What are Siberian Huskys like? Questions

Huskies are a lovely breed but with every breed they have there pros and cons. I agree though they are not for the first time dog owner or the faint hearted.

Kiska is a VERY laid back and often described as 'Good' example of a Sibe (good inthe fact she has never destroyed anything ect) and she still challanges both me and my OH everytime we take her out. But in a few years (when Kiska has left us ) when we have a bigger house (an NI and a Lucher is all we have room for) i would love to get another sibe. I would prob get a rescue though . . .

Our fencing is wooden feather edge panels, square mesh on top to protect from teeth. Posts buried in concrete & edge of fencing ie.. mesh buried in concrete too. Kaviks the most vocal sibe we have had, sings alot. Theses dogs need plenty of stimulation to stop[ the boredom setting in, mine seem to be happy to nap on sofa in the day!! the best way we have found to get rid of that excess energy is work them in harness it keeps them calm in the house too. Kavik works harder than mishka though.

You haven't met ball mad Noobie have you

LOL no.. either you leave when we arrive or I leave when you arrive

Not on purpose LOL

Noobie thinks she's a collie anyway LOL or a duck

Ours love playing with balls. A tennis ball lasts approx 30 seconds before it is shredded and a football about five minutes while they work out how to puncture it - after that it's life is measured in seconds.

Mick

we bought ours a HARD football, but kavik punctured it in 5 minutes of biting at it. ours will chew on tennis balls & split them in a few seconds.

Can I ask the husky owners on here if the breed interacts ok with cats?

Another question, sorry!

I'm just interested what it is you actually do to provide leadership? Do you do the whole "dominance" thing or is it something else? Basically what is it that you do that keeps the dog settled and happy?

Hope you don't mind me asking!

Interesting Question, found this link hope it is ok to put it on here:

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Husky-Huskies-2538/Cats-dogs-1.htm

Crikey! That's pretty much a "no", then.

Mistyblue - something else for you to consider, as you currently have two cats.

Huskies that have come into a household where there are existing cats can sometimes co-exist comfortably. This is very much the exception that proves the rule though. To most huskies, cats are simply a mobile form of "lunch." Their prey drive is such that small furry animals (or even large woolly ones like sheep) are regarded as fair game.

On the leadership/dominance thing - I don't really know what we do other than what seems to come naturally. What we don't do is spoil our dogs and treat them like our children - they know the boundaries and learn to respect them.

Mick

Thanks for that, Mick.

My shibas have a high prey drive, and they go nuts for cats!