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OK, bear with me folks. A little introduction here. I picked up my Sibes at a local shelter. Found the female, debated it for a week, pulled the trigger. The day I picked her up, ended up deciding to get the male. I did not do proper research ahead of time, and found out later that I wasn't properly prepared. In my quest for information and tips, I found this site. It has been a life saver! Now...what I'd like to do with this thread is help out all the other people that are new to Sibes, or are looking into Sibes. So please, if you have some tips, a heads up on what to expect, or something people should plan for, please post them up! I'll do …
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i think we should have a section on buying a puppy, what to look out for, the traps to avoid. things to look for when your round the breeders house etc etc. what research to do for your puppy etc. places of information etc etc
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I thought I would start a little thread on cleaning up after inside accidents as there seems to be a few people having some issues of late I have been very lucky with Ronin and his toilet training, but my advice comes from experience with my previous dog that had daily accidents towards the end of her 14+ years. One of the big problems with inside peeing, especially on carpet is that urine contains ammonia which as we all know stinks to high heaven. Many cleaning products contain ammonia so our dogs can smell even the smallest amount and think "hey great, it must be okay to pee in an area that already smells of pee, woo-hoo!" The other problem is that if w…
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Thought this would be helpful to new owners to read about other owners first experience (i.e. First night home, first walk, first vet visit, etc etc) and how they handled it and what they would recommend to a new owner. Will list here different first time experiences and you can either copy and paste all the titles and write about them all or choose to do a few. Choosing your first dog what happened what did you do what would you advise now more experienced Preparing your home what happened what did you do what would you advise now more experienced First 24 hours home what happened what di…
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I think there needs to be a sticky on crate training huskies. It comes up a lot and it DOES present problems to new owners unique to crating other dogs. If you've posted on the subject in the past explaining your experiences and ideas, please search it out and copy and paste it here. Or if you've never posted on the subject but have experience, please share. It won't read like normal post, but rather just a wealth of experienced husky owners tips and ideas. If enough good information on the subject gets added to this thread, perhaps it will be worth making a sticky.
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Breed: Siberian Husky Owner Level: For experienced involved dog owners Average Life Span: 10-14 years Average Weight: Male are generally 45 to 60 pounds Females are generally 35 to 50 pounds Average Height: Males are generally 21 to 23 1/2 inches at the withers Females are generally 20 to 22 inches at the withers Color And Coat: Coat color types ranges from: Pure white, gray, red, sable, agouti (guard hair is banded with black near the root and at the tip with a yellow or beige band at the center of the hair), jet black/white Grooming is mainly brushing bathing etc. I…
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Hey all, If you are reading this post, you are either intrigued or you are in the same position my partner and I, fearing our dog was pregnant and what would we do? Ok... let’s wind back to the start. Signs your dog is definitely pregnant (from approx 4 weeks before labour all will be present) Look from the top down on your dog, is she misshapen? She will look filled in her body before her back legs. A noticeable sign is her losing fur on her underside/belly and growing teats. Her attitude may change from normal. She may be either very clingy or want to be alone.[ She may start having trouble with the…
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Hello everyone! Blu is now 10 months old and he weighs 70 pounds. He is growing so Big and he has no Malamute in him. Full blooded Siberian Husky. I thought they didn't get this big.
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The weather here has been extremely hot, in the upper 90's. Yotie has taken to laying out in the sun, he actually asks to go out so he can sunbath! I let him lay there for about 10 minutes, he then comes in the house and drinks water and lays down in front of the fan! Is this normal( I'm finding that there is no normal for Sibes ). But I don't want him to over do in the hot! Anyone else have a Husky that sunbaths in the heat? He will only sunbath if it's over 90 degrees out side, cooler temperature and he lays in the shade. While we are working, he is usually in the house or the garage which is much cooler than the outside temp, but at lunch time or even in…
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My husky is almost 8 months old and is super short my other husky puppy who is only 5 months old and is a female has already outgrown him both puppies eat the same food both of his parents were normal height his dad was taller then the average husky too he’s not underweight he’s pretty thick and heavy his legs just stoped growing
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Hi everybody! I wanted to get others opinions on my husky puppies’ facial markings! I rescued him at 4 months old and he is now 6 months old! His mask around his eyes seems to be fading a bit but not as quickly as I anticipated. He also has spots going up his nose and I’m hoping they stay! Do you think the spots will stay into adulthood? Will the mask around his eyes completely fade? I’ve noticed his coat around his back and legs is starting to grow a bit of white under the chocolate. He also has super floppy ears and I haven’t noticed them starting to prick more with age, do you think they’ll stay floppy? I attached photos for reference, the first was when we first got h…
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Our husky is almost 13 years old. She's in amazing physical health and still acts like a puppy on the regular - loves long walks, does the playing with us thing (bowing, etc) and loves to talk to us. Lately she has been acting very strange. She sits right outside the sliding glass door staring in but won't come in when we open the door. Instead she cries and backs away. She has never sat outside the door before. She usually sleeps under our deck and comes knocking when she wants to come in. But never just sat there and certainly not refusing to come in. We have also heard her under the deck crying. She doesn't seem to be in any pain and is very energetic on walks. Co…
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Hi all. Merry Christmas! I was wondering what fencing, posts etc people use for their Huskies. I have read that 6 foot chain-link is recommended but I was wondering how common this actually is. Specifically: What sort of fencing, how high, any anti-dig precautions? Do you use posts, tethers or cables? Do you use GPS tracking? Can you recommend any products? Has your set-up been successful? Thanks!
