Update on found Huski, quite sad :(

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Update on the Huski I found for all interested, has made me feel ever so sorry for him.

My mum logged onto Facebook around an hour ago to see that somebody had wrote that if anybodys found him to call the Wifes number, and how dearly missed he is and how worried they all were.

So we did the right thing to call them to say that we'd found him after the owner had just driven off, with no collar (which he aparently slipped), and had spent the afternoon trashing the house and garden with our collie and had had some dinner and gone to a lady who breeds huski's, as she knows how to look after them. She was ever so happy that he was safe and couldn't wait to get him home. We told her where he was and she went to collect him.

After we got a call from our friend who had him to say that when they collected him she had said to them that he was in pain and the owner said he was hit by a car before christmas when he escaped but they hadn't taken him to the vets as her husband has her own way of 'dealing with things'. Also didn't believe her when she said that her husband had just drove off and left the dog (which I saw with my own eyes).
Friend was absolutely furious and told them how they didn't deserve such a beautiful dog if they couldn't look after it, and that it should not ever be off the lead and with a harness not a collar.

Nothing we could do I suppose as at the end of the day they own the animal. So sad that he's in pain and nothings being done about it, hopefully this will give them a wake up call and take him to the vets.

Advice on what to do if I find him again? (thats if they still let him off and run free)!
 
flying solo said:
Send him to me, I will look after him to the best of my abilities and my female (who is neutered) will have a playmate for life :-)

I know that doesn't really help but they don't deserve the poor dog!
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Not sure if I will give him back if I find him again, will post here again if he's found again.

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Sounds like hubby was trying to ditch the dog and tell the wife that he had run off. Hope the dog is ok. How about calling rspca if she knows that the dog is in pain. Friends of mine have lost their wee white JRT 4 weeks ago, wish whoever found her was as honest as you and she would be back by now.
 
ellieplatt said:
Update on the Huski I found for all interested, has made me feel ever so sorry for him.

My mum logged onto Facebook around an hour ago to see that somebody had wrote that if anybodys found him to call the Wifes number, and how dearly missed he is and how worried they all were.

So we did the right thing to call them to say that we'd found him after the owner had just driven off, with no collar (which he aparently slipped), and had spent the afternoon trashing the house and garden with our collie and had had some dinner and gone to a lady who breeds huski's, as she knows how to look after them. She was ever so happy that he was safe and couldn't wait to get him home. We told her where he was and she went to collect him.

After we got a call from our friend who had him to say that when they collected him she had said to them that he was in pain and the owner said he was hit by a car before christmas when he escaped but they hadn't taken him to the vets as her husband has her own way of 'dealing with things'. Also didn't believe her when she said that her husband had just drove off and left the dog (which I saw with my own eyes).
Friend was absolutely furious and told them how they didn't deserve such a beautiful dog if they couldn't look after it, and that it should not ever be off the lead and with a harness not a collar.

Nothing we could do I suppose as at the end of the day they own the animal. So sad that he's in pain and nothings being done about it, hopefully this will give them a wake up call and take him to the vets.

Advice on what to do if I find him again? (thats if they still let him off and run free)!
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I think you need to report this to your local dog warden and/or RSPCA as the owners have a responsibility of a duty of care to that dog if he has been hit by a car. Also the fact that the owners knew the dog had been hit by a car is also a Police matter since as far as I am aware you are supposed to inform the Police of any rtc involving a dog.
If this friend will act as a witness and repeat what was said to them then this matter needs reporting. I would do it pronto.
 
I have a similar problem with a neighbour down the road who has a husky - it continuously escapes from the owner's garden! First time it happened my OH was walking our dog last thing at night and was stopped and asked if he'd seen a husky. Second time I encountered it was when I was walking my dog before work, and it literally popped out of a nearby field! Managed to take it back to the owner's house who didn't even realise it had escaped! They also walk the husky off lead (!) and one time it ran across the road to say hello to my dog! Thankfully there were no cars at the time. I often hear it howling in the garden and I know the owner's have gone out as both their cars are not on the drive. And earlier this week I heard them calling for their dog as it had escaped AGAIN - I'm sure that dog is going to get hit by a car one day if they don't dog-proof their garden! If you find him again I would report it to either the dog warden or RSPCA, and if they investigate it hopefully they will have grounds to do something about the dog and its safety!
 
