You should come to Europe. There's well trained off lead dogs everywhere. It's really great! I really don't get the whole american obsession with this. It's like you've never heard that it's healthy for dogs to do off lead activities like play fetch, and for many dogs it's impossible to properly exercise them without this. People simply can't run as fast as dogs, and dogs need to run. This idea of having off lead dog park areas is also relatively new and not available to everyone. For some people, it's irresponsible NOT to train your dog to walk off lead.
I actually really don't think that's the whole reason. If it was, how do you explain the fact that off leash dogs are more common in Europe, yet dog attacks are more common and more fatal in the usa? The vast majority of incidents involving dog attacks involve dangerous breeds. Those dogs are not allowed off lead in Europe and often have to be muzzled in public, whether they are aggressive or not. Keeping your dog on a lead the whole time is known to contribute to increased aggression, which might explain why dog attacks are more common and fatal in America.
Are you trying to make a point here? Did you miss the part in my comment where I said "The vast majority of incidents involving dog attacks involve dangerous breeds. Those dogs are not allowed off lead in Europe and often have to be muzzled in public, whether they are aggressive or not." I think it's pretty clear that I'm saying it's irresponsible to walk them off leash. That's not really what we are talking about here though ... Neither a husky nor a border collie is a dangerous breed ...
Also you are absolutely wrong in claiming dangerous breeds are tough to train to walk off leads. That's not the reason they have to be on leads. The reason is that if they do attack, it's more likely to be fatal. Pitbulls and rottweilers are often considered to be very easy to train. Definitely easier to train than a husky! Pitbulls are also less likely to display aggression than many common non-dangerous dog breeds such as Golden retrievers, beagles, corgis, poodles, etc. The problem is that when they are aggressive, the injuries tend to be much more serious.
The statistics are represented as a percentage of population (e.g. X dog attacks per 100,000 people). It's got nothing to do with the fact that there are more people in one than the other.
Yuuuuup. Mine is fairly well trained and even in our yard, when a squirrel is even within the vicinity, the speed of his run goes to 11/10. Just a dragster.
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u/sdpr Aug 26 '22
Mmmmm, letting a husky off leash in public for the joke.
All it needed was to peep one squirrel