It's really a husky thing and other owners just don't get it. It is widely known that I am a misfit, ingrate, degenerate, brash, trenchant, sardonic, brusque, forthright individual.
It should be remembered that all parties operate on the internet and any offense taken from the internet should immediately be followed by a thorough evaluation of one's personal sanity. I took Sirmiq to the dog park the other day for the first time and he confirmed that I can't trust him off leash.
I was tempted, at the school by our house a lot of people gather and let there dogs off leash. The school is mostly fenced but has gaps that connect to the parking lot and an unfenced park on the same block. I was tempted to believe that if there were other dogs around he would stick by. But at the dog park, when a new dog came in he would go over and say hi, wrestle for a few minutes, then go off by himself sniffing at the other end of the park and looking at all the people on the other side of the fence.
When we would call him he would do the run to us and then run by thing, we are still working on the recall. Kiwi on the other hand, has had perfect recall at the dog park and will normally stick by us or the other dogs. Although if SIrmiq were to run off she might follow. I am glad I tested it at the dog park first, I have no doubt now that at the school he would play for a few, and then go run off and explore on his own.
We are working on off leash training right now with Sinatra. I'll keep you guys posted on any progress. I thought that was rather interesting, but I think that there will always be an exception to the rule.
My parents don't understand when the "grankids" are over that I will NEVER let them off leash even though their dogs have always been trusted off leash, but they have never owned huskies;.
Ive tried off leash training with both of mine and just when i think ive got it they pull a fast one on me and off they go. After Mickey nearly gave me multiple heart attacks when we first got him and would slip out the front door whenever he felt like it I am however working on offleash heeling with Mickey.
As long as he's in a heel position he's ok. But my hand is right above his collar at all times. I can't understand what peoples fascination with offleash Huskies is There's only one place I let my dogs off leash I would never try the Husky off leash in town or in the country. Pretty sure he would see a leaf fall a half mile away and be g-o-n-e, gone.
Are your Mals better off-leash than the husky? I always thought the off leash ability was equal? We would take our Jax to a baseball field so we could let him off leash and he could run and he would run the fence line looking for a way out! We new he couldn't be trusted.. They new to alwways grab his collar. We did the same with Koda back in Potsdam!
We had a great fenced in baseball field and he did the same exact thing: running the fence line look for weaknesses! Crazy smart dogs. Little did he know he could of jumped if he really wanted out.. My husky never figured out he could jump over things. We would leave him in kitchen sometimes with those little gates and he never jumped it. I have but no longer been letting go of their leashes at the end of our walks 1 house away from ours and they had been running right to the door but after a month or so they started to get adventuress and not go right to the house so I stopped.
I also sometimes with checking the front first will let them out the door when we are on the way to the dog park cause they will stop in front of the car cause they know where they are going. Eddy's dogs are great on the mountain and I'm not sure if I will trust ours yet this year as I'm afraid Jack will just go off the side of the mountain because he does not realize it is a cliff!
Koda wrote: Are your Mals better off-leash than the husky? So far all of the Malamutes I've had on my own have been excellent at staying nearby when walking off leash. Not so good if they stay off leash in one area for too long. The first one I had growing up was an outside only dog. He was never good at anything but chasing cars down the fenceline. He had almost three acres fenced to roam around in. Crazy dog was that. Koda wrote: I always thought the off leash ability was equal?
That's what the consensus seems to be. I don't think I'm doing anything to drastically different. Although I think they really cling since we're together all day. We have had 3 Siberian Hiskies and all have been very different.
Our first was raised as a puppy. He could. It be off lead and loved to run off any chance he got. We had a fenced and inescapable yard, but we also had a teenager would always forgot to close the gate! Our second one we rescued at age 9 or We tried electric fencing but she spwent right through it.
Eventually we just let her wander our acre off lead and she mostly stayed right by the house. Occasionally she would wander off to meet new neighbors: we love in a very social community where we know nearly everyone, so that helped.
Now we haves just our new 1 year old rescue that we just got. He just bolts thru the shock. We even use an additional shock training collar that he also ignores. I appreciate this article a lot. We have an Alaskan malamute and are very careful not to have her off leash.
She has good recall as long as the squirrels are away! My husky is one of the sweetest and wonderful dogs that I have ever spent time with; however, give him just an inch off-lead and I have to chase him for an hour. So, I never let him off-lead outside of my perimeter property fence which is designed to keep him and my other dogs on the property when they are outside. He is stubborn as hell too, and wants to sleep on the back yard deck in cold weather.
Still, I would not take anything for him —no amount of wealth or power in the universe! Thank you for the article. I agree that a husky should never be off leash. But then as she got to the neighbors yard two doors down she saw a rabbit crawl under a bush.
Never again have I let up on the leash. I do wish I could let her run free but it not worth the risk. I once had a Siberian as a pet whilst living in Germany. Could never allow her off lead. In the 14 years of her life, she only managed to get loose once.
I recaptured her by shaking the bottle of her favorite vitamin treats. She came right back and sat prettily, waiting for her treat. Somehow we trained him to respect the invisible fence. Everytime he sees a white flag or a similar tone that the collar makes, he runs to the house.
