Siberian Husky Breed Information and Photos

Group: Working Group.

Purpose of Breed: Pulling sleds

Country of Origin: Siberia, Russia.

Average Size: Ranges from 20-23 1/2 inches tall and 35 to 60 pounds.

Color(s): Any color from black to pure white. Masks on the face are common.

Coat Type: A double coat consisting of a soft, dense downy undercoat and a dense, smooth and soft outer coat of medium length hair.

Grooming: This breed is an average shedder and requires routine brushing-even more so when it fully sheds its coat (at least once per year). Standard care is required for eyes, ears, pads and nails.

Exercise Needs: Siberian Huskies make good house dogs. A fenced yard and plenty of exercise are crucial for this energetic breed.

Temperament: The Siberian Husky is very friendly and gentle and although he will show affection to his entire family, he is really a one-man dog. Not naturally suspicious of strangers, the Siberian does not make a good watch dog. These dogs have a tendency to dig and an innate need to run and pull. They are not suitable for homes that want to retain perfect landscaping, and they need to be kept either confined or controlled at all times.

Common Ailments: Susceptible to epilepsy, hip dysplasia, obesity and eye problems.

Life Expectancy: Averages 11-13 years.

Trivia: In 1925 in the city of Nome, Alaska, dog teams of Siberian Huskies led heroic "serum runs" during an epidemic outbreak of diphtheria.

More Information: Siberian Husky Club of America, Inc.

We owned a husky for 14 years, great dog. They don't bark like a regular dog they yip. Make sure you take her for walks. They need lot of walks. They will take off and run like crazy, if they get out by mistake. They are gentle with babies and kids.

We owned several cats and she was fine with them, and the other dog we still have. Bad points... they shed in chunks,2x's a year she shed . she looked like she was moulting like a moose. They need lots of brushing. i hear males only shed once a year, but she was a sweet girl. We always had chunks of fur on the rug. really bad shedding.

We had to put her down because she had arthritis in the hip and was having trouble getting up. A friend of mine had a Samoyed husky and it too had arthritis. I hear they are prone to it. Loves, loves, loves cold cold weather, and loved to run in snow. Thought of hooking up sled to her. She pulled my son on sled many a time. He would walk her with his bike and she would pull him around the block. He was a chunky kid and she pulled him with ease. Good dog miss her. Good luck with your girl.

I have had two female Siberian Huskies and I love them. We live in the country and they will roam if they are loose. One would go a mile away and stay on a man's porch until we drove over to get her. They both had a great temperament. Always be kind to them. Both were very possessive about their food. They don't share.

I would not get them spayed too early. Better to wait after one heat or one batch of pups.

These dogs love to run -- I mean run away! Make sure you have a good fence to keep them penned in! - Tom Kirwan

Carrie
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You know the other name for a husky? Sled dog.

You don't walk them, they pull you. Yes, they need lots of walking and pulling, so if you really can't or won't do that, save yourself the real grief of a neurotic, bad tempered dog.

Try walking the dog with roller skates. For you, not the
dog.

For the shedding, a Dyson vacuum comes highly recommended.

We own two of them and they are the best dogs in the world. They don't do alot of barking, but are very protective in a gentle way. They do love to run, but we have a fenced in yard. One is a diabetic, but she is doing fine, other younger one just had surgery for a torn acl.

A beautiful blue-eyed Siberian huskey showed up on the doorstep at my place of work. She spent the day sleeping in my office and enjoying all the attention my co-workers gave her. After contacting several radio stations and the Humane Society, I took her home, thinking someone would contact me.
Nobody called. I had a 6-ft. stockade fence around my whole back yard and soon learned she was able to dig under it for an almost daily adventure. Everyone who found her either took her home and called me or kept her confined at their place of business (a Jiffy Lube, Ryan's Steakhouse, a car dealership, an all-night grocery store, a car parts store, etc.) until I returned home to claim her once again. I finally gave her to a young man who lived in the country and who jogged daily, thinking the daily jog would satisfy her need to 'run.' A few days later, I received a call from someone in another town saying that they'd found my dog.