chestnuttymare said:
Sounds like hubby was trying to ditch the dog and tell the wife that he had run off. Hope the dog is ok. How about calling rspca if she knows that the dog is in pain. Friends of mine have lost their wee white JRT 4 weeks ago, wish whoever found her was as honest as you and she would be back by now.
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From what i've heard after being on the phone the wife was very upset in tears, hubby obviously isn't a very nice man. I think i will get hold of RSPCA first thing tomorrow and report it. Aww no I really hope that they find her ASAP, as much as I would of loved to keep him the thought of somebody sat at home worrying and upset about them is horrible, would hate it if it was on the other foot. I really hope your friend finds her doggy xxx
 
charcoalfeathers said:
I have a similar problem with a neighbour down the road who has a husky - it continuously escapes from the owner's garden! First time it happened my OH was walking our dog last thing at night and was stopped and asked if he'd seen a husky. Second time I encountered it was when I was walking my dog before work, and it literally popped out of a nearby field! Managed to take it back to the owner's house who didn't even realise it had escaped! They also walk the husky off lead (!) and one time it ran across the road to say hello to my dog! Thankfully there were no cars at the time. I often hear it howling in the garden and I know the owner's have gone out as both their cars are not on the drive. And earlier this week I heard them calling for their dog as it had escaped AGAIN - I'm sure that dog is going to get hit by a car one day if they don't dog-proof their garden! If you find him again I would report it to either the dog warden or RSPCA, and if they investigate it hopefully they will have grounds to do something about the dog and its safety!
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Oh my! Thats aweful! I dont understand why some people own them if they can't be bothered with the responsibilities! Could you possible approach them and have words about the dogs safety?
 
poor dog, i don't know what i'd do in your situation if i found it again, i'd be worried about taking it to the dog warden or police in case it ended up on death row in the pound:( i wouldn't trust the rspca to do anything and if you take it to a vet you could become liable for any bills. might be worth having a chat with the local husky woman and seeing what she suggests is the best course of action
 
Ibblebibble said:
poor dog, i don't know what i'd do in your situation if i found it again, i'd be worried about taking it to the dog warden or police in case it ended up on death row in the pound:( i wouldn't trust the rspca to do anything and if you take it to a vet you could become liable for any bills. might be worth having a chat with the local husky woman and seeing what she suggests is the best course of action
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Very good point made, too many vet bills with my own dog and horse :(, I think your right, if I find him again I will talk to my friend and see if she can find an experienced home for him where he will be cared and loved for life.
 
Reachel said:
Honesty is not always the best policy, and it seems the dog is better off away from them. Some people just shouldn't have animals :(
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I suppose so, just wish we new before hand he had been hit and they had done nothing. At least next time if I find him he'll know the dogs he has met today and he's safe.

Will keep update if I find him again, or see the owners when out walking. (I normally bump into them 2/3 times a week, so will be able to keep an eye out.)

Now everybody give your pooches a big kiss and tell them just how lucky they are, mines currently cuddled up in his own chair with pillows, yes he's the only one aloud on it! hehe.

Thank you everybody for support and everyone fingers crossed hopefully the dog will be treated.
 
Sorry if somebody has already posted this, but I've not read all the posts!

If you've seen them twice in the same area then they must be fairly local. If you see them again is it possible to get the car number plate to report to the police & RSPCA? They might be able to track their address down.

Poor dog, some people shouldn't be allowed pets!
 
It is always best to ask a few questions and aire on the side of caution but you where not to know....if I told you some of the horror stories of the dogs that have come into our care after being found roaming if would horrify you, we have ways and means of interigation if we do get an owner requesting a dog back:D and indeed some are frantic and very grateful, some on the other hand are down right rude and idiotic. I also deem a good responsible owner a one who actively looks for a dog/calls every vet/rescue and dog warden, not a one thats sits back and awaits the finder to do all the poster work and calls;)
If you stumble across this dog again, well I think you know what to do;)
In regard to calling the RSPCA....you could give it a go but they would probably deny telling you it was hit and no rescue could do anything about it.

Even if someone sees you with the dog and reports back to owner, be aware *its so easy for a dog to do a runner through an open door and get out once more*;)
 
Husky's, malamutes, samoyeds and other sled breeds should not be let off the lead, or left in a garden that isn't 110% secure - their natural instincts to hunt and run cannot be trained out of them.

I've heard so many tales of this type of dog going missing from a garden or from being off lead - I just wish people would do their homework, and not think theirs will be okay - one day it'll run, and you'll be left with the consequences.

