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05-19-2011
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Unanswered: Escape Artist
I searched for the keyword escape to avoid a duplicate post but I could not find what I was looking for...
I have a Husky who is very interested in the front door... any time it opens, he gets serious and looks for an opportunity to take off...
It's a well know fact about Huskies... they're escape artists... and they love to run... run.. run... away...
Anyone use something like a sonar device, shock device etc. to restrict such runners? He's an inside dog btw...
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05-20-2011
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Sorry, I haven't. I just wanted to suggest that no matter what route you go I would suggest you incorporate training still. My dogs aren't Huskies but I have no doubt they would book it if they thought they could. lOL I don't know if there'll ever be a day I don't have to keep my eyes on them, maybe when they're so old that they only care about sleeping? 
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05-22-2011
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husky's have a strong work ethic.
They can also get bored easily and need very long walks, on lead and off lead. I imagine that if you are concerned about your dog escaping from your front door you have not been able to train them very well off lead yet? As a by the way, you are up for a big task.
They are fantastic dogs but you will need to give them lots of exercise, maybe besides a bike or roller-blading to get them anywhere near tired enough to train. I am no expert at this but watching Milan's episodes he seems to have a lot of success with guarding the space next to the door, having the right energy and getting the dog relaxed before you go out and invite it out. Its all about repetition, but success with this will mean that your dog will start respecting you and you will be able to build training on this kind of base. Good Luck!
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05-22-2011
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No experience of huskies but my parents had a dog that was a runner. No matter what training he had, how obedient he was in the house, he saw an open door as the chance to run. They managed his behaviour so that the door was not open if the gate was. Can you put some sort of barrier before the front door to create a space that he can't enter?
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