Siberian Husky Dog Breed Guide
We as a family brought in the third
pair of Siberians into the country back
in 1969. Totally fell in love with them
then and not really ever been interested
in another breed since then.
It’s the fact that you can have a really enjoy able active life with them. We do amazing sports that we enjoy doing with
them – the running in harness. They’re
a beautiful natural breed they’re just
hugely attractive to look at as well as
great characters.
Because they are so lovely with people sometimes gives people the wrong impression as in that
they think they would make a great
pet which isn’t necessarily the case
because they are lethal hunters.
This hunting instinct is definitely something that came from the past used by the Chukchi Indians as sled dogs in winter
and they were turned loose in the summer
to just fend for themselves so they
really are very very close to nature.
One has to remember that not so long ago they were crossed with Wolves so they do actually have wolf like
tendencies. They can make an ideal family pet in the right hands.
The Siberian Husky was born to run. This is NOT a dog to get if you are a couch potato
having said that, you can’t run with a
puppy you need to build up its stamina
and its fitness and let it grow into
adulthood before you start taking it on long hikes.
It’s definitely not a breed that
you can just keep in a flat. The more
exercise you can give them – the dogs
are always up for it – but they’re not
safe to exercise off the lead. Certainly
don’t let a child walk a Siberian
because they are surprisingly strong and
if they see something to hunt then it’s
easy for them to pull a kid over so a
child should not be in charge of a Siberian
Beautiful, beautiful dogs but they’re not
overly straightforward. They have high
exercise needs they have low boredom
thresholds – they really need something to
stimulate them. If not, they will
get bored and misbehave.
If you don’t give an adult husky sufficient mental
and physical exercise they can become
very destructive and also they don’t
like to be left alone for long periods
of time and that can lead to them being
destructive as well. I’ve dealt with
quite a few that have got separation
related issues and it’s really they’re
just not getting that run need met – they
need a lot of exercise as an adult dog
As puppies they will need to be
introduced to small breeds if you want
them to not think that a Chihuahua is a
rabbit – but they are a lovely temperament
They are very gentle and very nice
with children and they’re not a guarding breed at all
They’ll welcome any burglar into the house.
They are great dogs – usually very nice natured really good with other dogs and enjoy the company of other dogs
They’re also not ideal with other pets. They may see other cats and small animals as prey
So you have to bear that in mind
Siberians have got a double coat which
means it has guard hairs which are sort of
longer and coarser – and then a
very soft downy undercoat the undercoat
is really designed to keep the dog warm
in extreme cold – the climates which is
of course what they were originally bred for. When they’re not molting they really
keep themselves very well and it’s a
good idea to give them a brush a light
sort of brush a couple of times a week.
When they ARE moulting you can brush them
every day and you seem to get vast
quantities of coat out and it seems that
you’re forever sort of hoovering and
brushing the furniture as much as the dogs.
Don’t buy a Siberian Husky on its
appearance. Buy one if you understand the breed.
The way to do that is to go to a good
breeder who really understands the breed
and knows what they’re doing.
