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I agree, I've worked with Husky rescue and the basic concept is... what>>189507 >>189575
said is true as a standard, but every husky has their own personality. Mine doesn't match the standard either. Rescues will generally tell you where they don't fit the standard (coming when called, high obedience, lap dog, not a digger, separation anxiety, and so on).
But when getting a puppy especially, you have to prepare for the worst. If they end up better than the profile, great, you lucked out! But too many husky owners think the standard is BS because THEIR dog is not like it. And pass that on to others, who end up with huskies, then surrender them in 1+ years.
90% of the people I see surrendering huskies say it's from bad personalities (their temperament), that something's wrong with them because they are supposed to be like (insert friend's husky here).
I have a friend who has a siberian. His dog is kept in a 3' fence, no electric wire, for 9 hours a day, sometimes 48 hours while they are motorcycle racing. He has house access, is around cats and livestock all the time, doesn't need a leash will walk at heel no matter the distractions. Never digs, never chews, never destroys.
The easiest dog to keep I've ever seen in my life. But he's the first Husky I've ever seen like that in my life. I've seen some with one of those traits (i.e. kept in 3' fences with no live wire, but they usually have something else that's "bad" like digging, or prey drive, or destructive, etc).
So these dogs you REALLY need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. You can't just surrender them because of their temperament, it's not fair to the dog that you were an idiot.
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