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295 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

HI all. I am the Fundraising Coordinator for South Florida Siberian Husky Rescue. www.sibrescue.com I own 2 huskies and foster a thrid. Lets open up some discussions about this unique and loving breed.

294 days ago

HuskyLove143 4 post(s)

2 huskies own me. :) their names are BruceWayne and KodahBear.

294 days ago

TinaValant 840 post(s)

Aside from being sled dogs, gorgeous & never getting to be off lead, tell us MORE about the breed ;-)

294 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

Danemummie, You could not have been more correct. Huskies are one of the most unique breeds. Due to their strong pack instinct, they are also one of the most social. MOST huskies get along well with dogs of their size, and are very loving. *They are terrible as watch dogs* - not only will they greet the burglar with a wagging tail and a hello woowooo, but will show them where the good stuff is. Huskies also tend to be food motivated; due to how they evolved. The Indians of Siberia would set them free during the summer months to roam the land, foraging in packs. This is where they get their high prey drive. During the winter they would return to the camp where the Indians would use them to pull light loads across the snow and ice. This is where they get their pulling instinct. The Soviet Union conquered the Indians and tried to breed out the unwanted traits of Sibs. Mainly they wanted to make them larger and pull heavy loads for fur trading. Luckily, many original Sibs were brought to the states (esp Alaska), where the original breed standards were maintained. Huskies are master escape artists. My female, Juno has seen more of the world than I have. To boot, they are extremely fast - never try to run after them! Running the opposite direction will often trigger them to chase you (as with many dogs). So just run toward the doorway, back to the house. They are very intelligent and can tell the difference in settings and apply separate rules to different environments. Shedding is common and, here, in the south we have shedding year round. They will also completely “blow” their undercoat twice a year. Although they thrive in the cold, they also do quite well in the heat. Their double coat not only keeps them warm in the winter, but insulates them in the summer. As DaneMummie mentioned above, training and reinforcement is a MUST. You must also be the Alpha and let them know that.

293 days ago

TinaValant 840 post(s)

Wow ~ Thank you both for this education ;-) Interesting !

293 days ago

HuskyLove143 4 post(s)

This link is a good read on Husky Health http://www.siberianhuskyhealthfoundation.org/

283 days ago

TinaValant 840 post(s)

Heya ~ I thought of all you sled-doggers, yesterday.....at Hollywood dog beach on the portrait shoot and was flabbergasted (imagine, me speechless!!!) to see a gorgeous Sib, off lead and coming when called. I should have some pix up this week ;-)

283 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

Alaskan Malamutes and Alaskan Huskies are also designed for the heavy loads for shorter distances. Speaking about pulling. If anyone knows of any mushers who are willing to take a trip to warmer climate Feb 2nd we are working on a charit Husky pull and dog walk. We could use some keynote speakers to talk about mushers and the history of Sibs. The event is in commemoration of the 1925 serum run.

282 days ago

Monty 39 post(s)

SIBRESCUE, would you please put a little blurb on this page about the 1925 serum run, aka Balto's story? Thanks!

282 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

In the far north of Alaska, 140 miles south of arctic circle is the Alaskan town of Nome. In the 1920's Nome was and still is cut off from the rest of the world as there are no roads in or out. Then on the 26th of January, 1925 Nome was experiencing a harsh winter with deep snow drifts in the town. At this bad time, an Eskimo child living in a shack abandoned by minors contracted dipheria. Soon 4 children had died and in a few days, 18 were seriously ill. There was one doctor (Dr Welsh) in the town and no medicine for it as Dipheria had not been recorded in Alaska before and because of this, the people had no natural immunity to the disease. School children were warned of it as "a serious sickness that gives you a sore throat, high feaver and you can die from it". This was treated with high priority as 7 years before a flu epidemic had swept Alaska leaving 91 children orthaned in Nome. A distress call from Nome was sent out quickly (as in the movie) but the only way to get anti toxin was by rail but the line ended some 600 miles away! The sea was frozen and there was a huge blizzard over Alaska so flying was out of the question. Huskies were the only way.

