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Anonymous
Hey /an/, how are you guys doing?

This is my Dog. We adopted him about 4 weeks ago, and he has been a great dog all along. However, he got lose today, after my grandmother opened the goddamned front door without checking even once to see where he was. Huskies are fast, so I almost killed myself trying to catch him.

However, that's not the worst part. I am pretty sure he got a hold of one of our neighbors' cat, because my brother stuck his hand inside the dog's mouth to take the cat out, at a the cost of getting himself clawed up to the forearm. ( We all know it's not advisable, but hell on, I would have done the same. )

I spoke to the owners of the cat and they were understanding, and told them that if anything comes up, I'll take care of it.

But I just don't have the luxury of getting sued or paying a 2-grand+ vet bill at the moment. Sure I'll take care of it if it comes to that, since it's my responsibility the dog got lose, but fuck. Just wanted to get that out of my chest.

PS.: I had just finished having lunch. It's awesome trying to catch a dog with a stomach full of pasta. Took me about 2 hours to recover and a lot of mental work not to throw it all up.
>> Anonymous
>I spoke to the owners of the cat and they were understanding, and told them that if anything comes up, I'll take care of it.

Good. I had a cat which was attacked by a loose dog in the street once, both her back legs were broken. Upon telling the owners, they simply laughed.

I can appreciate accidents happen, and I for one am glad you're willing to take responsibility for it. Also, I really hope the cat is ok, not only for its sake but yours.
>> Anonymous
Sounds like your family is completely unprepared for a husky. Accidents will happen again. And again.
>> Anonymous
What you're saying is that the dog went into someone's house to attack their cat?

As far as I'm concerned if their cat was loose too, then you're not responsible. If the cat was indoors or on a leash then yeah, you did the right thing.

But a outdoor cat? Fuck them. You owe them nothing.
>> cant touch this !AB5fTSvpY6
>>228557
dont talk utter bullshit,he was responsible for his dog,and he fully understands this.if the dog attacked anything like another dog or a child it would be the same thing.he's a good owner,and your a troll
>> BitterAnon !!WJLRQ1cwCyZ
>I am pretty sure he got a hold of one of our neighbors' cat, because my brother stuck his hand inside the dog's mouth to take the cat out

>pretty sure
>stuck his hand

I think != It is

Either you are a troll (props for file rename, if so!) or you are an idiot.

If you are an idiot, did you compound the idiocy by actually accepting fault? If you did, then if the owners choose to sue, then you will definitely have to pay. In the event of an accident of any sort, never accept fault unless you are willing to pay big time. Besides, in this case you can blame it on someone else: your grandmother. Sure its kinda a jerk thing to do, but if you said "My grandmother accidentally let him out" instead of "sorry he got out the door on accident", then you are not accepting fault, and are not obligated to pay for anything. However, since you HAVE offered to pay, you have accepted partial fault, and if you do not pay whatever you agreed on (half or all of vet bills, replacement cat, whatever), then you can be sued.

Things on your side:
Cat scratched up brother. The cat's owners should have provided you with the cat's vaccination status just as you should have told them about your dog's vaccinations.
Cat was not contained, as many areas there are also leash laws for cats (though usually not enforced)
By not immediately contacting authorities and offering to settle (agreement on vet bills etc), they accepted partial fault.
>> Anonymous
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OP Here.

>>228530

I love animals and certainly don't want their cat to be neglected. While what other anons have said about me not being legally responsible for an outside, loose cat, my dog shouldn't be loose in the first place.

>>228541

If I were unprepared for a Husky, they wouldn't have let me adopt one. We had house visits and interviews with the Rescue people, and they themselves told it was fine. I do realize they are a hard breed to handle, however I am willing to work hard to be a good husky owner. I didn't choose a Husky just because they are gorgeous, either.

>>228592

Legally, if the other Dog or Cat is also loose, then the courts might rule that each owner pays his own expenses. If had gotten inside a yard to get another dog, then it would be my fault.

>>228601

Well, you see, I'm more concerned about the cat's well-being right now. Sure, a Vet bill would screw me up, but I'd feel really bad if I knew my dog killed the cat.

Thing is, owners don't seem too concerned about the cat. I went back there a couple of hours later and offered to help look for him and they said it was fine and that accidents happen. They didn't seem very concerned for their cat, and given he is outside all the time, I wouldn't say they have him as a close pet. Unfortunately they haven't found him yet, so I'll keep an eye out for him these next few days. Hopefully he's not very injured, as there wasn't a lot of blood either on my dog's mouth or anywhere near their fight.

