Walkies with the big dogs...many pics...

[Glacier]

How long a drive is it for him to come home for a visit?

Doesn't quite sound like a place for YOU to "visit" ...

Once they get to the road, it's about a four hour drive. Probably six hours in total. He's supposed to be home for five days out of every 30, but I"m not holding my breath. They are already a month behind schedule.

There's no way I could go visit--no one to take of the doggers! FIL would see that they got fed and the basics done in a dire emergency, but it's alot of work for him and he has his own dog who doesn't like my dogs to take care of!

[captain]

Great pics and story as usual Tamara.
So that means if Stuart has my Muskwa, there are no pictures of him for awhile?

As for not listening to you while Stuart is gone, HA, doesn't he realise what side his bread is buttered on ????

Take care out there Miner Stuart!!
You take care too, Tamara.

[jesse_3]

Tamara, I missed you getting a new husky!?! Tehya is adorable!!! She looks like soo much fun! You all look like you had a good time!

[Glacier]

Tamara, I missed you getting a new husky!?!

She's a husky-border collie mix. About 7-8 months old I think. She's a handful, but she's sweet and highly entertaining!

Here's her intro threads:
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=123268

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=123330

[jesse_3]

She's a husky-border collie mix. About 7-8 months old I think. She's a handful, but she's sweet and highly entertaining!

Here's her intro threads:
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=123268

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=123330

Thanks for the threads!! I read them, and I enjoyed it! Tehya is such a pretty, and I just love looking at pics of your gorgeous huskies.

[cassiesmom]

WWOOOOOO, Precious Tehya! I love this photo of you and Hekoya! Look at him smile! *pet *pet *hug *hug Please keep taking good care of your mum while your dad is away at camp, please.

[cassiesmom]

WWOOOOOOO again Tehya and everyone, it's been two days since I had a Glacier's doggers fix, so I came back for a booster!

[Canis-Lupess]

They look great.

Am I right in thinking you were in an unfenced area? I was under the impression that Huskies were kept leashed in unfenced areas otherwise they'd be off.

[Glacier]

Am I right in thinking you were in an unfenced area? I was under the impression that Huskies were kept leashed in unfenced areas otherwise they'd be off.

Most huskies would disappear. Earle is the only one of my purebreds who is allowed off-leash. The others don't come back when called. Earle's recall is great for a Husky, but would probably freak most Golden Retriever owners out!

Some of my mixes are pretty good off-leash. More of them are not allowed to run loose, except at home! I don't except them to come back like a Retriever. I expect them to come when I call and stay in sight the rest of the time. (I have a friend with Goldens who won't walk with me anymore. She freaks out when her does get more than a couple hundred yards ahead of her). It's a calculated risk...I live in an area where there are few threats to them; no traffic, in the summer no wolves(off leash time is very rare in the winter due to the threat of wolf predation), we see very few people and other dogs when out hiking; no houses nearby. When we lived in a more populated area, the dogs never got off-leash.

[Canis-Lupess]

Yeah, I know a couple with husky who always goes back when he's called too. I suppose there are a few exceptions. He also tends to stick with them rather than running off. He tends to follow the guy about and focus most of his attention on him. If they are standing talking to somebody, he just hangs about or might go and sniff in the grass but never runs off.

[Glacier]

Yeah, I know a couple with husky who always goes back when he's called too. I suppose there are a few exceptions. He also tends to stick with them rather than running off. He tends to follow the guy about and focus most of his attention on him. If they are standing talking to somebody, he just hangs about or might go and sniff in the grass but never runs off.

Oh, I wouldn't say my dogs are quite that good! They wander about and if I stop they keep going. The one that are allowed off-leash are the ones who come back when I yell their names or when I shake the Yummy Chummy bag. The treat bag trick seems to be pretty effective!

[Canis-Lupess]

Ah yes, they are suckers for food, lol.

Mind, I'm used to Border collies although we used to have terrier mix's as well and they used to all be off into the scrub and trees after rabbits. On certain parts of the walk, we'd hardly see them except on the odd occasion when we'd see a tan coloured or black and white blur flit across a clear patch, haha but they'd always find us again once they'd done, lol. We'd hear them more often because when they got close to a rabbit, they'd start yelping with excitement as they chased it....