Poor dog, though, i hope the RSPCA will get involved.
 
CatStew said:
Sorry if somebody has already posted this, but I've not read all the posts!

If you've seen them twice in the same area then they must be fairly local. If you see them again is it possible to get the car number plate to report to the police & RSPCA? They might be able to track their address down.

Poor dog, some people shouldn't be allowed pets!
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I dont think they are far from where I live at all, good call on the number plate, will do next time i see them out and certainly have a word.
 
misterjay said:
Husky's, malamutes, samoyeds and other sled breeds should not be let off the lead, or left in a garden that isn't 110% secure - their natural instincts to hunt and run cannot be trained out of them.
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Is that always the case though? Surely, if they are properly trained from the start they can be as reliable as any dog?

There is one near us who used to on occasion peg off from it's garden but they have obviously done a lot of work with it and the guy walks it out off the lead (puts it on if he sees horse/dogs coming) and it seems very well behaved and had good recall. They also let it stay out in the garden (they are in the house) as we often ride past. I am pretty sure it could easily jump the wall if it wanted but it doesn't seem inclined to. He is a beautiful dog too - not sure what he is exactly as i would have just said husky but I don't know the difference between malmute/husky! Lol

We found a dog many years ago who was in the same place for at least 2 days waiting for its owner to return. Long story short we took him in as assumed dumped, had him several years until sadly he escaped and ended up getting run over. It was only after this a local farmer friend told us a man had come looking for the dog just after we'd taken him but the farmer never told him! I felt very guilty about that but then also though, the dog was in the same place (where the owner parked his car originally to walk him - we'd seen him walking the dog) so wasn't hard to find.

I still wonder though if we did the right thing having him.

We also found two dogs roaming one xmas eve, it was snowing and horrid and we thought they had been dumped as neither had collars. We did eventually find the owners via the Dogs Trust whom they had rung as a last resort as they were desperately looking for the dogs. Turned out their son had rolled in abour 3am drunk and not shut the door properly so the, usually collared dogs, had escaped and gone roaming!!! The owners were very relieved to have them back and the dogs were a tad sheepish!!!

If I found the husky again like you then, knowing the situation I think i would struggle to return it to it's owners.
 
I think it's about breed exceptions and rules.
I can say that my breed shows particular traits, but just because certain dogs don't, doesn't mean I am wrong that those traits exist.
Obviously individual dogs can be allowed off the lead and have perfect recall, but as a rule, to someone looking out for a particular breed or type of dog, they should be strongly advised that dogs from these breeds who stick to you like glue and recall perfectly are in the minority, because they are. IMO :)
Poor chap, would be nice if he got a decent home.
 
Hmmmm....is it always the case?

With very very few exceptions, yes. In many ways they can be very trainable dogs. When you think in harness they are trained to take turns for example. However, not every dog makes a good lead dog.

They have a very strong hunting instinct. I have heard of three cases of Huskies who for years were fine off the lead until one day.....they weren't. Two of them ended up shot for killing sheep, the other was run over. They will do what you tell them, when THEY want to. I have also heard of two cases where adults have killed a husky puppy because the inexperienced owners didn't introduce the pup properly. When you see them go for small animals (I've seen one of mine kill a rabbit) it's frightening how efficient they are!

The other issue is that they love to run. I've seen it a couple of times at rallies. Dogs have slipped collars on the way to the start and just kept running until eventually caught by a marshall on the trail somewhere (I've caught one myself when this happened).

In all but very few cases they really can't be let off the lead. When you do find the odd exception to the rule I still wouldn't trust them 100%. I've read about many a horror story of what happens when people think they know better - normally on numpty husky forums!
 
What Suzy said. My neighbours have a beautiful (huge, oversized!) male husky - they used to have two. One day their other male husky, five years old, who had been walked off the lead every single day of those five years, just randomly pegged it and would not come back. He fetched up on the road several miles away and was run over by a lorry.

They are perfectly trainable if they know they're in an enclosed space - both of mine do agility and while they're never going to come close to collie level in that discipline they are both perfectly obedient in that sense, their recall is perfect in the fenced training field. However, without that fence in their way something primal kicks in and they just run. They would run until they dropped (or got run over, or shot for chasing cheep). Their prey drive is astonishing.

The article misterjay linked to is a good explanation of the whys and wherefores. :) They were never designed to bimble around the English countryside, they are perfectly adapted for working and surviving in harsh conditions. With no domestic cats or sheep to worry about. :o
 
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