He's the perfect dog most of the time. He's polite and he listens to me as well as any Husky does. He's really social and likes everyone and all breeds of dog, while a lot of Huskies think small breeds are prey.
>> Anonymous
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But here's the situation: Two days ago, I didn't feel so well. Grandmother took my pressure, it was a bit high. So, after eating, she says "Lemme take your pressure again, see if came down." So there I was, sitting at the table when Ding Dong, mailman shows up. I don't get up so I don't mess the test and don't get scolded by her, so she gets up and rushes to the door. "Grab the dog, I say", while she opens the door wide open. All I hear is "Oops" and I'm jumping across the living room trying to get the thing off my arm.

Basically, if she had payed a LITTLE attention to him, none of this would have happened. This isn't the first time she walked through the door and blatantly left it open, so what I'll be doing now is get ourselves a gate that doesn't allow him out the door. Conveniently, there's an ugly concrete wall that's about waist-high right by the door, with which I can pull this off.

Oh, and look at the irony. The mailman had with him the package with his Pet Insurance and vaccination info. The envelope was too big for the mailbox, and I bet he wanted to have a little chat with my grandmother as well.


I also called the people of the rescue and let them know he got lose, but that we managed to retrieve him. We eventually got to be quite friendly and they're really nice people, and so I wanted to see what their opinions were. Let's hope he's just scared and will come back home safely. Thanks fellas.
>> Anonymous
>>228633

Huskies have no homing sense at all, you can't expect him to come home safely. Have you tried going to all the areas you took him for walks during the past 4 weeks?
>> BitterAnon !!WJLRQ1cwCyZ
>>228644
I think he means he hopes the cat will come home.
>> Niggerhusky Guy !!2YW0PJZXbhy
>>228633

I have to agree with the anon that said you should not have accepted fault.

Yes, you are responsible for your dog. This is undoubtly true. What he does while he is loose is your responsibility.

However, the owners of the cat are also responsible for what the cat does, or what happens to the cat, while it is loose. If your dog got scratched, you pay for those vet bills. If the cat got bitten, they pay for that bill. That is what's fair, and what most people would tell you.

Exceptions are, of course, if the cat was leashed, inside the house, or in the backyard and otherwise contained.

Don't mind too much your Husky got loose. As someone who works for a husky rescue here in CA, I can tell you that just because you applied and passed a home visit doesn't mean you're qualified to own a Husky. It means that you have the appropriate lifestyle for one as far as we are concerned.

If your grandma continues to be negligent to the safety of the Husky, then it is not a good home for a Husky. All members of the household must work together.

Consider putting a baby gate in front of your door.
>> Niggerhusky Guy !!2YW0PJZXbhy
>>228659

And... don't beat yourself up. My first Husky got loose several times before I finally got familiar with having a Husky. It's a hard change from most dependent dogs, whether you're a experienced handler or not.
>> Anonymous
>>228644

OP here. As>>228655said, it's the cat who I hope comes back home. Our dog is back home and safe, thankfully.

>>228659

Thanks for the tips and the heads up. We've had dogs that would escape at the slightest chance they got, but once they had their initial run and realized "Hey, I'm not doing something right here", they'd be easily caught. Not this guy, he just runs and gives you that "Catch me if you can" look. This incident opened my eyes to not only better prepare our perimeter but to also think of ways I can actually catch him in the event he gets lose again.

I'm thinking staying true to my roots and making a geeky net-blasting gun. I'll also need to start getting him to mind me more once he's off the leash, which will certainly prove challenging because he doesn't think twice before walking away on me whenever I tell him to do something when he's out in the backyard or in the dog park.

This is when all the research I did before adopting a Husky proves to be true. Good thing I'll be buying my own place ( this is rented ). Then I'll be able to implement all the Husky protection devices I can find.

As for my grandmother, I don't think she's going to make the same mistake a second time. Despite denying it, she knows this whole thing was because she took his good behavior for granted.
>> Anonymous
>>228813
>>>We've had dogs that would escape at the slightest chance they got

Do you beat your dogs or something? It seems to me that that the dogs are trying to leave for a reason. Not to mention you have more than one dog trying to flee your house what is the deal with that
>> Anonymous
>>228849
Remember, dogs used to hunt and chase after fast prey. If they see a chance to bolt, their last remaining instinct will take over and they will.

Case in point - I've had my dog, a Golden lab/cocker spainel mix for about 7 years now. When we get hurricanes in my state, which is every other day in the summer, we bring her in. But, when we open the door in the morning or after the storm, she bolts like she's been imprisoned for years. Then she will stop, look back, and come back.

Simple instinct that humans need to learn to either cope with or train.
>> Anonymous
In response to taking responsibility for the cat:

I think it's wonderful that you would let the owners know what was going on and offer to help if there were issues. I would probably do the same thing because I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I knew my dog had harmed another animal and I had just turned a blind eye.

