5 things you learn when you get a husky

Get a husky I thought, it will be fun...I thought- and it is, well, for the most part.

However, sometimes I wish I had a really old, slow, half dead dog that knew his name.

I learnt a few things very quickly when I got a husky, here are my top 5...(for the purpose of this blog I am using 'He' but it applies to female husky's too.)

1. When going on a walk your arm will be yanked out of its socket approximately 56 times, possibly more if there are a lot of other dogs around. You may also notice that the arm you predominately hold the lead in has taken on a hulk like appearance and you can crush cans with surprising ease.

2. You will start running, not as a hobby but as a necessity. When you decide to let your husky off the lead (because we all try this in the beginning, then we understand why husky's are rarely off the lead), he will pelt off into the distance and you will find yourself having to run constantly to catch up with him before meets a new family and goes off with them. He will not look back, nor care that you are screaming like a banshee.

3. Which brings me to this point...he will pretend he does not know his name. If you are doing the above and chasing your husky, shouting his name will mean absolutely nothing. Though it is mildly amusing to fellow walkers if you are shouting 'COME HERE MR FLUFFINS THIS INSTANT!' If you are at home and your husky has been naughty, if you call him by his name to tell him off, he will look the other way and pretend he thinks you are talking to some other naughty husky.

4. On walks you will look at other owners with their dogs walking calmly by their sides off lead and you will look at your dog with mild disappointment and say to him 'Why can't you be like that?' Your dog will then yank you over to said dog and the owner will look at you cautiously while backing away asking 'Is he OK?' You will say the well rehearsed line 'Yes, he is very friendly, but he is a husky so he just runs off if he is not on lead.' 

5. Having a husky is harder than having a child sometimes, but he is my baby and he is so much fun. I would be lost without him, like he would be without me if I didn't keep him on the lead. 

I love you Mr Fluffins.

(AKA Hades, Mr Fluffins was a made up name for this piece but actually, I quite like it...maybe I will get another Husky and call him that. Then again...maybe not.)