Great Movie for Dog Lovers! - Page 2

You love your dog... you chip it... and if it is a Malamute/Husky... you don't let it loose... period.

Blitzen, my first dog was a husky that looked just like Max in the movie. It brought back a lot of good childhood memories. Boy could that dog run and run and run. He broke more chains than we could count. Finally my dad had to have a trailer hitch type chain on him to keep him contained. We got him as a pup and no matter how much we tried to make him a house dog he wanted nothing to do with inside, especially in the winter. I laughed when I saw those dogs buried in the snow- on purpose. lol I remembered how my Tiger used to do the same thing. I'm glad some of you saw the flick and enjoyed it as much as I did. I think I'm gonna buy this one, it's definately a movie I'd see again and again.

Oh, Huskies and Malamutes are the worst dogs for running off. They have a lot of really great things about them, but sticking around the house is not one of them. Huskies are the worst, they will run til they literally drop from exhaustion. It's not unusual to find a runaway Husky 10 miles or more from his home. Mals aren't quite that bad, but they will take off if given half a chance LOL. These northern dogs are the survival experts of the dog world. They thrive in the worst climate known to man. They are pretty amazing to observe in the winter, they never use their dog houses when it snows. When you get up in the morning following a snowfall, all you can see are piles of snow where they have dug in for the night exactly like they were pictured in the movie.

Great movie suggestion..haven't seen it yet!!! I am still trying to get a hold of a video copy of "run joe run". A favorite tv show of mine as a kid, where the main character is a gsd who falls into the canine role of the "fugitive" and "lassie" at the same time. It was a great show and I never missed an episode as a kid. Also the Austrian show I am sure many of you are familiar with "kommisar rex aka inspector Rex " is another great gsd tv show. You can buy it on ebay with subtitles in english(it was a huge hit in australia as well as austria) for five or so years...I don't know the exact lineage of the dogs or much about trainers...but fun shows...especially for us gsd folks...any other suggestions? any of you seen these? and most importantly where can I get my "run joe run "copy?

Blitzen, A good friend of mine just had her mom's 14 year old husky put down and recently just got a pup for her. That little thing was so darn cute. I'm just wondering how these older people are gonna be able to keep her contained once she gets a little bigger and starts beaking loose. They were much younger when they started off with the old husky and even then I remember them having to chase it down several times a week. I tried to talk them out of it since we live closer to the city and not rural at all. But you know how people are when they set their minds to something. They went to a couple different breeders before they finally bought one. THe first 2 I was told had strict contracts and even required 6 ft fences. My friend thought this was a bit extreme. I felt it was the breeder being genuinely concerned about their dogs and trying to deter people who weren't willing to adapt to what that breed needs in order to be kept safe. Prime example of how people will steer away from a strict contract. They seem to think with training the dog will be fine. I know husky's just need to run and work, training always helps but with this breed they will break loose if they aren't being worked. I hope things work out for them but I would have rather seen them with a GSD. lol OK I'm a little partial, but they are just so intelligent and far easier to train than any other breed I've had I think they're perfect for all people that like a big dog and don't mind the hair. Giebel- you are probably gonna have a hard time finding that copy of run joe run. Ebay would be the first place I'd look. If that doesn't work, try googling it and see what you come up with.

Too right Blitz. My Chinook was a Houdini to the max and I was reminded of that when the dogs in the movie escaped from their chain. Would not have surprised me in the slightest. and Agar, another thing I learned about Mals a long time ago is that, while I would not hesitate at all to have them around my 2 yo daughter, they could be a quick death to smaller critters. Do your friends really want to explain to ther neighbors why "Fluffy" is not coming home? All in all though, a great movie, really made me miss my Chinook again after 20 years. And, NO Blitzen, I can't get another right now! LOL

I lost a lot of puppies sales by requiring very high and sturdy fences and by telling prospective buyers that Malamutes will kill livestock and most anything else that moves. I refused to sell a Mal as a farm dog. I've seen 4 month old puppies try to take down my neighbor's heifers like a pack of hungry wolves on the hunt. Actually it was pretty amazing to watch although frightening LOL. Mal breeders have done an excellent job and as a whole the breed is not nearly as animal aggressive as it once was. Huskies aren't quite as bad in that respect. Like every breed, they have their good points and their bad. A male Malamute can easily pull over 4,000 lbs and if he decides he's going to take you on a walk, you're going where he wants you to go and prongs and ecollars won't stop them LOL. I still co-own 3 Malamutes, but now prefer GSD's for my companions. I'm gettting too old to break up dog fights, and GSD's are easier to handle and far more trainable. And the best part is - neither of my GSD's have ever tried to run away. I often wonder why I waited so long to get my first LOL.