"rick" wrote in message
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On 07/12/2016 21:00, michael newport wrote:
A couple (late 20's) who live in an adjacent St have a Husky dog. It
seems uncontrollable and vicious. It's always on a lead which is good
except the woman is clearly at the limit of what she can manage to do
to hold it back every time they pass someone. Am pretty sure it would
attack, should it slip the lead. The Bloke is struggling with it too
but it seems to listen more to him.
I like dogs very much and have had Alsatians and Labradors in the past
so know a little of their nature. But the husky to me seems more of a
pack-animal than most domestic dogs.
My concern is that there are quite a few young children in the area
and feel the need to have the owners (who seem ok) to realise the
risk. I don't think "having a word" will work and probably escalate
things.
Only a week ago it pulled the lead out of Mrs' hand and had a go at
attacking a car (my wife was driving it so saw it happen). Stopped in
the middle of the road while this dog circling the car!
Any suggestions what to do for best? RSPCA do anything? The Cops?
Council?



Huskies are a pack animal if kept in multiples ... they are very sociable,
and unfortunately like people - which is why they don't usually make good
guard dogs.

Your first step is to go have a word with them, and make them aware of
your concerns

All it would do is make them aware of his ignorance
of dog behaviour. Huskys don’t attack people or cars.

- without any threats - that maybe all it takes.

So what do you expect the owners would do,
never walk that dog ever again, have it killed ?

If the woman has trouble when it is on a lead a halter may be a better
option.

Makes no difference with the human end of the lead.

Clearly even when it did get away from the woman
the one time, it did no harm and for all you know
she may have ensured it doesn’t happen again.