u/nbklaw

I don't know how carefully my neighbors pay attention to what I'm doing, but sometimes I wonder if they're not sure about what is going on with the vicious dog fighting noise that seems to come from my backyard at all hours. Of course my two Huskies are just doing what Huskies do with the high intensity Husky play fighting. But if you don't know anything about Huskies it sounds terrible. Like they're fighting to the death. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the neighbors questions me about it or calls the cops at some point due to the barking growling and howling.

Have the Fi mini on both of my Huskies and I consider it to be standard equipment for a dog like a Husky that is always thinking about considering escaping. When we go on walks and bike runs though the tracking is basically useless; I have to use a separate app AllTrails to more accurately track our distance. The technical problem of tracking yourself with your cell phone was solved years ago. One would think that if the app can tell that you and your dog are together within Bluetooth range traveling that it would switch to the phone GPS to keep track of where you were going, but no. Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me this is not a highly complex technical problem. I don't understand why they can't figure it out. Because of this issue, I don't really trust any of the data on the app and I just consider it of value to track an escaped dog and all the other stuff is just useless fluff.

EDIT: I will add that I have used it to track an escaped dog and for that purpose it was invaluable; I never would have found the dog otherwise. I was able to track her and then eventually she stopped and I rolled up on her and opened the car door with her favorite chew bone and I guess she decided she had had enough and she jumped into the car.

I fostered a bit older female Husky and then I got my own smaller female. Most recently I adopted a 2-year-old 60 lb male. When we go on our daily bike rides with our walkie attached to the bike, the female and I just sort of leisurely pedal along. On the other hand with Sebastian I strap him on and then he takes off like a rocket I would say we're probably going 15 to 20 mph just with him pulling and the walkie really isn't exactly designed for that since it goes off to the side. For a lot of the ride I'm just hanging on for dear life. I'm working with him on haw, gee and on-by. I feel like I'm in a video game with him though because there's cars going by and kids and other dogs. It's like a video game obstacle course. But when he zones in I can just feel the DNA of a thousand years of Husky in him as he is pulling forward. It's pretty amazing. I would consider myself to be an entry-level dog trainer so I'm not really sure if I have the capability to teach him to bikejorn because he'll just go off in whatever direction he wants if he was out front but he definitely has the strength for bikejorning.

My backyard has a 6-ft vinyl fence enclosure. My 60 lb male husky has occasionally jumped up against the fence going after a butterfly or something going over, but I don't think I've seen him giving it his all to get over all the way. I guess my question is, will it just be a matter of time before he decides to go for the gusto? In other words, is a 6-ft vinyl fence just a suggestion for a Husky to stay in the yard? I'm wondering whether I should think about coyote rollers or a fence extension or something sooner rather than later.

I tried to take my two Huskies (rescues <3yo; F 35 lbs; M 60 lbs) For at least one daily bike ride. Depending on their energy level, anywhere from a half mile to a mile and a half. I don't really know anything about bikes and I don't care except I need to have enough knowledge to not get myself killed on these Husky runs. The bike I have was my wife so it's technically a "women's bike" and I was today years old when I realized that having a "men's bike" with the bar across the middle would be better so that if I have both feet on the ground and they pull sideways one way or the other, the bike will stay up against my leg. I'm thinking I want a hybrid bike and with disc brakes. I'm not really bikejoring per se. In other words, the dog isn't out front. The dog is off to the side on one of those Walkie dog attachments to underneath the bike seat that goes out sideways. I have the dog and a Ruffwear harness with a second leash attached to the collar around my waist. Finally, I have a lightweight leash attached to my wrist with no tension which is only for an emergency if the Walkie attachment were to fail. Appreciate any recommendations for a non-bike person that needs to have a bike.

Well my male rescue Husky age 2ish {had him about 4 weeks} got his first bunny kill of the season in the back yard. I had a foster Husky a while back and she would kill for sport and didn't seem to be too interested in eating the bunny. Does your Husky just enjoy the sport of the kill or is it also a light snack?