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There’s this hair follicle that has about a dozen hairs coming out of it, it would get scabby and we would have to pull it out. We have also noticed that leading up to the follicle areas she has what feels like a long vein ( about and inch and a half) that wiggles side to side. I’m trying to google what the top of my dogs head should feel like, not in regards to her saggital crest. It doesn’t cause her any discomfort. https://docs.google.com/document/d/15oe1v8Fsd8HUxRonFOaIrsJnBw2oQP7pEtzaRVKxCGA/edit
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Hi, I have a Alaskan husky she’s 1 year old and is the sweetest thing I’ve always wondered if she’s considered a dirty faced I don’t think she’s agouti I’m pretty sure she’s a jet black husky her under coat is black and her outer coat/guard hairs are black with some occasional brown and tan guard hairs. She’s has a grayish muzzle with a very dark mask, I honestly could care less about her color but I would be nice to know
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Hi, i have a 3 year old malamute husky, i thought he just had black and white fur till i was grooming him and i looked more at his outercoat and his fur is goes from white darkish brown and then black, and from what I've heard when a agoutis huskies hair strands are 3 different colors, which is what he has but he doesn't have the dirty face or cream colored undercoats like most agoutis, his undercoat is kind of whiteish grey. or is he a wolf grey colored husky or is he just plain black and white
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Do you think she’s wooly husky at all, or long haired malamute, she’s a malamute husky mix. Also do you think she’s dirty faced/agouti or just dark colored, also does the agouti coloring show up as a puppy or does the coloring come in when they get there adult coat, I have agouti husky with normal colors except when you look closer at his fur and it’s 3 different colors per hair, and his agouti coloring didn’t come in till he got his adult coat she’s has the same length of fur that my other husky has when she was 11 weeks old this is my other husky puppy, she’s 5 months old and is a possible wooly
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Our 9 year old Pure White Husky, had an unusual shedding season. He did not shed at all over the very hot summer, we consulted our Vet and many other owners. The overwhelming opinion was that they can fluctuate and not to worry. We thought maybe he would just skip it altogether, we tried to keep him cool all summer ! Finally in November he started and now he is really blowing it out. The problem now of course is that it is getting really cold, normally not a problem for him. Primarily he stays outside, he has a warm house and additional shelter. We noticed he was actually shivering! We had to take action, bought a thick pad to sleep on and a jacket , yes a JACKET for a Hu…
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I just got this husky malamute puppy a little bit ago, she’s around 25% malamute and 75% husky, her under belly is completely black. neither of her parents were agouti or dirty faced they both had normal husky markings and fur, the dad was black and more of an off white kinda like a cream color and the mom was just normal black and white.
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Hi All, We're looking at moving from the UK to NZ with our husky in 3/4 months time. He'll be three years old, but has separation anxiety and I was a bit naive in thinking that someone's in cargo with them but that isn't the case. We're now worried as we've managed to leave him on his own for 3-4 hours but not for 12 hours as will be needed for this kind of flight. The pet travel operators think it will be fine, but we're worried/nervous and wondered if anyone's attempted this before? We have a few months to work with a trainer on this, but wondered in the meantime if anyone had any advice? Cheers in advance!
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Hello. My name is Diego and my new red husky just arrived 5 days ago and im pretty excited. Im new to these type of dog breed and is my first large breed dog. Ive alrewdy read bunch of articles and videos about how to take proper care of it and training. However Im a little concerned about Rocky most of the day spending it under furniture (beds, tables). Is this normal behavior as he is new to my home and environment? He comes out and plays, eats, and to go pee and poop but then he goes to his favorite spot under the bed. Is this normal behavior? Thanks to everyone and im happy to be in this community!
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Greeting, I have a husky who is 4 months old. It bites a lot and I can't stop it, I've watched a lot of YT videos about it and there's nothing I can do. I try to distract him with training, but it doesn't work. As I train him to sit, to wait, to turn around, to come, everything is okay. When I stop and sit next to him, he jumps on me and bites my arms, legs ... I've had to throw away three jackets by now. Do you think that after a while the biting will stop or I have to seek professional help from a trainer.
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Hi there ,my ex husband has a husky boy ,1 year old ,he has just been diagnosed with cancer and will struggle to look after him ,he won't take him to dogs trust or a dogs home as he really cares for the dog The dog is free to a good, good home ,and would love updates on how he is x
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Balto, is now 9 months old and after a lot of delays of shows, we finally had our chance in the ring. He did really okay for his 1st time, minus the complaints and whine. But I am concerned for his coat/tail, or as we say, The French Maid (duster). What do you guys think? Is it a fault? Is there anything else that might hinder us? Should I consider putting the shows aside due to the faults (I love him anyway) and follow his path of obedience? Might we wait out our puppy coat shedding (he has yet to do so, just occasional fly aways)? We would just really love some constructive criticism. As he is a beautiful boy and I am so proud of him, but don't want to dish out money i…
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