Dogs hone in on any movement even a blade of grass in the breeze gets their undivided attention as they know something, which could be an animal, is making the grass move! That is why animals such as deer will often stay frozen in place as we pass near them to avoid provoking a chase which definitely is effective as a lot of times the dogs don’t even notice them when they remain still, but deer like some other wildlife will watch us like a hawk in a ready stance if they sense the dogs are going to chase they instantly takeoff.

I can tell you that in almost 30 years and multiple generations of huskies traveling thousands and thousands of miles to trails, roads, farm areas etc… along the East Coast,  I have fortunately  never run into any situation remotely close to a dog injury. I travel with a team, usually two other people for extra sets of eyes, ears, and hands as their main job is to ensure the dogs safety to the best of our ability. I always have a dog first aid kit available.