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Huskies and Malamutes are great dogs but if you live in a hot climate you are sentencing them to a life of discomfort.
Get a rescue, don’t trust breeders and consider the climate before you decide on a breed.
NibblonianNibbler
I live on a tropical island, sadly Huskies get smuggled here from Venezuela, and are popular pets here. Just too cruel. All of it.
GCZero48
I had a Newfoundland! I would look outside when it snow and she would be just be laying on her back sleeping lol.
YesImADogPerson
Consider climate, decide based on their personality(not only on looks), think about fur maintenance, if you want puppy, they need education!
anerdwithaknife
Polite reminder to not post pet "advice" to people when you don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
Nacon
Don't "buy" puppies... adopt.
Castironpeppers
It is sub zero outside and my Pyrenees is sleeping outside"we have a dog door for her
arraitwillbegrand
A collie dog shouldn't be living in an urban area either imo, they were built for running around after sheep in fields
RaySkye
Rescue shelters will also lie to you so they can unload a dog. Research the breed. Talk to actual owners. Visit the dog 3 times.
MoarCatsPleez
Too hot
Lain666
So many people have them here in Thailand. Its a real shame.
Fuckme721
Oh god, that poor fuckin' pup.
sufferinsuccotash
Omg not cool
Thefsm
My great pyr would love more snow, but her husky mix son hates to be cold and is happier under a blanket in bed.
midlifecrisisapproaching
Yes to this. Yea yes yea
k98aj01
I’ve always liked the big furry bubbas and prefer a colder climate. Funny though, my Golden mix likes the cold even more than my Saint did.
sparkletempt
This! Research a breed you want to purchase, don't just go with looks, pet is a commitment
CrackheadGermanShepherds
Have a Norwegian Elkhound; can confirm that he is most comfortable outside on the coldest days.
everythingzed
Grew up in south of Sweden. Neighbor had six huskies. They went north every winter for sleighpulling. Lived outside year around. Beautiful.
sayessathe1st
I see way too many huskies here where temps get into triple digits (Fahrenheit obvs) ?
QuiteBitterBeing
I live just below the arctic and it's too hot for the huskies here for 3 months of the year. Note that sled dogs are used here
Edutittam
Huskies adjust absolutely fine to warm weather. Insulation works both ways.
Bearnaked247
Yes yes and yes. I used to work at a doggie daycare. Huskies are bred as God dam sled dogs they need to run for hours before they're tired
HughGRecti0n
Yeah, you have no clue what you’re talking about. I had two huskies in Phoenix and they loved sunbathing in the summer in the back yard. 1-
FullFlavoredMapleSmokedCanadian
I'm in Canada and have a husky. She greatly prefers lying in front of the fireplace than being outside in the winter.
HughGRecti0n
I’d call to have them come inside and they’d just look at me like I was dumb & go back to snoozing. Tired of this old narrative.
BurnThatBridgeAsWeCrossIt
As a teenager my family and I owned a sled dog team to bring our groceries and water up the hill. The dog in this photo is happy as hell...
threesticks223
I’m you have a husky in a warm climate. Do not cut its hair. It’s hair actually keeps them cool. Huskies survive fine in warm climates btw.
colbyshmolby56
Have 1 in So Cal. I only cut my huskies tangles cause she has whooly hair and that shit gets crazy
SocoFox
I live in Texas. My friend's husky never seems overheated. She's also the kind of dog to chill on a pool floaty.
anerdwithaknife
It's because they don't actually get overheated (their double coat is insulation, for both warmth/cold) and OP is just ignorant as fuck.
SocoFox
I know.
JasonForge
Live in Taiwan, an island in the subtropics. My sister got a husky, and provides him with near-24/7 AC. Love the bastrd but still feel iffy
ColouredLife
ACs tend to bring trouble for pets. Sudden temp & air changes can affect their metabolysm &/or respiratory system. If the house is super /1
ColouredLife
cold but outside it's super warm the body can't addapt. It's either summer or winter furr, so either it's too hot outside or too cold inside
boevis
AC is strange in the age of climate change "hey, humanity can thrive in uncomfortably hot places, but doing so makes everything hotter"
rouzuki
The thick fur also does a great deal to block out heat. So it's perfectly fine so long as you don't shave your husky's coat.
sevenstringprog
We take ours for trims in the summer and he LOVES it. Being Texas, his walks in the summers are shorter and during cooler morns or evenings
themuttonisniceandlean
Stop judging. They could have adopted, moved to a hotter climate & chose to keep their family dog. Plus air conditioning makes it better.
anerdwithaknife
But also the entire premise is false. Huskies don't suffer in warmer climates, their fur insulates their body temperature.
ZenAtlas
Agreed. I have 2 huskies in South Florida. They can choose to be inside with a/c or out easily but they choose to sunbathe outside more.
PhilKenSebban
I live in Australia, have a husky. Regularly see him sun baking. He doesnt lay down and the sun moves to him, he goes to the sunny patch.
brooskybroosky
Thank you for sharing, wouldn't have guessed it, but it makes sense that the thick coat works as insulation for both hot and cold
PhilKenSebban
Yeah he loves it, but he also likes just chilling inside. We get him ice every now and then but he doesnt seem interested in it.
