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badly controlled huskies.

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Fennel Wed 15-Aug-18 19:36:37

There seems to be a fashion here (Tyneside) for young people to take on a husky, or 2. They're beautiful dogs.
Normally I'm not afraid of dogs, but there's a young man near us who has 2. He takes them out on leads but they're straining all the time and twice lunged at me, barking fiercely. They nearly pull him over.
Is there anything I can do about it? Apart from avoiding him.
Have the Police any powers?

Iam64 Sun 19-Aug-18 08:05:53

I understand the desire to help animals who are suffering wherever they are in the world. I accept the positive differences between dogs in shelters here and in other countries, eg Eastern Europe. I have friends who adopted dogs from Eastern and Southern Europe. It impacts on the number of dogs adopted from our own rescue centres. There, staffie crosses, bull dog breeds, husky types and old German Shepherds for example are over represented. I've heard many people say they don't want those breeds, so intend to adopt from abroad. I don't know the answer, of course I don't, just making a point without wishing to be critical of those who make different choices.

OldMeg Sun 19-Aug-18 08:17:49

A dog rescued, is a dog rescued. We can’t (?) save them all.

Anyone who has ever visited a Turkish zoo would be as horrified as I was to see the conditions of the caged dogs on display ?

Iam64 Sun 19-Aug-18 19:04:35

OldMeg - I agree, we can't save all dogs or indeed all children or people in need or animals in need. We have to toughen up and do what we can I suppose.
Recently, we visited a theme park in Devon. It included a small animal zoo. There were small furry animals, feathered animals - all fine. They also had an enclosure with several of the most depressed wolves in the history of wolf kind. They lay together, ribs showing, they'd done that thing that captured people do, that is, lost the will to escape, to attack anybody. It was awful.
Not as bad though as the next large enclosure. It contained a male Lion, a 'small' breed. This beast walked the length of its enclosure endlessly. His mental health was absolutely compromised. I found myself, wickedly, feeling that if he attacked his keeper with a view to chasing the keeper, bringing the keeper down and eating him/her, I'd have cheered the Lion on. Shocking of me I know.
We wandered on, encouraging our toddlers to walk and see the penguins. We didn't reach the penguins because a small pool containing 3 seals was just around the corner. these beautiful creatures swam round round, round and round again a pool big enough for a few carp. It finished us all off and we went to see the rubber dinosaurs roar, again. Much less distressing.
Sorry folks. I went well of piste there

Fennel Thu 23-Aug-18 19:18:11

I would have been upset too, Iam.
Just wanted to add, that the last few days I've seen a lot of people with greyhounds. Evidently the new fashion.
But a much more sensible choice. They usually adapt quite well to town living. And aren't known to be aggressive.