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I'm working on a character in one of Jack London's books, The Call of the Wild.
It describes fights to the death between Alsakan husky dogs. Does anybody know if this really happens? I asked a vet, and she said that dogs don't do that, unless people make them do it.
In most cases I've seen as a musher over the last 17 years Alaskan Huskies do tend to fight quite often if not properly socialized. It's not a major problem, as long as they're socialized at a young age. I believe it's because most of them have at least some wolf in them, and almost every one I've owned/worked with has been extremely territorial (which is what starts most fights.) In most dog lots dogs are kept chained (or caged) apart, partly because of this. Also, in my own case, I own a mother and daughter, the mother is over half wolf, and when the daughter turned three they fought almost daily, and extremely violently, over who was dominant. This went on for over a year until the mother finally submitted to the daughter. The daughter, who is now the alpha of our dogs, occasionally tries to pick small domination fights between me and my family, also, though this is easily handled by wrestling her to the ground (yes, its a bit of a challenge because she weighs over 80 pounds) and holding her down, like a dominant wolf would. - Aelyanariah (talk) 7:30, 31 Aug 2009 (UTC−9)
If no one objects, I would like to move this article to the name Alaskan Husky, instead of Alaskan husky. Vortex 22:08, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
May I ask why this breed and the Mackenzie River husky do not capitalize the word husky? Other huskies I have seen here are capitalized, such as Siberian Husky. I know these are more breed types than actual breeds, but I didn't think that would affect the name. Sorry, I'm just confused. Vortex 19:33, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
I believe this breed and the Mackenzie River husky should capitalize "husky", as I have never seen any other breeds use or breed types use lower case and it looks incorrect. Does anyone else have an opinion? Vortex 07:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
It has been moved. Vortex 00:04, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
From the article: "Hounds are valued for their toughness and endurance. Winning speeds often average more than 19 miles per hour (31 km/h) over three days' racing at 20 to 30 miles (32 to 48 km) each day. "
So they are valued for their toughness and endurance. OK.
But then we are told they average 19 miles/hour for 20-30 miles per day. So, what... they race for 1.5 hours per day, for three days??? That's toughness and endurance???
Maybe I just don't know enough about these races. But if so, there are lots of people like me. If they really only race for 90 minutes per day, that should be explicitly stated.
A reference would be useful to support the text stating that Alaskans deteriorate rapidly after age six. It doesn't match with my personal experience, so I'm wondering if there's broader support for the idea. Perhaps it would be good to make the statement as a comparison to some other breed of dog, since an alaskan at 10 will be spry compared to a lab or german shepherd, for instance. -- Heathera skidog 22:36, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
I'm working on a character in one of Jack London's books, The Call of the Wild.
It describes fights to the death between Alsakan husky dogs. Does anybody know if this really happens? I asked a vet, and she said that dogs don't do that, unless people make them do it.
In most cases I've seen as a musher over the last 17 years Alaskan Huskies do tend to fight quite often if not properly socialized. It's not a major problem, as long as they're socialized at a young age. I believe it's because most of them have at least some wolf in them, and almost every one I've owned/worked with has been extremely territorial (which is what starts most fights.) In most dog lots dogs are kept chained (or caged) apart, partly because of this. Also, in my own case, I own a mother and daughter, the mother is over half wolf, and when the daughter turned three they fought almost daily, and extremely violently, over who was dominant. This went on for over a year until the mother finally submitted to the daughter. The daughter, who is now the alpha of our dogs, occasionally tries to pick small domination fights between me and my family, also, though this is easily handled by wrestling her to the ground (yes, its a bit of a challenge because she weighs over 80 pounds) and holding her down, like a dominant wolf would. - Aelyanariah (talk) 7:30, 31 Aug 2009 (UTC−9)
If no one objects, I would like to move this article to the name Alaskan Husky, instead of Alaskan husky. Vortex 22:08, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
May I ask why this breed and the Mackenzie River husky do not capitalize the word husky? Other huskies I have seen here are capitalized, such as Siberian Husky. I know these are more breed types than actual breeds, but I didn't think that would affect the name. Sorry, I'm just confused. Vortex 19:33, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
I believe this breed and the Mackenzie River husky should capitalize "husky", as I have never seen any other breeds use or breed types use lower case and it looks incorrect. Does anyone else have an opinion? Vortex 07:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
It has been moved. Vortex 00:04, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
From the article: "Hounds are valued for their toughness and endurance. Winning speeds often average more than 19 miles per hour (31 km/h) over three days' racing at 20 to 30 miles (32 to 48 km) each day. "
So they are valued for their toughness and endurance. OK.
But then we are told they average 19 miles/hour for 20-30 miles per day. So, what... they race for 1.5 hours per day, for three days??? That's toughness and endurance???
Maybe I just don't know enough about these races. But if so, there are lots of people like me. If they really only race for 90 minutes per day, that should be explicitly stated.
A reference would be useful to support the text stating that Alaskans deteriorate rapidly after age six. It doesn't match with my personal experience, so I'm wondering if there's broader support for the idea. Perhaps it would be good to make the statement as a comparison to some other breed of dog, since an alaskan at 10 will be spry compared to a lab or german shepherd, for instance. -- Heathera skidog 22:36, 28 March 2007 (UTC)