Gaaaaah. I want a husky!!!

>> ^ponceleon:

Gaaaaah. I want a husky!!!


No, actually, you don't. Ate the back seat in my truck. Ate my garage wall. Ate the shop vac in my garage. Actually ate everything in my garage...the phone line, the cable, the wall. Ate the wall and the stairs in my house. The stairs! Ate everything. My friends tried to warn me. I didn't listen.

He's now racing sleds up north. Ate their chickens.

GLWT.

maybe the dog is scared because he thinks they're going to the vet.
he probably came back from the vet last time missing some parts...

No seat belts?

Road trip with his dog = No eating, drinking, changing CD's, picking nose, or crotch adjusting.

>> ^Unsung_Hero:

Road trip with his dog = No eating, drinking, changing CD's, picking nose, or crotch adjusting.


Yeah I love my dogs, but I would try sticking him in the backseat or somewhere else to try to get him comfortable. You really DO NOT want to reinforce that behavior, good for a few videos and trips though.

Both my dogs on LONG road trips I stick in the flat bed of the back of the SUV, with the back seats down too. Usually there is a bunch of camping gear and various other stuff back there off to on side and they get the other, but they really like walking around on a flat area with some blankets below them for cushion and the Lhaso Apso needs a stuffed animal to be happy (he's like a 4 year old kid--I must admit it's a bit like this behavior, but it doesn't bug anybody and he seems to feel far more safe with his plush buddy...it's cute). The Terrier could give a rats ass about what is happening in the world, but he just wanders around to the various windows watching, he LOVES looking out the back window. Eventually the Terrier goes to sleep and that lets the Lhaso relax and he snuggles up against the Terrier and they go to sleep cuddled up, should throw a pick up.

Anyway, I really just wanted to talk about my dogs on car trips, but long story short: don't coddle them too much. You got to choose your moments. Hell watching the dog whisperer taught me a lot about dog psychology. It also shows HOW absolutely wrong "dog experts" are ALWAYS wrong about them--like putting down dogs that have been rescued from bad homes because they "puppy-guard" their food and are INTENSELY aggressive about it, they put these animals down. The Dog Whisperer EASILY modifies their psychology and STOPS it.

This guy should watch a few shows. Luckily my parents had parents that had some farm backgrounds, so animals were a must and how to handle them. So I've always been able to train my dogs and get them to do what I want. My friends can be oblivious, but really a show like the Dog Whisperer is perfect for people that have a dog and WANT to teach them to do other things or things they do differently.

I love dogs though, all types. Mans best friend, bar none. Smart enough to be useful (and some even save your damned LIFE) and their psychology allows them to be incredibly affectionate and wonderful, but YOU as their master MUST BE as well!

/I've said too much!

I don't recall ever seeing a dog that didn't absolutely LOVE going for a ride.

@kceaton1 - bit of an over harsh critique there i felt. We don't know for sure that he didn't try and get the dog accustomed to the car normally but he just kept being scared, front or back. No point forcing the dog to be terrified when all he wants is a bit of affection/security from something which must be utterly freaky to a dog...

I personally believe the dog whisperer is spot on about being a pack leader. With a pack of dogs. If you've got one, you need to form a balance between pack leader and friend that you're happy with and the dog is comfortable with. Why else have a dog if you're not enjoying the company?

Also, a friend of mine has a dog like this called Blue. Has extremely blue eyes. It doesn't chew through stuff, and it's more or less the same as any dog i've ever had. It may be closer or further away from its natural wildness depending on what breeder you buy it from. And without a shadow of a doubt it depends how you raise it.

I believe there's a happy point between pack leader and best friend that gives both me and my dog the most out of living together, and i also believe there is more than one way to raise a dog correctly. One's rules are not necessarily better than the other, because the desires are different.

Eg. My mum has no discipline over her dogs, they run about, go crazy, drool over food right next to your face while you eat... she's not a pack leader, but she likes having dogs with a "personality" as she calls it, so that's what she wants. The dogs are definitely happy

Eg2. I give my dog his own lead to "walk himself" home. He loves carrying it and you might criticise me for giving him the symbol of power. But actually he listens to me better when he can carry his own lead than if i walk him on the lead - by now i know my dog better than any expert

This post is also way too long.

>> ^Lendl:

>> ^ponceleon:
Gaaaaah. I want a husky!!!

No, actually, you don't. Ate the back seat in my truck. Ate my garage wall. Ate the shop vac in my garage. Actually ate everything in my garage...the phone line, the cable, the wall. Ate the wall and the stairs in my house. The stairs! Ate everything. My friends tried to warn me. I didn't listen.
He's now racing sleds up north. Ate their chickens.
GLWT.


Are you sure they gave you a husky at the breeder? I think there may have been a slight mixup and given you a very similar breed that looks the same, but has different behavior. I think they are called Godzillas.

its probably been through the windshield a couple of times.

My dog used to do the same thing. The pinned back ears; smiling expression; constant yawning; doggy whining and general restlessness. Then five minutes later she would barf.

Dog doesn't look scared, it looks car sick.

>> ^ponceleon:

>> ^Lendl:
>> ^ponceleon:
Gaaaaah. I want a husky!!!

No, actually, you don't. Ate the back seat in my truck. Ate my garage wall. Ate the shop vac in my garage. Actually ate everything in my garage...the phone line, the cable, the wall. Ate the wall and the stairs in my house. The stairs! Ate everything. My friends tried to warn me. I didn't listen.
He's now racing sleds up north. Ate their chickens.
GLWT.

Are you sure they gave you a husky at the breeder? I think there may have been a slight mixup and given you a very similar breed that looks the same, but has different behavior. I think they are called Godzillas.


See for yourself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwqq-ilGYeM&feature=plcp
(obviously I suck at embedding in comments)

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