He kills birds and bunnies that are in his yard, but has never left the yard to chase a passing deer. He has a labrador brother who never leaves as well.
I would never walk with him off-leash though. I think we put the fear of God into him during training, but I agree with your article. He is the exception for sure! Best of luck to everyone! My female husky was never intentionally off-lead. Once she escaped, you could pretty much count on her being AWOL for at least hours, despite all efforts to catch her.
She was an expert escape artist, and in her last years even learned to open the front storm door to facilitate her escape. Also we live in the country surrounded by livestock and farmers have the right to shoot any dogs that are worrying their animals so not worth the risk in my opinion.
It just takes one time for them to run off and get into serious trouble. I never let Dax My 81lb 4yr old male Husky of his leash as he will run for hours and sometimes goes out on the main road if he should get lose.
And his instinct to hunt is strong with a like for chickens. I had to build a 7ft high double layer fence around my front yard to keep him in. I built a gate for the front steps and one for the ramp into the pen. His mother Shila who I also have is almost 8 now and she has turned into a home body which I hope Dax will do as he ages. Shila is not much for long walks now but I take Dax for long walks around town weather permitting as he likes to meet other dogs and people.
On weekends they both like to pile into my truck and ride when I am running to the store or whatever. All in all the good out weighs the bad having a Husky around they are a beautiful animal with lots of love for the family. A very good friend of mine, my mentor in the training of huskies was the founder of the husky rescue, Adopt A Husky. Her name was Lois Leonard. Like one of the posters, she had a nationally ranked obedience champion husky and also like many of the posters she has an elevated sense of her control over her husky, Sula.
Fortunately, Sula was not injured, and through this event, she realized that no person has unfalable control over a husky. Truly, the most practical and beneficial book about Siberian Huskies that I have ever read. It really is beyond me why anyone who claims to have such a deep connection with their husky would take any risk of injury or death with them?
I take my huskies to a multi-acre fenced forest preserve. Does that fence diminish their quality of life. Does a shock collar even once improve their quality of life? What is the real motivation for putting your dog at risk in spite of knowing their innate traits? I started doing this after she escaped once when I mis-clicked her lead to take her outside. I quit trying because she saw a squirrel once just before I unclicked and nearly tore my arm off.
We have a fenced yard at our new place and that is the only way she will be off lead again. She is WAY too stubborn. Never believes me when I assert myself as alpha and makes me prove it daily.
But we love her! We decided to let her out before sleeping, that was a mistake. She heard our diesel truck and we saw her hiding behind a tree watching us. When we came back into enclosure we still had a time getting her back in the truck Finally, she was thirsty or hungry and we retrieved her to get back on our trip.
I learned young that if they do take off,your biggest mistake is to actually chase them,due to their love for running it just makes them run more. I have two Siberian huskies. We have trained them both to be off-lead dogs since they were pups.
We may be an exception though, we are very very active with our dogs. Hiking and running are a daily thing in their lives. They rarely take off. We are working on this! It just takes time and lots of exercise. I also have noticed that trust is a huge thing with them also. If you show them that you trust them, things go a lot more smoothly with training. Excellent article!
I have an Alaskan Husky, 5 years old, and the same experience goes for him. And my research shows the same thing. My family has had huskies for as long as I can remember…. Or the neighbors cat is about to become a kebab. To cut it short.
My Balder is always on a lead, no excuses, no exceptions! Treat him or her like that. I used to let my husky mix of when he was a puppy, but once he hit 18 mos, that was the end of that. Despite knowing all the basics and he knows them well , his selective hearing kicks in over pretty much anything.
He gets to run and check things out. Hello all ,great article. He can not be off leash. He runs and runs as husky do until he gets enough energy out to Remember to listen. Just my observation but if you are dead set on trying to teach you husky to be off leash try making it a job for them.
It is often found that husky puppies will act in extremely obedient ways for the first few months of their lives. I have lost count of the number of owners who have told me their Sibe is the exception that proves the rule and is ultra-obedient. Upon further discussion, it almost always transpires that the dog is a puppy — 4 or 5 months old!
Whilst I genarally agree with you about letting Huskies off lead, it all comes down to the relationship you have with your dog, there are some owners who should never let their dogs off, but if you spend all day every day with your dog, you will know it and its quirks, to the point that you know exactly what they are thinking. For the first 4 months I taught her to walk on the lead properly, that does not mean always at the heel, but to do so when told and to not pull when told, I then progressed to off lead in enclosed spaces, then off lead in the woods on the local parks, first couple of a goes were fun!
Which contained a lot of me calling and her sat 10yds away hiding in the woods sniggering, the point being she always knew where I was and I roughly knew where she was.
One thing that I have noticed about her, is that she is very wolf like in her actions, she has a territory, with defined borders, that she would like to patrol, within that territory she would roam, outside of it she would stay really close by, she has a pack, made up of all sorts of dogs with whom I walk around the park with, she is the oldest and also the matriarch and will look out for the pack, she loves hunting, rabbits mainly, but also voles and mice in long grass, she quickly learnt that birds can fly away so never bothers, and squirrels are for sitting under trees to look at.
