Sorry, I don't think I said it correctly. This is what I mean, these are all traits you should expect in a Husky. Yes, you might find one that does not have these traits but that would be out of the norm.

Husky - 35 to 50 pounds (sometimes more).

I certainly wouldn't deliberately put these two together when you have so many other and better choices.

Remember - it will be your little guy that gets hurt - not hers! Why would you even want to take such a chance.

A husky pup could seriously injure a little Yorkie - just playing!!!

Don't borrow trouble!!!!

Carol Jean

I was hoping someone had brought it up before I posted it. I'm so glad that you came here for advice. I see you've gotten a lot of great ones!

I sure did! LOL. Pretty diverse ones, also.

Also, to livingdustmops... I think maybe you misunderstood the excerpt that I took from another website. It was meant to help someone understand if a Husky would be right for him/her (I know it helped me.) ALL of the traits listed in the excerpt are ones that almost every Husky exhibits, and the point of it was to show that there are some good, and some bad things about owning that particular breed of dog. If someone feels that any of the traits would not fit into his/her lifestyle, then a Husky is not for them.

I agree. I wouldn't do it either. I just remembered that when I was young we would sometimes put our rabbit's cage in the yard to let it eat. My sister didn't see him and let Renegade, my siberian husky out. The dog went straight for the rabbit and ran with it in it's mouth to it's dog house. It was a horrible seen and I'll never forget it. It was a full grown rabbit that we had longer than the dog. He had seen her lots of times from his pen. We knew that she was already dead and we couldn't chance getting bit by him. He was the type that you never bother when eating. It was so gruesome. I wouldn't chance it, you can't get angry with nature.

Aww! Poor bunny! Thank you for sharing, Cheryl!

I had a Husky back in 1994. He was a beautiful boy we called Sitka. He died after one year from kidney failure. :( During that one year he was just a precious lovable dog. He would lay on his side next to the sofa and my oldest (who as under two at the time) could climb on top of him, using him as a step stool, and never move. He never snapped at her. With him I also owned a cocker spaniel (mind you, this was before my accident). The two got along with each other as if they were each other's shadow.

When it comes to dog breeds and stories about dogs and whatnot, you have to keep in mind that ANY dog has the potential to be mean. ANY dog can turn on any one. It is how the dog is raised and what it's general temperament is. I've seen Yorkies that were just so sweet you could pull out each hair of their head and they wouldn't protest a peep. I've seen Yorkies that if you looked at it wrong it would bark and growl and try to snap. Most Chichuachau's I've known are just nasty little buggers, but I have known two that were the sweetest. My sister has a pitbull named KayKay who is the most friendly baby in the world.

What I'm saying is, if a Husky comes in to play, get it young, as a baby, raise it correctly. Raise it with the other dog, regardless of the breed. Look for a breeder of the dog(s) that not only breed for coat coloring, eye coloring, etc, but also for temperament. Crate train, of course. And don't open the doors for any jealousy - one dog gets a dog-cookie, so does the other one. One dog gets pets, so does the other one, etc etc. That is what we do with our dogs. Cinamin is 13 years old and we could bring in any breed of dog, any age, and she wouldn't bat an eye. She knows any attention paid the other dog is coming to her as well.

My husband wants a Husky in the worst possible way. I told him that's fine. But with my back, I can not take care of it. He has to do the housebreaking and training and whatnot. And that is what he plans. After Cinamin passes, and we mourn her properly, he will get a Husky puppy (so we'll have a Husky and a Yorkie), he'll take time off work (or work from home) to care for it and train it. And I'm not worried about it in the least.

Good luck with you and your roommate and the new puppy. I hope it all works out. Just remember - don't give room for jealousy. Watch the Husky around the Yorkie cause of the size. :)

My cocker spaniel my parents gave me after my son died was the sweetest little boy. He died of old age - and I still have his collar. He never bit anyone no matter what the neighborhood kids did to him. I miss him very much.

Cocker spaniels, if not raised with patience and love, are likely to bite because they are highstrung. Just like a poodle. 15 years ago, I had a toy poodle puppy given to me by my first husband. It was, for some reason, just nasty - would sneak around the house and attack my daughter for no reason. I got rid of it. But I understand there are dogs whose temperament are more likely to bite than others - due to their nerves.

My husky I had loved to run. One time, I opened the back door with him on the leash cause I was gonna take him for our daily walk. I forgot to give the "wait" command and out he went full speed. He pulled my arm out of socket. OUCH! I never forgot that command again.

Their shedding is atrocious! It looks like a snowfall! They also are prone to having colon problems, so be prepared for diareah. Other than that, my husky was a gem.

(I know I've posted a few times one after another - it's cause I'm doing quick replies as I read the thread. :p )

Amanda, I did not misunderstand the excerpts. My point was there were two things a Husky will do that could harm a Yorkie. The jumping and the prey drive. IMO I would not put the two dogs together as I would not like to take a chance that something could happen to my little dog.

Thanks, Carinhosa! Your posts were very helpful! At first, I didn't realize I was reading three posts by the same person. You seem to have something to say about all of my concerns! Thank you for taking time to reply, and if you think of anything else... I'd love to hear it!

Ah, yes. I did get that you were saying those are two bad characteristics. I was just a little confused about what you were saying about out of the ordinary and typical traits, LOL. Oh well. Thank you for your input!

I had a bad experience with a couple of huskies that belonged to a man that used to live up the street from me. He had two huskies (Male and a female) and they would constantly jump over their fence. They got out and killed people's pets around my neighborhood (A cat and dog, both belonging to different owners.) including my first pet, a shorhaired miniature doxen. I'm not even sure what happened, because I was only like 6 or 7, but my mom came running in with Shorty (our doxen) and all I can remember is her legs were torn to shreds. She had muscles hanging out and everything, so the vet couldn't save her. It was so horrible...She died on Valentine's Day too.

WELL, because Shorty didn't make it, we got a puppy from the pound a couple weeks later. The huskies were still getting out of their fenced in yard, and one day I was out on the swingset in our yard and the next thing I knew I look up across the yard and see my mom, my 3 year old brother, and our puppy being cornered by the huskies. All I can remember after that is running inside to get my dad, who then forced me to stay inside the house. He got his gun, ran outside, and shot the female husky. (The female was the meanest one. She is the one that killed Shorty.) and that scared the male off.

Anyway, that's just my experience with huskies. I'm sure not all huskies are mean like that. Oh, and as for the owner of the huskies, everyone hates him now. :wink:

I had a Siberian Husky before I got married and still lived at home. She was in a huge run with 3 other dogs of my dads. She was the sweetest dog ever. However, when she did get out, she LOVED to run and sometimes would ignore your commands to come back (my mom and dad live back in the woods btw). When she got her running out, then she would come back to the yard. She did however, kill a cat or two, and several of my dad's chickens. She would even "bait" them with her food and when they would peck at her food, she would grab them and pull them through the fence. She even got after my uncles goats once. We had to really watch her when she was out. She was wonderful with the other dogs she was with, but at the vets office if another dog got in her "space" she wasn't too friendly with them. This has just been my experience with one. Hope it might help you decide.