Are all Huskeys jerks???
During our walk a few days ago there was a huskey running loose. It ran straight for Millie with a very intense look and aggressive body language. I put Millie behind me and when it got too close I grabbed it's leash. It snapped at Millie and pulled out some of her neck fur, it was really trying to hurt her.  She just backed away with her head down.  I handed the huskey's leash back to it's owner and he apologized. This got me thinking of how she was snapped at by a man walking two huskies when she was younger, then at training two seperate female huskies would go still and raise hackles at the sight of Millie. Also at our St. Patrick's Day parade last year the sledding dog group had a huskey/malamute that tried to bite her. Now that seems to be a lot of bad experiences with one specific breed for a 14 month old oes. No other dog has ever had a problem with her. She usually gets along with all dogs, even dogs that most others don't. So what gives? Should we avoid all huskies? |
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| Oh that's so horrible! What bad luck! But I can say unequivocally that no, not all huskies are jerks. Four of our favorite dogpark regulars are huskies and they are all really playful great dogs. Active, curious, happy and very agreeable. Here is Henry as a pup playing with good friend Teddy:  We have had some problems with malamutes. The ones here are more "mountain dogs" and less socialized towards playing. They can be guardy/protective and tend to snap when approached. And when I lived in Philly, we had problems with Boxers -- usually such nice dogs, but in Philly, they were breeding them to fight. So you might live in a bad husky area. |
| I totally have NO idea, but here is a thought I remember someone posting how most dogs don't realize OES ARE dogs... no tails, all furry, look more like bears maybe it's a fight/flight type response in the Huskie? if the owner hasn't been around OES with the Huskie maybe he wasn't prepared for the reaction? |
They shouldn't be that bad.  Siberian Huskies are a somewhat aloof and leery breed usually with other dogs. They are not naturally buddy/buddy type dogs with other dogs they don't know. If they are socialized well as pups, they can be just as social and friendly as any other dog. There is one at daycare at The Paw who is a regular. We get some nice ones through class - but these are the ones that their humans work with them. I have a friend and neighbor who raises and shows them, so I'm around them sometimes. We plan on having a meeting under controlled circumstances this winter with all our dogs, as we plan on dog sledding with them (2 separate teams) later this fall/winter. Our dogs will be fine, her's are likely to go crazy.... I definitely rate them more dog friendly than Malamutes or Akitas...  And one of the employees at The Paw where I teach classes has a boxer who tried to eat Chewie...ran up from behind and jumped him and grabbed his neck - totally unprovoked. Chewie didn't even see him or know he was coming until he was attacked.... but that's just one dog. Java the boxer is the other dog from MN besides us who passed the Disaster Dog testing we did last month - and she's a sweetie. |
| I think its all in how the dog was raised. I've had a total of 3 huskies, all male, and all just sweeties. They tended to be a little cautious around dogs they didn't know but made fast friends. Huskies need to be VERY socialized early which I did with classes and I had no problems. |
| Well I think OES can be jerks to husky/gsd/wolf hybrids Ever since the moment we got Lily, she's been putting Ritz right in his place Really though, they've been best buddies since we brought Lily home and we've never had a problem with other wolf hybrids or Siberian Huskies or sled type dogs.      |
Simon's Mom wrote: Huskies need to be VERY socialized early which I did with classes and I had no problems. Lack of socialization tends to be a big problem in my town. People get dogs, but are too busy to properly raise one. Then they don't understand why their dog behaves so badly. Duh  I only see one other dog, a very well behaved Samoyed, get to walk everyday. Forget about training or socialization. it is really sad.So, I guess with a husky's tendency for anti-social behavior when not socialized young and the poor behavior of the owners, we have lots of aggressive huskies around here.  We will be sure to stay away from them in the future! |
Annastacia--- what sweet pics of your babies! Good to see that with responsible owners husky/sled dogs can be very social and sweet. Wish there were more people like you around here. I think huskies are beautiful  just wish we had some nice ones around. |
| Thanks, He was already extremely head strong when we got him. Nothing phased him. He was a little butthole growing up, destroyed alot of shoes and furniture. lol Heres ritz at 5 months old with his bestie. They are about a month apart. Not all hybrids or huskies will be friendly with lil dogs some will see them as prey.  Huskies are like OES there just not for everyone. You can compare the huskies athletic need to the grooming needs of an full coated oes. Theres not alot of people that want to meet those requirements and when you can't serious problems can arise. Ritz is also a big fan of OES. Loves them, well obviously lol. |
| We talk about breeding for temperment.....he's an excellent example. A breeder may think it isn't a problem their dogs are aggressive towards others. So a new owner doesn't know this, doesn't realize they've got a ticking time bomb on their hands and maybe is a bit lazy about socializing and training....... any breed can be made aggressive, even sheepdogs. I've been told........and somewhat seen for myself......livestock guardian breeds have a general dislike of huskey type breeds........seeing them as potential wolves thus enemy. And yes, I've heard other breeds don't like sheepdog because they are hard to read, no eyes, no tail. That picture of Harry with the huskey......sure looks like friendship to me! |
Valerie wrote: Oh that's so horrible! What bad luck! But I can say unequivocally that no, not all huskies are jerks. Four of our favorite dogpark regulars are huskies and they are all really playful great dogs. Active, curious, happy and very agreeable. We have had some problems with malamutes. The ones here are more "mountain dogs" and less socialized towards playing. They can be guardy/protective and tend to snap when approached. And when I lived in Philly, we had problems with Boxers -- usually such nice dogs, but in Philly, they were breeding them to fight. So you might live in a bad husky area. My grandmother had a beautiful Alaskan Malamute named Tauna when I was a kid and it would never play with me. It was all business and would only respond to my gma. After our recent bad experiences with Huskies, I was starting to think that maybe these types of dogs were just not friendly As Dawn said "aloof" (at best). |
| Hmm thats interesting, Ritz is my second hybrid. My first was malamute/wolf, then we had a regular husky mix and now ritz. My first I would say was more aloof with people but still loved the attention. Our husky mix juno (Rip) and Ritz are/were pretty much the same with people. Love them to death. They would go home with every person they ever came into contact with if we would let them. I can see the livestock guardian breeds not liking huskies, malamutes or even wolf hybrids because they remind them of a wolf. My mom's OES get along just fine with Ritz. It also could be they've known him since he was a pup too. Its a big joke in our house that we own a hound, wolf hybrid and an OES. |
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