds of Huskies, Siberians (either black and white or red and white) were bred for speed as opposed to Alaskan Huskies, who were bred for strength. Not only are they good runners but they are excellent diggers as well. This means that they will dig under a fence! So, while some folks say that a real fence is better, it is not necessarily going to keep a good digger from getting out. My Huskie, Jasper, would escape at least once a week. He would break his chain if wanted to. They are hard to keep on a leash and will want to pull you, just like they would a sled.

My heart goes out to you,
Joe
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I never knew there were Alaskan Huskies. I knew there were Alaskan Malamutes. Learn something new every day.
 
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