| Be sure you can tolerate the Siberian Husky's | | | | Huskies still have one foot in the wild. It is unlikely |
| personality before adopting one. They are great | | | | that will ever be bred out of them. Siberian Huskies |
| dogs, in their own special way, which is not for | | | | are wary of strangers and tend to avoid them. They |
| everyone. The purpose of living in Artic conditions is | | | | will often seem like they are either ignoring you or |
| why the Siberian Husky acts like he does. Despite | | | | are staring at you as if to say, "You're a complete |
| their bossiness, Siberian Huskies prefer to follow than | | | | idiot and I know it". Huskies and Husky-types are |
| lead. Never hit or abuse your Siberian Husky. Siberian | | | | considered hard to train, so you must be patient and |
| Huskies are incredibly handsome dogs. They look like | | | | persistent. Huskies are big, strong dogs that can |
| tame wolves, often with ice blue eyes or even | | | | quickly figure out how to be the boss if you don't |
| odd-colored eyes. They are unmistakable and | | | | act like the boss. Even though all dogs take their own |
| attention-getting. No wonder they have been one of | | | | time in learning anything, it generally is agreed in |
| the most popular breeds of dogs ever in the | | | | reliable breed information sources that Siberian |
| Western world. However, they are also abandoned in | | | | Huskies take longer to train than most dogs. You |
| the thousands every year. To keep yourself from | | | | must act confidently and speak firmly when giving |
| abandoning a Siberian Husky, please read as much | | | | commands in order to get their attention. Siberian |
| Siberian Husky information as you can, especially | | | | Huskies will quickly bully a timid person, because they |
| about their personalities. Siberian Huskies were bred | | | | can see that a timid person does not deserve to lead |
| to be tough, self-reliant and to run for miles and miles | | | | a dog pack. Siberian Huskies do not suffer fools |
| through the tundra every day. They were not bred | | | | gladly, but they will be loyal to the death for those |
| to curl up on the living room rug and behave without | | | | they decide to follow. Siberian Huskies are not |
| question. If you have never had a dog before, do | | | | comfortable being leaders, despite their bossiness. |
| not get a Siberian Husky. If you have physical | | | | They are more relaxed, less prone to loosing weight |
| problems, do not get a Siberian Husky. If you live in | | | | and engaging in bad behavior when they know their |
| an apartment, RV or other small home, do not get a | | | | place. You must earn their loyalty through body |
| Siberian husky. Siberian Huskies do not make good | | | | language, persistence and positive reinforcement. This |
| guard dogs, although they can put up a spectacular | | | | dog does not respect force or abuse of any kind. |
| racket when they want to. Siberian Huskies have | | | | They either will defend themselves or (most likely) |
| been bred to be friendly with all people, so they do | | | | will become permanently frightened. |
| not care about whether someone is friend or foe. | | | | Andrew Preston has interviewed many owners, vets |
| But Siberian Huskies were also bred to be tough and | | | | and trainers about Siberian Huskies. As one of the |
| to be extremely intelligent. Huskies often had to fend | | | | most beautiful breeds, a Siberian Husky is almost |
| for themselves in extreme wintry conditions that | | | | always recognized at first site. |
| would quickly kill most other breeds of dogs. Siberian | | | | |