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20-02-2009, 09:23 PM
Originally Posted by Louise13 
Soooo.... As I said.. one dog..
PLease come and meet Cruiser..and you will see he is not a snarling rabid Arctic Wolf..LOL.. Maybe more a sheep in wolves clothing!!!!!!
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20-02-2009, 09:55 PM
Originally Posted by werewolf
Are they allowed such devices in the forest?
What kind of device?? a bike or a dog??
Originally Posted by werewolf
Unlike his owner
Originally Posted by werewolf
Still, is it ok to take such a device there? J
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20-02-2009, 10:28 PM
Originally Posted by nero
Because they're focused on what they're doing, racing and pulling.
Keeping a dog on a lead whilst trying to socialise it is not the best idea either IMO.
To begin with yes, then once a bit of training and control has been done and you have confidence in your dogs behaviour you have to let them mingle with other dogs.
I'm gonna get it in the neck for this one but here goes.
Since the fracas at the SKC champ show 2 years ago when the mals went berserk I've always had reservations about this group of dogs ie: the husky, mals, sibes type.
Terry wotsisname had to abandon the ring and he's one of the top judges in the UK, one lady even had her clothes torn to bits.
To me they're not that far removed from Arctic wolves, they still have that wildness about them and there's not been enough time for it to be bred out IMO.
I've seen a lot of heated debates on the forum but I've kept well away.
A fable :
The frog and the scorpion are at the rivers edge.
They need to cross but the scorpion can't swim.
The frog offers to carry the scorpion on his back.
Half way across the scorpion fatally stings the frog.
He asks the scorpion why he did it and that they would both drown, the scorpion replied that it was in his nature to do it.
I have not read all the post in this thread but had to respond to this post, I was exhibiting at this show with MY MALS, yes there was one particular dog that behaved outragously and did attack another dog in the ring, no ones clothes were torn apart??? the ring was NOT abandoned, the dog in question was taken out of the ring and judging commenced, I have never heard so much twaddle and scarmongering like this before,"Since the fracas at the SKC champ show 2 years ago when the mals went berserk" if the breed is such an aggressive breed, having such a rumpus going on would have caused bedlam, all the dogs would have tried to get involved, yet they didnt, in fact one of my dogs was in the next class and behaved inpeccably, ridiculous statment...
Back on topic... I personally would not have my dogs running in front of me with with a bike, I prefer to have them alongside me on a springer, unfortunately not everyone can allow their dogs off lead, sadly this is a fact especially with dogs such as sibes and malamutes, simply because they can and do often throw a deaf ear, and go off on a run, and when these breeds decide to run, you would have a hard time trying to catch up to them, consequently they end up running so far they can end up on roads before the owners have a chance to get to them, so to ensure they get the exercise these breeds require many owners run their dogs with bikes,
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21-02-2009, 01:02 PM
I'm talking cack, .. rubbish, twaddle 
read your own posts, by your own words I come to these conclusions, your dogs are unsociable, you can't let them off-lead, they don't come back at the re-call command and if you read Terry's statement again he was disappointed at both the dogs (plural) and bitches (plural) behaviour at the show mentioned.I rest my case.
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21-02-2009, 01:37 PM
Originally Posted by nero
Ladies, ladies
I'm talking cack, .. rubbish, twaddle read your own posts, by your own words I come to these conclusions, your dogs are unsociable, you can't let them off-lead, they don't come back at the re-call command and if you read Terry's statement again he was disappointed at both the dogs (plural) and bitches (plural) behaviour at the show mentioned.I rest my case.
Unsocialble and not being able to let them off the lead are two completely different issues, thought you were an experienced dog owner, surely you know the difference? my dogs are socialble, there there is five of them living together everyday, 3 of which come to work with me each day,there would be the 5 of them but not enough room for all of them in our offices, a place where people and dogs are going in and out everyday, if they were so unsocialble do you think my employers would allow them to be on the premises? and for your information, Terry Thorn gave both my boy and girl first at the clubs show and best puppy in breed to one of my girls, so if they are sooooo bad why place them so well?
Mo
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