Elyse Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 how old was her husky and did she let him off leash often or it was exception? Her husky was 1.5 years. She often let it off leash, especially to play with other dogs. I helped her to look, but quite honestly, it is hard to have sympathy towards someone who let their husky off leash despite being aware of the dangers. I felt the most sorrow for the dog...who knows if she's even alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare70 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I could probably let Maiya off lead and she would happily trot along beside me but it's when she sees something in the bushes or long grass, then she wants to pounce and chase it. She is not a husky but a Mal but is more responsive to my husky. It's just safer to keep them on the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz51 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Lane - I'd be VERY interested in what you find. For me it has to be 100% recall response every time...I'm practising indoors anytime anywhere in calling Chester... If it's done over 53 times in succession it is ingrained and muscle memory 'clucks' but it needs regular repetition to main muscle (brain) memory. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz51 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Sorry Laine... and cluck is click! :-/ Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I also train recall but I would never ever rely on it 100%. It only takes one time of non responsive recall for your world to come crushing down. For me it is nope, never off leash unless in a confined fenced area. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Just a question the Huskies that run of and never found.. Are they microchipped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) Just a question the Huskies that run of and never found.. Are they microchipped? The husky I was talking about above, Maya, was microchipped. Chips don't track your pets. They are for identification. If/When a vet or a shelter scans them, it brings up their name, the name and address of the owner, and sometimes the dog's birthday. And, sometimes, scanning them doesn't work...as the microchip can 'travel' from their initial position (they usually inject them on the back of the neck) Edited September 12, 2014 by SolitaryHowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Will ask my vet to check that Bella and Noah's chips are still in place. At least they will have half a chance if they ever run off.. Worries me so much. I wonder if you can get a chip that you can track??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Will ask my vet to check that Bella and Noah's chips are still in place. At least they will have half a chance if they ever run off.. Worries me so much. I wonder if you can get a chip that you can track??? There are GPS collars you can put on the dog, but the battery life is very poor (only 2 hours max), someone could easily take it off if they wanted, and...they look kinda ugly. Also, make sure you keep their tags on at all times. Maya didn't have her tags (her owner didn't put tags on her prong collar). People assume that when a dog doesn't have tags, its a stray. And, with our huskies, it is hard to tell if they even have a collar on through all that fur! When Suka (my boy) ran off, I only got him back because somebody saw his tag, put a leash on him, and called the humane society. A child put the leash on him and walked towards his house...apparently Suka put up no resistance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 We have tags for both bella and noah. I can see Noah just happily walking home with some one.. Which is fine if they are good people. Bet you were so releived to have him back. When we are at home we take the collars off as they play fight and bella got her mouth stuck in noahs collar once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz51 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Dog tags are compulsory in UK as microchipping is just common sense IMO. 32 years ago my Boxers were stolen from the car -5 months old. Micro chipping wasn't known to me. Fortunately they both had unusual markings as Brindles. After three week's campaigning, phone calls, posting leaflets EVERYWHERE in the area ( no FB or mobile phone, and Internet limited too...I got one back through a voluntary admission on the chap who'd bought the bigger one expecting paperwork to come then realised he'd prob bought stolen goods (& had no wish to further damage his 'history') - and he rang me off my nmbr on the leaflets in his area! He refused the reward money but we split it between his kids! Nmbr two was two weeks later from a 'grass' who rang - after Police refused to follow that lead! They said the person suspect was still 'in'. It was found he had been released the day before the theft!! The family were a 'bad lot' and altho' the 13 yr old boy involved IN the theft got off - his old man went bk in. The reunion between my two boys had me in tears..They were so overjoyed in being reunited that their playing was incredible. Inseparable again. Chips do move. Re chip is worthwhile - my old Westie's first one slipped down to his elbow! He was redone w/o mishap. I'd love GPS tracking...one day it will be light enough, solar powered and pretty discreet. They hv solar powered watches in both day & artificial light so why not for GPS animal collars, valuable livestock...? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBELHOWLUC49 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 So good to hear you were able to find them..... Good of the guy to do the right thing and contact you to give your dog back. I could not take another persons dog and would do my best to find the owner. As Elyse says though collars can be removed if there stolen.. It would have to be descreet so the theif would not know they had a tracker.