Quote Originally Posted by Canis-Lupess
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.