He'd been kept chained in a yard 24/7 by people who couldn't handle him. His teeth were worn down from chewing on the chain.
Huskies are not easy dogs. The shedding is astonishing. Our house is full of hair. He's an escape artist; we had to raise our fences, and use latches he couldn't open. He howls at police, fire, and ambulance sirens, which is several times a day in our neighborhood. (Fortunately our neighbors on all sides have noisy dogs.) He digs, huge craters sometimes. There's no gophers in our yard anymore because he digs until he catches them. Sometime's he'll wait patiently until they poke their heads up, but mostly he just likes to dig.
He likes people, all people, so he'd be a terrible watchdog, but it also means he's in no hurry to get home if he escapes. He won't do tricks, most of the time, and he doesn't care about treats.
We took him to dog school and he spent most of the time lying on the floor watching the other dogs going through their routines. He's almost cat-like in that respect. I don't know how he does it, but it's nearly impossible to move him once he's melted into the floor. He actually knows all the commands the other dogs know, but it's rare he feels like doing them.
He's also an intensely curious dog, always got his nose in something, and always thinking.
It always upsets me to see husky puppies for sale by amateur breeders. The animal shelters are full of dogs.
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