282 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

Huskies had been used by the Eskimos since the stone age and had developed a reputation for a tough working animal. At this time they had been used to run the mail route of Alaska (ever seen "Iron Will"? The mail route is mentioned) which became the route for this race against time. A relay of 20 mushers was set up across Alaska from Nenana to Nome in a last attempt to get this vital medicine to the town. The first musher to pick up the box was Wild Bill Shannon, and started following a long the US mail route, a total of 675 miles. At Nulato, he passed the box over to Leonhard Sappala. Leonhard Sappala was considered the very best musher in Alaska and had a huge kennel. He often ran the Alaskan sweep stakes and everyone knew his famous lead dog Togo. Togo was the best and was hand picked at an early age for this job. Sapalla planned to take the medicine the final 319 miles to Nome, taking a dangerous short cut over norton bay. However he had to continually stop to allow his dogs to rest and in the end had to hand the medicine over to other volunteers. Togo was left lame after the run and was unable to race again. At Bluff on the 1st Feb, musher Charlie Olson passed the medicine on to Gunnar Kassen with his black and white lead dog, Balto. Balto was considered a scrub dog for slow transport teams and was never meant for any glory such as racing. However soon after they left, a blinding blizzard came down on the team with winds up to 50mph and temperatures dropping to minus 50 degrees. Kassen was unable to navigate and gave up hope of making it to the checkpoint on time. But Balto knew the trail and followed his instincts. Then suddenly Balto stopped. Kassen shouted, "Hike on Balto!" but he refused to continue. Kassen got off the sled and went round to see what was wrong but Balto had stopped before the team went onto a frozen lake, which would have spelled the end of the team and the hope of getting the medicine to Nome. Kassen noticed that one of Balto's paws was wet and knew if it froze he would never run again. He quickly unhitched Balto and rubbed powder snow onto his paw until it was dry. The team then continued its journey to Point Safety. When they arrived, the next team was not ready. The musher was asleep and the dogs were not harnessed. Kassen decided it would be quicker to continue himself. It is at this point people say that Kassen didn't stop because he wanted the fame himself. However no one will really know now. At 5.30am, on February 2nd, Balto and his team mates(the other dogs were called "Fox" and "Sye", "Billie" and "Tillie", "Old Moctoc" and "Alaska Slim") arrived in Nome. They had travelled 53 miles in 20 hours in some of the worst conditions ever recorded. The dogs were too tired to even bark but the medicine had been delivered in just 5 days, a record still unbroken today. As the team stopped on Front Street, the Medicine was pressed into the hands of Dr Kurtis Welsh. The children were saved.

282 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

Balto instantly became a famous celebrity. News papers around the world had been following the relay very closely and came at a time where the world needed a new hero. This came as a shock to Leonhard Sappala who had pictured his lead dog "Togo" who had been left lame to be the one publicised. This was not the case and Balto's face appeared on newspapers and magazines around the world. Balto's adventure didn't end where the movie does, him and the team started a tour round the States in this time making visits to dog shelters as a beneficial publicity act and doing acts of strength for the dogs until finally concluding in Central park of New York City, December 17th 1925, where the unveiling of F.G. Roth's bronze statue took place. Soon after Balto and his whole team was bought by film producer Sol Lesser and shipped to LA. He became the subject for stage in theatres and stared in the silent film "Balto and the Race to Nome". This fame was short lived and the team was soon sold to an unknown Boniville agent. Balto went on tour for another year and a half making public appearances and being sold to various Dime shows. The history then gets a little clouded until in 1927, George Kimbal, a fellow dog enthusiast on vacation from Cleveland, found Balto and the team in a side street theatre. The dogs were in a dark, damp room tied to the walls with chains. They would jump up and pants a lot and George Kimbal was so offended, he approached Sam Hueston and asked to buy the dogs. After much talk and negotiation, $2000 was agreed on, but the money had to be paid in just 2 weeks. George Kimbal returned to Cleveland to raise the money. The idea was to bring Balto to Cleveland and an add was put in the papers to have school children help raise the money. Everyone remembered Balto and children and adults a like brought their pennies and change to be put in a bowl, which was sent off to be added together. In March, 1927 Balto and the team arrived to Cleveland with a massive parade and news paper coverage this one too) in their honor. People cheered as the sled (with wheels) travelled down the streets. Balto was famous again, and was taken to city zoo to live the rest of his life there. Straight away 15,000 people came to see him on his first day and he continued his life happily. Balto had saved the children of Nome and now the children had saved Balto. Balto died in 1933 and his body was preserved and mounted in the Cleveland of Natural History where he is still viewable today. Balto remains a symbol of courage and bravery and is celebrated with the annual Iditarod Sled Dog race which follows the same course he and the others took. Balto's statue in Central Park can also still be seen. The inscription reads "Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs that relayed anti toxin 600 miles over treacherous waters, through arctic blizzards, from Nanana to the relief of stricken Nome in the winter of 1925, - Endurance, Fidelity, Intelligence"

