Dear Editor:
Re: Sled dogs need homes, Burnaby NOW, July 25
A word of caution about potential owners of the SPCA offered sled dogs. Huskies are not a social animal. They require lots of space and exercise. Twenty-five to 30 miles a day running would be a good beginning. They are bred to run, as are greyhounds and race horses.
Huskies are very protective of their space and their owner. They do not care for smaller animals around them and will attack them. They are not an “apartment” dog. If you left a husky indoors, it would destroy all your furniture because it would be bored. Neither is it a “macho” dog. It will turn on its owner if not treated right according to the husky.A husky would be fine on a large acreage with no other animals, providing it is fed and watered correctly and spoken to regularly. The property should be signed properly about the possible danger a stranger would have with the husky.
Only a pack of coyotes would confront a husky. If you want a social dog that is also protective of their owner, get a Yorkie. Been there. Done that.
Ernest Maitland, Burnaby
