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Syntax (great name ) is soooo cute.
Offlead. . . .
You'll get LOTS of replies on this.
Please understand that our comments are not based on
hearsay and old wives tales, they are based on HARD EXPERIENCE.
We also have a White German shepherd (Echo)
we can let her off lead because her recall is excellent. Why?
Because as a breed you can train for recall and they OBEY.
You can train huskies for recall and they . . . .THINK ABOUT IT.
This is THE major difference between Huskies and other dogs that recall well.
and if there is anything even slightly more interesting,
another dog, a cat, a squirrel, a leaf blowing in the wind. . . Your Husky at some point
WILL simply run off to investigate and explore. Once they are OFF then they are very singleminded.
Sniff, chase, investigate. they are not aware of roads, cars, buses, just the need to sniff chase and investigate.
Too many of us then have spent HOURS or even days searching for the missing Husky.
We all train our dogs for recall, however we never trust that training.
Sorry for the rant
Looking forward to watching syntax grow up and be the love and pain in your life.