282 days ago

Monty 39 post(s)

I get chills and tears in my eyes. Thanks for the post, and the reminder of these wonderful pups!

264 days ago

huskyhowl128 18 post(s)

I love my Siberian Husky. She's the greatest!

256 days ago

KotaBears 1 post(s)

Hey all. I have the best Husky baby in the world. She is two years old, and imagine everyone's surprise when I tell them I can walk her off leash and she doesn't run away. Nor does she chase squirrels, cats, or anything else that is small. I have three cats who all love my husky, they cuddle up with her all the time. She has been sick, but who hasn't. Anywho, just thought I would stop by and say Hello...

137 days ago

calibu 3 post(s)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Slush!!! He's such a fun, wonderful, loving dog! He will be 2 on June 24th, and what a 2 yrs it's been! LOL! He's really quite mellow for a Husky, as long as he gets his runs and play time that is! ;o)

He has the most stunning often frightening blue eyes with black eye liner around them! He's all white so we get a lot of comments on that! Of course all he has to do is look at me with those eyes after digging a new hole in the yard and he's right out of trouble. (we decided to use it to our advantage and just plant new plants in the holes!)

Thanks for the Siberian Husky post! I look forward to reading everyone's stories!

Shannon (Calibu) Slush, Holden and Cali

107 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

Just checking up and seeing how everyone is doing? The rescue has been very busy latley. With the housing market as bad as it has been the past few months, many people are being forced out of their homes and into apartments. Many of these people are not allowed to bring their beloved Huskies with them. This is causing a HUGH influx of dogs in the shelters and on death row. We are struggling to get as many out as we can but the job is a tough one. Our own finances are being streatched to the limit as it is.

We can use all the help we can get right now. I am going to post a link to a donation sight. If you are able please give just a little to help us get past this very trying time.

http://www.networkforgood.org/pca/Badge.aspx?BadgeId=111457

Thank you for all the support you can and have given.

Phill

97 days ago

Ourkids 5 post(s)

I have one Huskey, Kuleana...And shes new here

96 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

Welcome to our community Kuleana,

I truly hope that you enjoy your stay here and find the advice you need and friends you might want. If there is anything we can answer for you let us know.

91 days ago

Ourkids 5 post(s)

thank you...just wanna make new friends...

33 days ago

HuskyLover00 1 post(s)

I have 3 sibes Balto, Ice, and Montana. I think huskies are one of the best breeds you can own.

30 days ago

gypsys_rando... 4 post(s)

siberian huskies rock!!! I love mine!!! gypsy is the greatest!!

29 days ago

luvmyhusky_gsd 1 post(s)

I have one Siberian Husky. He is 6 1/2 yrs old and named Montana. He is the most stubborn thing I know but that even makes me love him more. Some day's he and is GSD sister are the only ones that get me through the day. They are like my children.

29 days ago

LindaOffshore 30 post(s)

I love northern breeds and special people own Huskies and Mals. They can be very stubborn and vocal, but that's one of the traits that makes them their own ^..^

29 days ago

SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)

How often have you told your husky to sit, stay, lay down, etc... only to get a black stare. So you repeat the command this time with a lower tone of voice, only to get a woo woo back at you and then.. a blank stare. So you again repeat the command, low tone and and bit louder. This time you get a woo woo woo woo.. Possible a back turn, then ... a blank stare. So you turn to face your fur pet.. You give the sturn low tone voice accompanied by the "look". You are returned by their own look, they sit, stay, lay down or whatever you are asking.. And proceed to add in a wooo woo muttered under their breath.

