Huskie Question (the dog)

[Entity]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
I am looking to get a dog and Malinois and Viszla's top the list.

The Malinois is an extremely intelligent dog, that's for sure. Though from what I've heard, you couldn't go wrong with any of the Belgian Shepherds. I'm thinking about getting a Groenendael for our next dog. If Neeko is any indication of the breed, we'll definitely get another when we have more property. He is a surprisingly good city dog, though.

Rob

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: Entity
Fausto's right about Huskies needing lots of exercise. From my experience, they also have a tendency to run away a lot - they're less people-oriented than a lot of other dogs.

Rob

i have a husky/shephard mix and man is this quote right. he's always got his eye out for wild animals in the backyard (deer, rabbit, mice, etc.). he has escaped so many times that i've lost count, but he always returns home. niku (his name) is pretty lazy but i think he got that way cuz of my brother and i. he loves exercise but sometimes he just likes to sit around and do nothing. everything that has been said is for the most part true. i also want to add that in my case, niku is extremely friendly with all ppl but not very friendly with other dogs. also, he seems to be afraid of lightning (hides in teh bathroom). we dont understand why. hope this helps (if its not too late since the post date is old).

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Daniel
Not too much larger really. Depending on if its male or female and the size of the parents it shouldn't be much more than 50+ pounds.

Keep in mind these dogs are bred to run, constantly. You need to be able to exercise them often or they get very antsy, sure they look cute but don't think it will be like an older lab that just sits at your feet and hangs out.

They also aren't very high on the trainable list, depends on how far you want to go with it really.

Overall they are nice dogs, I've owned them, I've worked with them in dogsledding but it really depends on the situation and what you can give them if they really are the dog for you.

Ditto on the large and not very trainable........... they are quite rebellious if that is the correct term.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[0roo0roo]

good thing about em is supposedly they aren't strong smelling like some dogs can be.