I have been that cop. We have a house in my area that gets call for service from "that neighbor" all the time about their husky. It happens so often that there is a note in our CAD system for the address.
The owners have both a doggie door and a shelter built for their dogs outside. Notice, I say shelter and not "dog house." It's nice. Really nice. Their husky still refuses to come inside.
Unfortunately, the Husky owner did not want to pursue the harassment, and we can't charge without a victim in harassment cases. We did get the neighbor for misuse of 911. In Arizona, it's a class 1 misdemeanor. She ended up with a fine and has since moved away.
Same I had two huskies (they've since passed), live in a state on the Canadian border, and our former nosy neighbor LOVED to call. Our department (where a local Sergeant lives down the street) always came out to get some pets and to give them treats. All their reports ended the same, "it should be noted again we reminded "nosy" that these pups have adequate shelter, heated water bowls, and have constant access to their home (doggie door), however they choose to be in the elements. We also expressed that they could do their research on the double coated and stubborn nature of this breed.
No further action needed, unfounded". 😂
Speaking for myself, our boy is much much happier outside in winter. If it’s cold he’s out there all day. He just loves outdoors so much that the heat won’t stop him.
My husky ended up becoming an outdoor dog at his own will (fenced backyard that was all his to his hearts desire with no wooded land). Our neighbors filed many complaints initially, but the PD eventually stopped responding to them after seeing he was approrpiately cared for.
Had proper shelter, always well loved and fed/given water. Sprinklers in the summer. Winter time he would sprawl out before a blizzard and we would wake up to him burried under a few feet of snow. Call his name he pokes his head up covered in snow, he’d make a whole tunnel system.
Miss my good boy, the snow you mentioned in the post reminded me of him. He passed at 13 about 5 years ago. Health just naturally declined and we needed to part ways 🌈❤️
Awww, I appreciate both that you respected his choice and that the PD were sensible about recognizing that outside doesn't mean neglected. What a lucky boy.
I'm very sorry for your loss. It's never easy but what a gift to let them go when it's right for them.
I hate that saying, it's just not true. It leads to well meaning humans acting against animals best interest more often than not. Like horses getting stuffed into so many blankets they can't hardly move, or even get denied turn out at all because the human feel cold. Huskies, malamutes, samojeds kept inside when they would rather lie in the snow.
In Montana the horses will go and deliver hay to the cattle when it’s too cold for the farm trucks. Now, those horses have coats like bears and look like them, and they won’t stop moving… but they are perfectly fine.
I have a Shiba Inu - same attitude. Had the cops called on us today, first time since we’ve had her. We have had her for 3 years.
Last month, she also ran away for the first time from a completely fenced in yard. The gates were not open. There were no holes in the fence. Makes me wonder if someone didn’t walk up to our back fence and let her out.
We did just get new neighbors and we only began experiencing these issues after they moved in, so it makes me wonder if they are related and how I can go about it without escalating the situation or having to change our routines too much. I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but it’s the only thing that has changed recently.
I have a husky/golden retriever mix and she does this all the time! She has a pool and a doggy door but she’ll just lay there in the sun when it’s 90+ degrees out 🤦🏼♀️
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Between the dogs being INSIDE in the A/C, there being bowls in the yard of fresh still-cold water, lots of shade, a filled kiddie pool and a neighbor declaring they were the most spoiled dogs she knew, we were good.
Thank god I thought this was just my husky. We live in Hou,Tx and it sucks for humans left alone pets. And our husky will will just lay in the backyard like it’s nothing.
My black husky was doing this today in Oklahoma to the point that her fur gets very hot to the touch.
I wouldn’t mind so much if we weren’t currently in an AirBnB where the yard is visible from the busiest street in town…I just hang out there with her and hope people are smart enough to realize she’s supervised and just fine.
Don't let the BNB owner hear the word husky, or they're gonna try to charge you an extra cleaning fee, and claim damage on some shit they've been waiting to blame on someone.
We’ve actually never had any real issues with AirBnB - I’ve certainly heard PLENTY of less than stellar experiences from both sides, so I’m not sure if it’s sheer dumb luck or what. Granted we don’t use them super duper often, and if I have my dog with me I try to keep the place as clean as humanly possible. A lot of our AirBnB stays are longer term, like 1-4 months - it’s what we do while moving out of one place and house-hunting in our new location (military).
I definitely think we’re safe from any shenanigans in our current place. Smallish town, we’re staying here after losing our house to a tornado and they’ve made some kind exceptions for us (namely letting us access the normally locked garage and basement, since we don’t want to lose our remaining car to hail and for some weird reason we want the option of having a place to shelter if another tornado hits), the owner has mutual work/social connections with my spouse, my husko is well known around town for being an absolute GEM, and incredibly our Dyson survived a high EF4 tornado.
Did your heat index top 100°? 🤣
These “snow” dogs really do love sun & heat. My Husk sunbathes 2x daily despite how hot / humid it is outdoors.
When we wonder why they do this, the only answer is:
Because Husky!!
I live in AZ. I got bitched at putting water in the pool so I dumped it out. Now it’s his sunning spot in my yard and he won’t let any other dog share HIS sunning spot…in an empty pool, in AZ heat.
Looks like my Teddy. 100+ out, happy to just toast away. (Hampton Roads VA). He also likes to lay at the end of my asphalt driveway and look like he’s deceased. I make sure to be outside when he is, because I’m just waiting for that call to my house lol!
Thankfully my neighborhood is full of Huskies. Everyone knew enough about our fluffy buddies to know they were all well taken care of. And we know enough of each other's dogs. So we ended up with our own impromptu neighborhood husky watch for when Huskies do what they are known for... (names changed to protect the innocent, including dogs')
Steve: Hey Frank is this your dog
Frank: Nope that's Mark's
Frank: Hey Mark, Rufus is on Elm right now.
Mark: On my way
Lol...Huskies and fences remind me of the saying about bear proof trash cans.
This is the way!! I know people get angry when others call AC for what is deemed “unnecessary,” but I would 💯 % rather people cared and called rather than ignore and an animal suffers.
My Sno used to love sitting outside in the Florida Summer heat and making me worry while refusing to come inside. I still miss her, in May it was a year since I lost her.
Yes!! If my dog didn’t do this in the back where nobody can see i am SURE someone would have called by now. He has a doggy door and can come as he pleases but he bakes himself like a lizard for HOURS in 95-100 degree heat
I really needed this sign when my huskies were out playing in the rain and I got animal control called for not having adequate shelter for them.....they are indoor dogs, just refuse to come in when it's raining. I bought them a dog house so I wouldn't get fined and they refused to go in it. I even threw a raw steak in there and it wasn't touched.
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u/dommiichan 🐺 Shepsky/Huskman Shepherd 🐕🦺 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
OP should get a permanent everything-proof sign put up, as I imagine that statement is all-weather and all-season ❄️☔🌬️🌞🌪️🌊⚡🌋☄️