And people say dogs are dumb animals...

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295 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	HI all. I am the Fundraising Coordinator for South Florida Siberian Husky Rescue. www.sibrescue.com I own 2 huskies and foster a thrid. Lets open up some discussions about this unique and loving breed.

294 days ago HuskyLove143 4 post(s)	2 huskies own me. :) their names are BruceWayne and KodahBear.


294 days ago TinaValant 840 post(s)	Aside from being sled dogs, gorgeous & never getting to be off lead, tell us MORE about the breed ;-)

294 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	Danemummie, You could not have been more correct. Huskies are one of the most unique breeds. Due to their strong pack instinct, they are also one of the most social. MOST huskies get along well with dogs of their size, and are very loving. They are terrible as watch dogs - not only will they greet the burglar with a wagging tail and a hello woowooo, but will show them where the good stuff is. Huskies also tend to be food motivated; due to how they evolved. The Indians of Siberia would set them free during the summer months to roam the land, foraging in packs. This is where they get their high prey drive. During the winter they would return to the camp where the Indians would use them to pull light loads across the snow and ice. This is where they get their pulling instinct. The Soviet Union conquered the Indians and tried to breed out the unwanted traits of Sibs. Mainly they wanted to make them larger and pull heavy loads for fur trading. Luckily, many original Sibs were brought to the states (esp Alaska), where the original breed standards were maintained. Huskies are master escape artists. My female, Juno has seen more of the world than I have. To boot, they are extremely fast - never try to run after them! Running the opposite direction will often trigger them to chase you (as with many dogs). So just run toward the doorway, back to the house. They are very intelligent and can tell the difference in settings and apply separate rules to different environments. Shedding is common and, here, in the south we have shedding year round. They will also completely “blow” their undercoat twice a year. Although they thrive in the cold, they also do quite well in the heat. Their double coat not only keeps them warm in the winter, but insulates them in the summer. As DaneMummie mentioned above, training and reinforcement is a MUST. You must also be the Alpha and let them know that.

293 days ago TinaValant 840 post(s)	Wow ~ Thank you both for this education ;-) Interesting !


293 days ago HuskyLove143 4 post(s)	This link is a good read on Husky Health http://www.siberianhuskyhealthfoundation.org/

283 days ago TinaValant 840 post(s)	Heya ~ I thought of all you sled-doggers, yesterday.....at Hollywood dog beach on the portrait shoot and was flabbergasted (imagine, me speechless!!!) to see a gorgeous Sib, off lead and coming when called. I should have some pix up this week ;-)

283 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	Alaskan Malamutes and Alaskan Huskies are also designed for the heavy loads for shorter distances. Speaking about pulling. If anyone knows of any mushers who are willing to take a trip to warmer climate Feb 2nd we are working on a charit Husky pull and dog walk. We could use some keynote speakers to talk about mushers and the history of Sibs. The event is in commemoration of the 1925 serum run.

282 days ago Monty 39 post(s)	SIBRESCUE, would you please put a little blurb on this page about the 1925 serum run, aka Balto's story? Thanks!

282 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	In the far north of Alaska, 140 miles south of arctic circle is the Alaskan town of Nome. In the 1920's Nome was and still is cut off from the rest of the world as there are no roads in or out. Then on the 26th of January, 1925 Nome was experiencing a harsh winter with deep snow drifts in the town. At this bad time, an Eskimo child living in a shack abandoned by minors contracted dipheria. Soon 4 children had died and in a few days, 18 were seriously ill. There was one doctor (Dr Welsh) in the town and no medicine for it as Dipheria had not been recorded in Alaska before and because of this, the people had no natural immunity to the disease. School children were warned of it as "a serious sickness that gives you a sore throat, high feaver and you can die from it". This was treated with high priority as 7 years before a flu epidemic had swept Alaska leaving 91 children orthaned in Nome. A distress call from Nome was sent out quickly (as in the movie) but the only way to get anti toxin was by rail but the line ended some 600 miles away! The sea was frozen and there was a huge blizzard over Alaska so flying was out of the question. Huskies were the only way.