On the other hand how many times have "outdoor cats" harmed people, each other, other pets, caused damage to belongings and property and the owners never take any responsibility? As much as I would feel bad about injuring a cat I would have to take a serious look at the owners before I admitted anything which could bring a lawsuit or continuing vet bills down upon my head. If they are nice enough people then sure, but if they are callous trashy asshats with car parts in their lawn and ten thousand cats I probably wouldn't say anything.
>> Niggerhusky Guy !!2YW0PJZXbhy
>>228813

The saying for Siberian Huskies goes, "Obedience is Optional." LOL.

Honestly, Huskies are a bitch and a half to train. I would say give up on him listening off-lead. He MIGHT be able to be off leash, but his recall will never be more than 60%. What happens when he sees a cat again? Will he listen? His prey drive is obviously strong enough to hunt down a cat and actually catch it. You'll pull your hairs out trying to fix that.

My huskies are never off lead. I can have Labs or GSD's off lead no problem at all, but not the Huskies. They want to run, and when they are done running, they want to run more.

The best thing to do usually, and especially since he does the "catch me if you can" thing, is to run in the opposite direction or sit down.

>>228849

Or they just want to run.
>> Anonymous
>>228855
>I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I knew my dog had harmed another animal and I had just turned a blind eye.

Hi, welcome to owning a dog. It's a predatory animal, what the hell are you expecting?
>> Anonymous
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>>228849

Never beat any of my dogs in my entire life. And no, currently he's the only dog I currently have. After my mutt Sapphire passed away, four years ago, we decided to wait a while until we were completely settled here in the States ( south americanfag here ). Since we moved to a home with a nice backyard and plenty of space, we decided to adopt our Husky.

But Huskies are well known for loving to run away whenever they get the chance, and no matter how well trained to be off the leash they are, they will do it if they get the chance. He's very well cared for like all of my previous dogs, so it's not a matter of abuse.

>>228887

Thanks for the tip. I'll keep that in mind if it ever happens again.

But no, I don't have any plans of having him off the leash in an open space at any time. However, I do want him to obey me more when he's out in the yard or at the dog park. One, for his own safety, since there are a few dogs he doesn't get along with there and second, because it's not nice spending 10 minutes trying to get your dog to come inside from your own backyard. He usually responds quickly, but if he has his eye on something he just sits there. Which is usually why I try to bring him inside in the first place, so he doesn't get a chance to jump the fence or anything.

I started some training on the "Stay" command today. Hopefully he'll learn it soon.
>> Anonymous
>>228855

Yeah, what you're saying is true. However, though in the six months we've lived here, we never had contact with them, they were understanding and didn't freak out and lose their minds. They're hispanic, so there's a possibility they mostly feed the cat and play with him every once in a while and don't consider him as a pet at all. But they were friendly and realized I was more concerned for the cat than of a lawsuit. At least I hope it stays that way.

Ten years ago, an acquaintance's mother's cat simply disappeared from their house. I helped them look for him and had always been friends with their litter of cats ( they had more than 5 ). So, one bright morning, I wake up only to find a dead cat on my front lawn, close to the fence. I go to her house, bring her over and she freaks out. Basically, the nutjob associated the cat being in my yard with me having killed him. She went to the police, they laughed at her. And so did everyone else. A few years later, I find out some kid that lived close by stuffed him with rat poison and threw it in my yard for, at the time, the equivalent of "lulz". I was 12, so I didn't have the chance of ever walking up to her and telling what an idiot she was.
>> Anonymous
>>228966
They are such good dogs but jesus christ can they run.

I was at my brothers condo not too long ago and went to open the door to go outside but dropped my purse ( was carrying all of my birthday shit ) and I swear to god he ran from the other end of the condo straight out the door before I even knew what happened! He only ran about a quarter of a mile but I was hungover like hell and it was not easy :( Theres a point to this story, I swear.

When the dog got out it ran towards the parking lot and I hear this lady scream at the top of ehr lungs. I turn the corner and she starts flipping out "WHAT IS THIS DOG DOING WITHOUT A LEASH?! HE COULD EAT THIS ONE, HES MUCH BIGGER!" but her dog wasnt on a leash either, so does she really have any room to talk or does the size really matter?

I simply love the dogs and want one of my own so badly because I have never seen any agression from a husky my entire life.
>> Anonymous
stylish dog is stylish
>> Anonymous
Next time just let the Husky kill the fucking cat. It's the irresponsible catfags that let their shitbag cat out, they should accept WHATEVER happens to it, cats are worse than rats. Where I live, it's illegal to let them wonder around free.
>> Anonymous
my dad had a few huskies growing up. they all loved to eat cats and chickuns.
>> Anonymous
>>228969They're hispanic

I don't want to sound like an asshole or anything, but they probably don't have the legal papers to stay in America. That's why they won't sue you.
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Something somewhat related to this thread.

