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Originally Posted by firebird_1252
that is one AWSOME looking dog! and you should take him see how he does! i take my boxer with me every day. while i'm getting loaded/unloaded we go for walks and she loves it! lazy SOB sleeps all day!
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These are very high energy dogs. Keep in mind that the breed has been perfected over hundreds of years to serve one purpose… to pull heavy sleds as a team in some of the harshest cold weather climates on the planet. Supposedly, when unencumbered by a load, they are perfectly happy to run hundreds of miles without rest. Even if I managed to find the time to walk Sci twice a day for 45 minutes each time, there are other issues with trying to make a truck dog out of him.
Huskys reportedly have “a strong prey drive” that puts any smaller animal that gets near them at risk of being eaten. The information I’ve researched on-line from other owners chronicles unfortunate incidents with cats, squirrels, birds, chickens and even goats. I’d hate to have Sci out for a walk at a truckstop or rest area and have him eat some little ankle-biting, yippy dog or even worse, a cat (I like cats).
The other problem, though one that occurs only twice a year, is that Siberians shed profusely. To protect them in the arctic (they are comfortable in temperatures as low as -76 degrees F), they have developed a two layer coat that is completely shed in Spring and Fall. I’ve been told that this happens so rapidly and that the fur is so thick that one dog will make an acre of land look like a cotton field overnight. I have no desire to wake up one morning and find my truck filled with shed Husky fur.