282 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	Huskies had been used by the Eskimos since the stone age and had developed a reputation for a tough working animal. At this time they had been used to run the mail route of Alaska (ever seen "Iron Will"? The mail route is mentioned) which became the route for this race against time. A relay of 20 mushers was set up across Alaska from Nenana to Nome in a last attempt to get this vital medicine to the town. The first musher to pick up the box was Wild Bill Shannon, and started following a long the US mail route, a total of 675 miles. At Nulato, he passed the box over to Leonhard Sappala. Leonhard Sappala was considered the very best musher in Alaska and had a huge kennel. He often ran the Alaskan sweep stakes and everyone knew his famous lead dog Togo. Togo was the best and was hand picked at an early age for this job. Sapalla planned to take the medicine the final 319 miles to Nome, taking a dangerous short cut over norton bay. However he had to continually stop to allow his dogs to rest and in the end had to hand the medicine over to other volunteers. Togo was left lame after the run and was unable to race again. At Bluff on the 1st Feb, musher Charlie Olson passed the medicine on to Gunnar Kassen with his black and white lead dog, Balto. Balto was considered a scrub dog for slow transport teams and was never meant for any glory such as racing. However soon after they left, a blinding blizzard came down on the team with winds up to 50mph and temperatures dropping to minus 50 degrees. Kassen was unable to navigate and gave up hope of making it to the checkpoint on time. But Balto knew the trail and followed his instincts. Then suddenly Balto stopped. Kassen shouted, "Hike on Balto!" but he refused to continue. Kassen got off the sled and went round to see what was wrong but Balto had stopped before the team went onto a frozen lake, which would have spelled the end of the team and the hope of getting the medicine to Nome. Kassen noticed that one of Balto's paws was wet and knew if it froze he would never run again. He quickly unhitched Balto and rubbed powder snow onto his paw until it was dry. The team then continued its journey to Point Safety. When they arrived, the next team was not ready. The musher was asleep and the dogs were not harnessed. Kassen decided it would be quicker to continue himself. It is at this point people say that Kassen didn't stop because he wanted the fame himself. However no one will really know now. At 5.30am, on February 2nd, Balto and his team mates(the other dogs were called "Fox" and "Sye", "Billie" and "Tillie", "Old Moctoc" and "Alaska Slim") arrived in Nome. They had travelled 53 miles in 20 hours in some of the worst conditions ever recorded. The dogs were too tired to even bark but the medicine had been delivered in just 5 days, a record still unbroken today. As the team stopped on Front Street, the Medicine was pressed into the hands of Dr Kurtis Welsh. The children were saved.

282 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	Balto instantly became a famous celebrity. News papers around the world had been following the relay very closely and came at a time where the world needed a new hero. This came as a shock to Leonhard Sappala who had pictured his lead dog "Togo" who had been left lame to be the one publicised. This was not the case and Balto's face appeared on newspapers and magazines around the world. Balto's adventure didn't end where the movie does, him and the team started a tour round the States in this time making visits to dog shelters as a beneficial publicity act and doing acts of strength for the dogs until finally concluding in Central park of New York City, December 17th 1925, where the unveiling of F.G. Roth's bronze statue took place. Soon after Balto and his whole team was bought by film producer Sol Lesser and shipped to LA. He became the subject for stage in theatres and stared in the silent film "Balto and the Race to Nome". This fame was short lived and the team was soon sold to an unknown Boniville agent. Balto went on tour for another year and a half making public appearances and being sold to various Dime shows. The history then gets a little clouded until in 1927, George Kimbal, a fellow dog enthusiast on vacation from Cleveland, found Balto and the team in a side street theatre. The dogs were in a dark, damp room tied to the walls with chains. They would jump up and pants a lot and George Kimbal was so offended, he approached Sam Hueston and asked to buy the dogs. After much talk and negotiation, $2000 was agreed on, but the money had to be paid in just 2 weeks. George Kimbal returned to Cleveland to raise the money. The idea was to bring Balto to Cleveland and an add was put in the papers to have school children help raise the money. Everyone remembered Balto and children and adults a like brought their pennies and change to be put in a bowl, which was sent off to be added together. In March, 1927 Balto and the team arrived to Cleveland with a massive parade and news paper coverage this one too) in their honor. People cheered as the sled (with wheels) travelled down the streets. Balto was famous again, and was taken to city zoo to live the rest of his life there. Straight away 15,000 people came to see him on his first day and he continued his life happily. Balto had saved the children of Nome and now the children had saved Balto. Balto died in 1933 and his body was preserved and mounted in the Cleveland of Natural History where he is still viewable today. Balto remains a symbol of courage and bravery and is celebrated with the annual Iditarod Sled Dog race which follows the same course he and the others took. Balto's statue in Central Park can also still be seen. The inscription reads "Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs that relayed anti toxin 600 miles over treacherous waters, through arctic blizzards, from Nanana to the relief of stricken Nome in the winter of 1925, - Endurance, Fidelity, Intelligence"