ThatPersonWhoDoesThatThing
While I agree with 90% of this, I would say don’t trust BACKYARD breeders. My wife breeds, and she has an entire questionnaire to make…
ThatPersonWhoDoesThatThing
Sure that the buyer is well aware of what the dog needs. She’s more concerned with the health and happiness of the dog than anything else.
erotemeeroteme
& if you're looking for a dog fit to purpose, dogs from selective breeders that raise them in the environment you're looking for will 9/10
erotemeeroteme
times take to the job more easily than a randombred or rescued puppy mill dog (assuming the latter ever take to it at all)
iamannaisabel
This. The breeder we went with rehomes any dog they sell if the owner can’t look after it anymore. +1 Responsible breeders AND shelters
Dubbins
My breeder also works with shelters and fosters. Because she screens all potential buyers she’s in a real good place to matchmaking people-
Dubbins
With the best dog for them. She’ll even foster in a desperate situation (fostered a three legged pupper because the shelter mishandled the-
Dubbins
Amputation). I’m still in contact with her almost ten years after getting my first dog from her. She’s an awesome person.
AmandaCANZED
It pleases me that as a Canadian, owning a husky would be dandy.
BlueSharpie4
As long as you're good with 3 or 4 long walks a day
callmethelizardqueen
As an Arizonan (in the desert part) it annoys me when I see huskies/ malamutes. Then owners excuse it by shaving them in the summer.
KiwiGameDev
Shaving them? God that’s not good for them either….
Forosnai
If anything, that's even worse. Insulation works both ways, they can handle up to about 30C/85F as long as they can get shade and water.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Depends where you are. Southern Ontario gets pretty hot in the summer, and climate change is making that even worse.
hotSmasher340
As its currently -17 degrees lol
AmandaCANZED
Edmonton is pretty far north
EmergencyDonut
I wonder if those living in Nunavut think of Edmonton as southern dandies
MoarCatsPleez
Drama Queen
CaptainFubs
Yeah no thanks I'll stick with my cat.
SociallyStupid
"fulul-WAAAAAHWOOOWOOO"
BiggestBangGore
I fucking love it
Mitchz95
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TiptronicS
What did she say after, it was cut short
boevis
Only if you raise it to be one.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
BAHAHAHHA... I can guarantee you've never owned a husky.
boevis
Just because you don't know how to not project your mental problems onto your pets, doesn't mean the rest of the world is as incompetent.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
rouzuki
Out of 6 huskies so far, none of mine have acted like the recent screaming husky vids. Howls when outside+being vocal, yes. Screams, no.
Duz2
Its training and expectation. I notice lot of people let their dog get away with stuff because it's part of their breed behavior.
boevis
I also find it immensely funny that the first idiot to reply used the same line as every anti-vaxx parent "I cAn teLL yOU dOn'T hAVe kIDs"
boevis
2, and a sammy and a wolfamute.
TheRimOfTheSky
There. You could've left it at that. You didn't have to be a dickhead. But you did.
RecklessHansi
You guys know that insulation goes both ways, right? They're fine in warm weather too, their fur insulates them.
RecklessHansi
Btw, I said that because I live in a 40°c place and I have a ragdoll cat. She breezes through it. She even actively avoids the AC sometimes.
AgamemnonsMemes
My long coat GSD loves to Like in the sun on 40C days
HughGRecti0n
Yeah, people that make posts like OP don’t get that & have no idea what they’re on about.
AgamemnonsMemes
I have a GSD, it's no husky but its a long coat variant and she has a thick double coat and will go and lie out in the sun in 40C heat
SpecialAgentCake
Thank you! Huskies are heat tolerant AND cold tolerant, people just make shit up. Simple Google search shows a -75 to 90°F range. >
SpecialAgentCake
>they have a double coat for good reason, it's why you shouldn't ever shave them, only brush them.
maelstromverbae
Huskies do great in Utah, snowy af winter AND 100° summers, just make sure to give them tubs of ice to play in and don't take them out
maelstromverbae
Between 11 and 3
RecklessHansi
Yeah, you wouldn't do that even to yourself, why should you do it to your doggo xD
Tristanisawesome
.... Like any dog
maelstromverbae
That's my point lol huskies do great in the desert when you have common sense :p
drosophilamelanogaster
Seriously. Most of the people commenting seem to have learned anything they know from memes, my two will cosy up just as fast as they'll...
drosophilamelanogaster
...jump in the snow, haven't destroyed anything since they were pups, and sleep for hours after an hour's walk. They only howl when riled...
drosophilamelanogaster
...up or alone for too long, and are generally both pretty placid the majority of the time. Most people seem to think they are crazy...
drosophilamelanogaster
...dogs who run around constantly, chewing and howling and jumping over everything all the time. Yeah it happens, but they ain't moon moon.
Forosnai
For sure. The most extreme examples are what people post, it's not entertaining to just see a dog act like a dog. Give them shade and 1/?