The point of all this, she has been the easiest dog ever to train, partly because of their intelligence and partly because she is eager to please, she seems to know instinctively what I want. Now not all this has happened without mishaps but the way you communicate with your dog is important, that includes facial expressions and tone of voice, never take your dog for granted, even though she is now 13 I am still always aware of the surroundings and watching what see is doing.
You have to be in charge, and your dog has to know it! You may say I got lucky, but I have done it with two, the other was 5 when I got her, but she died a few years later from diabetes, both dogs had never been let off before, yes they love to run but it is not the be all and end all, they love exploring, especially their surroundings, finding out who has been there etc, thy love patrolling their perceived territory, thankfully not all in one go!
My sib, was a beautiful boy who through training was very good off lead in areas were there was no livestock as I knew that he had a high prey drive. If he was out with other dogs his recall was very good. If I could turn the clock back I would, but this is a lesson learnt for the future and I know that no matter how well you think your sib is trained, if he just gets that instinct kicking in he will never come back.
I miss him ever day and just wish I never left him. Hi Linda, apologies for the late reply issues with our spam filter. Would you have any objection to us using your comment in the future to promote our message and to help keep others safe from the same fate?
We know all too well that nothing will ever replace Oscar in your life, but I do hope that one day you might be able to help another dog in need with the knowledge you now have. Thank you very much once again for sharing your story with us, and we trust that Oscar is wearing his silver-harness with pride. I have 3 huskies. We live in Norway. Deer, moose, foxes, badgers, birds everywhere.
Our siberian is never off lead because her jamthund part is a Swedish moose hunting dog. We also got her when she was 3. If she gets out happened 2 times, she was gone for hours. My Alaskan was able to go off lead but lately he has become deaf to my in calling. My Greenland is 7 months so we are working hard to get him to go off lead but if he gets a scent he follows it for a bit then comes…..
We would like to get a farm to get a husky rescue going. Never have to put a shock keadh or watever on them. People need to be the alpha. And no is no.. Puppies dont have the hunt instinct yet. So learn ghem to keep a eye on you.. I love my husky and i freak out when he so much as gets outside without me.
Yes hes on his leash when we walk him, But times a week he goes to a dog park or a tennis court or even the meeting room were i work and runs all he wants. I get shockers work for those who choose to use them but floki is my kid and when your kid is diagnosed with A. I agree they should never be off leash. I did find it interesting in the article where you state they were released to fend for themselves in the winter.
That would be interesting to learn. Amen, Sister! We live on 7. Our entire family is, fortunately, in tune with how our as well as ANY! Huskies can run, given the opportunity. So, we always make sure the cable is intact and, when we get our yard fenced, Hopefully before the snow falls! Thank you so much for this! Then we got a husky. I trained him well and he was fine.
We got our second, trained her, and hiked with them off leash extensively. Thank you Niki — really pleased you like the article. Feel free to share far and wide. We intend to keep the article updated with reader comments etc in the hope it helps others. Thank god.. I only listen to other people if they own a husky now and ignore the rest.
It seems that all the advice I have received from people with other breads of dogs seems to be wrong. Great topic and very insightful [emoji3] Bandit is a perfect example of this particularly out of our boys! He's had rabbits, birds and even threw a few hedgehogs around luckily the hedgehogs all survived and he's the one who works out the weak points in the fencing or push past us and get out of the house and he's also had a cat and a sheep!
I've done the off lead with Gizzy before but learnt through Bandit and now unless it's fully husky safe they are on leads Sent from my iPhone using Husky Owners. Is it safe to let my 5 month old Storm off leash in a dog park with other dogs? He plays rough with my 2 years old Shiba in unenclosed area Infront of my condo but goes home when I call him to.
I am worried that if I don't socialise him early, he may not be accustom with other dogs. Sent from my iPhone using Husky Owners. I have an enclosed park near me that i am lucky enough to go to twice a day with Chase, generally if we are alone i let him off but with others around i don't, people or dog he won't listen and will just hassle them rather than come back. But mine is nearly 8 months and tbh his teenage years have hit and he can be a nightmare.
He did exactly as everyone says was great for 5 months or so then hit 6 months and just ignores us and is naughty. But we love him and wouldn't change him for anything. We had been out walking at our local park last night and a fellow dog walker stopped us who had a border collie type dog, and asked us about ours and we explained the whole not letting the Husky's off lead. He then stated "oh there is a husky further up the park off and it seems fine " on queue the said husky was flat out bolting with the owner chasing and screaming for the dog to come back.
Enough said I really don't think it's worth the risk and mine has no issues with socialising on the lead. Yes sometimes it would be easier to let them tire out but ours knows no different and is content. I'm even concerned letting her off in secure parks if the fencing is not high enough. They did retrieve their husky thankfully and all was ok, but could have so easily been a different story. I would never let mine off leash only in a dog park. I walk him on a 50 meter rope leash and he comes back when I call while on leash.
I book a dog park for our own use he is fully off leash and ironically he does not run off but I know if there was not a fence he would. I spoke to a man recently who let his 13 year old sibe off leash and never got it back. You can post now and register later.
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