282 days ago Monty 39 post(s)	I get chills and tears in my eyes. Thanks for the post, and the reminder of these wonderful pups!

264 days ago huskyhowl128 18 post(s)	I love my Siberian Husky. She's the greatest!

256 days ago KotaBears 1 post(s)	Hey all. I have the best Husky baby in the world. She is two years old, and imagine everyone's surprise when I tell them I can walk her off leash and she doesn't run away. Nor does she chase squirrels, cats, or anything else that is small. I have three cats who all love my husky, they cuddle up with her all the time. She has been sick, but who hasn't. Anywho, just thought I would stop by and say Hello...

137 days ago calibu 3 post(s)	I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Slush!!! He's such a fun, wonderful, loving dog! He will be 2 on June 24th, and what a 2 yrs it's been! LOL! He's really quite mellow for a Husky, as long as he gets his runs and play time that is! ;o) He has the most stunning often frightening blue eyes with black eye liner around them! He's all white so we get a lot of comments on that! Of course all he has to do is look at me with those eyes after digging a new hole in the yard and he's right out of trouble. (we decided to use it to our advantage and just plant new plants in the holes!) Thanks for the Siberian Husky post! I look forward to reading everyone's stories! Shannon (Calibu) Slush, Holden and Cali

107 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	Just checking up and seeing how everyone is doing? The rescue has been very busy latley. With the housing market as bad as it has been the past few months, many people are being forced out of their homes and into apartments. Many of these people are not allowed to bring their beloved Huskies with them. This is causing a HUGH influx of dogs in the shelters and on death row. We are struggling to get as many out as we can but the job is a tough one. Our own finances are being streatched to the limit as it is. We can use all the help we can get right now. I am going to post a link to a donation sight. If you are able please give just a little to help us get past this very trying time. http://www.networkforgood.org/pca/Badge.aspx?BadgeId=111457 Thank you for all the support you can and have given. Phill

97 days ago Ourkids 5 post(s)	I have one Huskey, Kuleana...And shes new here

96 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	Welcome to our community Kuleana, I truly hope that you enjoy your stay here and find the advice you need and friends you might want. If there is anything we can answer for you let us know.

91 days ago Ourkids 5 post(s)	thank you...just wanna make new friends...

33 days ago HuskyLover00 1 post(s)	I have 3 sibes Balto, Ice, and Montana. I think huskies are one of the best breeds you can own.

30 days ago gypsys_rando... 4 post(s)	siberian huskies rock!!! I love mine!!! gypsy is the greatest!!

29 days ago luvmyhusky_gsd 1 post(s)	I have one Siberian Husky. He is 6 1/2 yrs old and named Montana. He is the most stubborn thing I know but that even makes me love him more. Some day's he and is GSD sister are the only ones that get me through the day. They are like my children.

29 days ago LindaOffshore 30 post(s)	I love northern breeds and special people own Huskies and Mals. They can be very stubborn and vocal, but that's one of the traits that makes them their own ^..^

29 days ago SIBRESCUE 39 post(s)	How often have you told your husky to sit, stay, lay down, etc... only to get a black stare. So you repeat the command this time with a lower tone of voice, only to get a woo woo back at you and then.. a blank stare. So you again repeat the command, low tone and and bit louder. This time you get a woo woo woo woo.. Possible a back turn, then ... a blank stare. So you turn to face your fur pet.. You give the sturn low tone voice accompanied by the "look". You are returned by their own look, they sit, stay, lay down or whatever you are asking.. And proceed to add in a wooo woo muttered under their breath. And people say dogs are dumb animals...