While I won't argue that your Husky is incredibly hard to subdue after it has escaped, I would like to invite you to imagine what it's like to have a dog such as this one.

This is my dog, she is a Basset Hound. However, it seems that the genetic lottery has blessed this dog with stamina rather than being lethargic like other Basset Hounds. She is roughly half the size and weight of what she is supposed to be and is by far the smallest Basset Hound I've ever owned.

That being said, when this thing finds it's way out, she is near impossible to capture when it's heading top speed. It makes no sense that this dog goes as fast as it does, for her legs can't be over half a feet long.

But the advantage I think I have is that the dog gets tired faster. Often times after about 15 minutes of chasing, she just gives up and refuses to move, thus facilitating me to carry her sorry ass back to the house.
>> Niggerhusky Guy !!2YW0PJZXbhy
>>229268

I once chased a my Husky for 2 hours.

On a mountain bike.

He didn't give up, I did a diving tackle.

Then I put his leash on, hooked him up to the bike, and rode 3 hours home with him.

He wasn't even the least bit tired.
>> Anonymous
ITT people with poorly trained animals that don't listen to them.
>> Anonymous
>>229272
ITT people who have never actually owned a Huskie.
>> Anonymous
>>229269
oh lol. Niggerhusky probably is even better at avoiding pursuit than a regular husky though.
Because he's a nigger.
>> Niggerhusky Guy !!2YW0PJZXbhy
>>229298

No disagreement here...
>> Anonymous
>>229247

OP here. I know, I know, especially down here in South FL, that's a very common occurrence. Quite a lot of illegals down here. But this is a well located, middle-class neighborhood and from what I know, they've been living here for a long time. ( She also did mention the cat lived there for 6, 7 years )

>>229101

Another reason why I wanted to go with a Husky. I've had experiences with Danes, Dobbermans, Boxers, Mutts, Yorkies and none of these dogs were as friendly as this one. You should've seen me on my first day at the park, I was prepared to go ninja at the slightest growling around him. ( Been through way too many dog fights, not a good experience ). But now that I know him a bit more, I'm far more relaxed.

It was an equal trade-off: His escapist behavior in exchange for his easygoing and social personality. Besides, every dog wants to run away and be free, you only train them otherwise.

>>229300

And I lolled.
>> Anonymous
Oh man.
Once, there was a guy who lived down the road who owned a husky.
On day, it got out and came to our house.
OH. MY. GOD.
That was our first ever experience with a husky. He jumped over our front fence (almost as tall as a person) and got into our backyard. We just opened the door to see what the noise was, and he ran into our house and completely TORE. SHIT. UP.
My dog went insane. She had a great time for a while. She’s a big, bulky, hyper thing, so they handled each other pretty well. We managed to get them outside, 'cause if my dog was in and the husky was out, they went mad and barked heaps at the doors, 'cause they wanted to play, so we just let them at it.
My dog didn't like him anymore then. I think he was a bit of a misogynist. He kept getting his paws really muddy then dug through her water bowl, and kept doing it when we tried to refill. My poor dog, she looked so crushed XD
So after giving up on than, we figured our dog could just drink out of the bucket near the hose if she got thirsty... then the husky muddied that up.
All that was left was the frog pond, with live frogs and tabpoles living it in, covered in plants, with dirt on the bottom and everything.
Uuuuuugggghhhhhh.
Of course, during all this, mum was running down the streets madly screaming 'WHO OWNS THE HUSKY?!' as if she'd just witnessed a bloody murder.
Every time I went outside to try and stop them from fighting, the husky jumped on me and lathered me in affection. That REALLY pissed my dog off (I was only like 12 at the time. .I. was the puppy of the family – I belonged to HER).
THANK FUCKING GOD my mum had gotten back with the owner by then.
So the husky got home, we fixed everything up, and had somehow managed to prevent them from fighting through the whole ordeal.

Then a few days later, it happened again.

And again.

And again.

...Then he moved.

NEVER AGAIN.
HUSKYS ARE THE SPAWN OF SATAN.
Oh god, and I though MY dog was energetic.
>> Anonymous
>>228526
Seems logical.
>> Anonymous
>>229730

Op Here.

Now THAT's a completely untrained wild dog. Not sure how ours would react to such a situation, but I don't think he'd go nuts like that especially since there're people around. He obeys well once he's under control.


Anyway, good news everyone. The cat he grabbed just appeared back again and apparently as lively as ever. Thank god, I really felt terrible, but now that he's safe and well, it's time to move on.

Building our husky gate tomorrow, and will get along with one of the people of the Husky Rescue down here to help'em with a couple of IT-related businesses. I've got some new ideas, hopefully I'll put them to good use for these lovely fellas.