Siberian husky is the image of power, speed and endurance. It is medium size with a compact, muscular body and distinctly wolf like head. The remarkable almond shape eyes can be of any color.
A little insight of the Siberian Husky breed:
General Description
- Siberian Huskies are strong, compact, working sled dogs.
- The medium sized head is in proportion to the body, with a muzzle that is equal in length to the skull, with a well defined stop.
- The color of the nose depends upon the color of the dog's coat. It is black in gray, tan or black dogs, liver in copper dogs and flesh-colored in pure white dogs. The medium sized, oval shaped eyes are moderately spaced and come in blue, brown, amber, or any combination thereof.
- Eyes can be half blue and half brown, (parti-eyed) or can have one blue eye and one brown eye (bi-eyed). The erect ears are triangular in shape, set high up on the head. The teeth meet in a scissors bite.
- The tail is carried over the back in a sickle curve, not curved to either side when the dog is excited. The large "snow shoe" feet have hair between the toes to help keep them warm and for gripping on ice.
- Dewclaws are sometimes removed. The medium length, double coat is thick and can withstand temperatures as low as -58 degrees to -76 degrees F ( -50 degrees to -60 degrees C).
- Coat colors include all from black to pure white, with or without markings on the head. The face mask and underbody are usually white, and the remaining coat any color. Examples of common colors are black and white, red and white, brown, gray and white, silver, wolf -gray, sable and white, red-orange with black tips, dark gray and white. Pie-bald is a very common coat pattern.
Temperament
- Siberian Huskies are loving, gentle, playful, happy-go-lucky dogs who are fond of their families.
- Keen, docile, social, relaxed and rather casual. This is a high energy dog, especially when young. Good with children and friendly with strangers, they are not watchdogs, for they bark little and love everyone.
- Huskies are very intelligent and trainable, but they will only obey a command if they see the human is stronger minded than themselves. If the handler does not display leadership, they will not see the point in obeying.
- Training takes patience, consistency and an understanding of the Arctic dog character. If you are not this dogs 100% firm, confident, consistent pack leader, he will take advantage.
- Huskies make an excellent jogging companion, as long as it is not too hot. Huskies may be difficult to housebreak.This breed likes to howl and gets bored easily. Does not do well left alone for a long period of time without a great deal of exercise before hand.
- A lonely Husky, or a Husky who does not get enough mental and physical exercise can be very destructive.
Health Problems
- Prone to hip dysplasia, eye issues such as juvenile cataracts, Also prone to a skin issue known as zinc responsive dermatiti.
- The coat sheds heavily twice a year. During that time they need to be brushed and combed daily.
People are misled by the movie "8 Below" that Siberian Husky can only survive in snow or Artic countries.so most of us will think that air conditioning is a must? But is it necessary? Having a shady kennel with a good amount of air circulation to cool the Siberian Husky (and all dogs) is recommended but air conditioning the kennel area is not a must. By keeping the Siberian Husky caged in an air conditioned room, we are not allowing the body of the dog to climatise to our climate which is both humid and warm. At the same time because of the cold living condition, the coat thens to grow longer instead of thicker (wrong length of coat accounting the Breed Standard).
Siberian Husky Puppies (Red/White & Grey/White)
Show quality Siberian Husky
A little video from Animal Planet on Siberian Husky: Dogs 101 - Siberian Husky