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'd vote yes but under circumstances, Shadow and Winter are good and dont wander far from me plus their recall is good but i got to be careful with dogs, small ones in particular cuz they love to play with them but it scares the small dogs and for the most part their owners as well. They dont attack but it does frighten them aha. But at the end of our walks when were almost home, i let Shadow off lead a lil further each time and he just heads on home on his own each time[emoji4] Stephanie Gonzalez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I also train recall but I would never ever rely on it 100%. It only takes one time of non responsive recall for your world to come crushing down. For me it is nope, never off leash unless in a confined fenced area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I leave my girl off leash all the time... She is still puppy so I hope she will learn !!! She is cross with Japanese Akita so I hope she will be more obedient ))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I leave my girl off leash all the time... She is still puppy so I hope she will learn !!! She is cross with Japanese Akita so I hope she will be more obedient ))) I can tell you that she will get her prey instincts and nothing or nobody will be interested apart from getting the prey.... Just be careful is all I can say... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I leave my girl off leash all the time... She is still puppy so I hope she will learn !!! She is cross with Japanese Akita so I hope she will be more obedient ))) I found this on an akita page And this about Japanese akitas So I'd be even more careful about letting her offlead being crossed between two dogs that both have a prey drive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanki Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 My girl got off the lead today, somehow unclipped it. She sees a bird and runs at it, the bird gets away, but now she's realised she can leave the park and she just goes. I charge after her and luckily I can run faster then her when I want to and caught up with her around the corner. She scared the crap out of me. I'm never letting her off the lead on purpose after that. She didn't even think anything of it when I caught her, I just put the lead back on and she instantly went back to trying to drag me where she wanted to go :/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robke Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Good find Nix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I leave my girl off leash all the time... She is still puppy so I hope she will learn !!! She is cross with Japanese Akita so I hope she will be more obedient ))) An Akita is also a spitz breed so I personally wouldn't count on that part of the mix helping with the recall. It is entirely up to you how much you feel you can trust your dog, and if you can in every conceivable situation. Even if Ronin had 99% recall (which would take an enormous amount of professionally assisted training), the remaining 1% chance of my dog getting killed is too much of a risk for me I simply do not believe in 100% recall, but that is my choice. There are plenty of opportunities for me to have my boy off-lead in a fenced in safe area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I know in the end she will end up on the leash!!! She is part of our family now ... Looking into bikejoring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawgee Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 My two were off lead about an hour ago with their friend another husky No problem , Huskies are runners not runaways, Bit of care and it's ok imho . The three of them had a great time playing ring a loop and chasing rabbits and squirrels Never out of sight and not near roads or farm animals it has to be said . I guess it depends on individual dogs and areas . I see husky club members frown at me when I let my dogs off or tell them they have been off lead Well my dogs are socialised happy and not chained to static lines or cani belts for their entire life's Afghan hounds and beagles have terrible recall and they get off lead sighthound prey drive in other breeds is high they get off lead All this is blown out of proportion imho But take care of your dog know your dogs limits Don't put it or anyone at risk but generalising Is flawed some labs and collies can't be trusted off lead it's not black n white imho . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost_face Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 I've been brave enough to let my husky off the leash on the odd ocassions and surprisingly enough she doesn't tend to stray too far from me. Ironic thing is if I call her to me she'll come bounding over towards me and then all the way past me, if I try and walk towards her she'll automatically know it's time to get back on the leash and start prancing away, if I start running though she will run beside me or after me. Quite odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare70 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 My two were off lead about an hour ago with their friend another husky No problem , Huskies are runners not runaways, Bit of care and it's ok imho . The three of them had a great time playing ring a loop and chasing rabbits and squirrels Never out of sight and not near roads or farm animals it has to be said . I guess it depends on individual dogs and areas . I see husky club members frown at me when I let my dogs off or tell them they have been off lead Well my dogs are socialised happy and not chained to static lines or cani belts for their entire life's Afghan hounds and beagles have terrible recall and they get off lead sighthound prey drive in other breeds is high they get off lead All this is blown out of proportion imho But take care of your dog know your dogs limits Don't put it or anyone at risk but generalising Is flawed some labs and collies can't be trusted off lead it's not black n white imho . Lets just hope you're right and never have to spend hours on end looking for your missing husky as one of our memebers did. This forum doesn't encourage off lead huskies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare70 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 I've been brave enough to let my husky off the leash on the odd ocassions and surprisingly enough she doesn't tend to stray too far from me. Ironic thing is if I call her to me she'll come bounding over towards me and then all the way past me, if I try and walk towards her she'll automatically know it's time to get back on the leash and start prancing away, if I start running though she will run beside me or after me. Quite odd. And when she sees a cat or other animal across the busy road...... Isn't worth the risk, find an enclosed playground or have a very long lead. It's one of the hardest things about owning a husky but I wouldn't trust mine for an instant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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