Things You'll Need:
- Dog Beds
- Dog Bones
- Dog Brushes
- Dog Collars
- Dog Dishes
- Dog Food
- Dog Leashes
- Dog Tags
- Dog Toys
- Nail Clippers For Dogs
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Step 1
Keep your husky's weight down. This should not be difficult since they eat less than most breeds their size.
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Step 2
Learn about the health problems associated with this breed: cataracts, corneal dystrophy, glaucoma, progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) and central progressive retinal atrophy (CPRA) (genetic eye disorders), hip dysplasia and zinc-deficiency disease.
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Step 3
Be prepared for a annual or biannual shed fest. This dog's undercoat is thick and lush. While they shed very little most of the year, for a few weeks a siberian husky will lose more hair than you'd think is possible.
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Step 4
Bathe the dog infrequently. The husky is a very clean dog and grooms itself like a cat.
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Step 5
Make sure to trim this dog's nails once a month.
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Step 6
Keep your siberian inside or out, but remember that the breed is very social. If you don't have another dog, you need to keep your husky near its family.
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Step 7
While huskies don't bark much, they aren't silent dogs. They grumble and mutter and occasionally cut loose with a haunting howl that will make your neighbors unhappy if it goes on for an extended time.
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Step 8
Get ready to enjoy 10 to 15 years with your husky - this is the average life expectancy of a siberian husky.
Comments
funkstha said
on 8/4/2009 my husky is 4months old according to his pedigree his color is supposed to be white grey, but his actual color is somewhat dirty white with sporadic clumps of grey, will he turn white and grey when he gets older? and how come i dont hear him howl? i heard him bark in one instance
mikebellbc said
on 7/15/2009 I have a 1 1/2 yr. old siberian husky and had him ever since he was 4 mounths olds. Most people think its hard to train them but I tought him the basics sit, stay, and come. Its only took a few minutes for him to learn the sit and come command and about a week or 2 for the stay command. I aways walk Max without a leash he has not once ran away from me or seen another dog or animal or human for that matter. Husky's are easy to train but you need to spend the time training them.
t-dub said
on 3/11/2009 I am going to buy a siberian-husky tommorow. I have corn fields all around my house, would it be okay to let him off the leash every once in a while to go and play on his own?
jeanimel9 said
on 1/29/2009 My Husky (Sasha) talks to me all the time. Mostly when she wants a treat. I love her to death, she is 1 years old today. We have two cats and Sasha gets along with both of them. I have Sasha since she was 8 weeks old. I sure hope she never does anything to the cats... I have heard that they can and will kill them...
fionnmcchual said
on 1/13/2009 I really want a Husky and have been in contact with someone who is willing to give me a pup if I want it.I have been doing alot of research and have to say I'm getting more and more scared with every site I read, I really want one and Im totally dedicated to giving the dog all the love and attention it needs but I'm concerned with some of the things I have been reading. We just lost a dog who for years was a nightmare to contain she constantly strayed and had no sense of home once she found people she would stay with them and had no idea how to get home. On walks she would not know when we had arried back to our house, although she was dearly loved and well trained and house broken. I'm concerned that the same problem will occur with the Husky... How hard is it to keep them? I know all about the nutrition, exercise and companionship they need but I know they have a strong hunting drive a