Huskies

[BIGLURKS 874]

http://youtu.be/MwQo9dyc5MU

[arctic skua 28]

quite good on the sheep up this way

[littlefish 586]

I blame the 'Twilight' movies etc for making them appeal to the masses.

[skycat 6,173]

Huskies are becoming the next status dog apparently, so you just need to combine your knowledge of the husky which was bred to run all day, with the knowledge that status dog owners are assholes and won't let a husky run all day. The end result is dog with too much energy and no stimulation, most likely badly trained and socialised being trotted about in public. If a human can noticed the tension in these dogs then it would be obvious to your own dogs, they could be reacting to the tension with a bit of apprehension because they are not quite right.

Brilliant post

 

I don't meet huskies as a rule, but do meet quite a few rescue dogs that hadn't been socialised as pups. The way my dogs react to these is quite different to how they interact with 'normal' dogs. There's a big white GSD that never saw the outside world until it was 2 years old. The dog's brain is simply not wired up correctly, and although it isn't aggressive, my dogs go very subdued and keep well away from it when they see it: I put this down to the fact that it is not displaying normal dog behaviour. If I stand and talk to its owner, the dog stands a few yards away, as though it has been switched off: just like a robot on standby. Really strange to see, and my dogs won't go near it, whereas they'd normally be interacting, sniffing etc.

 

Have met a couple of huskies which were desperately stressed out, pulling hugely on leads: same thing, mine kept well away. Normally they behave completely differently if they see a strange dog approaching them fast and go into 'protect the pack' mode, with my little merle bitch going out in front to warn off if necessary.

 

Love seeing dogs interact. Problem is that too many owners haven't a clue what their dogs are feeling, so fail to understand their needs.

[boyo 1,398]

http://youtu.be/MwQo9dyc5MU

biglurks I enjoyed watching that

[whipbed 42]

yes i aso like to see my dogs interact with others ,

the husky thing had me baffled but this is now becoming clear from all the posts

i was convinced they may be giving off a different vibe to other dogs and in a way i supose they are but its just a lot of pent up energy and possibly frustration

its a shame really because their needs are unlikely to be met.

an extreme example of a breed not being allowed to do its job

probably the reason why those of us who work our dogs how they were bred to work usually experience less behavioral problems than those who don,t.

[Stud dog 632]

It could be the fact that these dogs look like wolves and a normal dog is food to some packs of wolves

They could be thinking offensive. That could be why you dogs don't interact with this breed just my opinion

 

Don't like the husky as a breed think they are one job dogs as seen above sled dogs .