Steps to care for a Siberian Husky

Article was written by Kim Mei for a job purpose, source of info is collected from various sites throughout the internet.

How to care for your husky

If you are planning to get a dog , the first few things you should know or do research on is what is

1. the dog breed
2. the breed’s behaviour & attitudes
3. how to care for that breed

On this topic we’re gonna talk about how to care for a Siberian Husky if you have decided to make it part of your family.

As some may already know the behaviours of a Siberian Husky, we will know that they are really a breed that needs to be given constant attention to. Yes, they are loving and friendly in nature and love being around people or have a companion with them, but they tend to be moody and grumpy when they are less paid attention to. They will find any way to get attention, most commonly by making a long howling noise.

Other than that we know Siberian Huskies are natural born athletes and thus they need constant exercise to remain in shape, you could just take your Husky out for a 20 minute walk daily and it will make his days already. Besides, a Husky is a best exercise mate as they will be more than happy to pull you along while they are running. So for Huskies owners if you are the type who wants to keep fit , you have found your companion!

If you are concern about food, you need not worry. A Siberian Husky doesn’t require to eat so much .They can bare with adequate amount of food. However, all though they do not eat much but they are still picky eaters. They may not eat if you have given them the same diet. So if this happens, try changing their diets from chicken to beef sort of type. As all vets will tell us dog lovers, chocolate is very harmful to the dog’s body. If a dog eats chocolate it will be health hazardous. Also salt is bad for dogs with a lot of fur. This in the case also applies to the Siberian Husky. The dog’s fur will tend to drop more if they eat any food that contains salt. Oh and do remember not to overfeed your Husky! Because when they are young you won’t see they gain much weight, but if you continue to feed them a lot ,they will put on a lot of weight as they get older. This will lead to heart related diseases.

We know every dog will tend to dig & chew on stuff quite often at a certain stage of their life. But Siberian Husky are different, they just love to dig. They can try to dig anything, not just soil. Even hard pavement or their water bowls, they will just claw away. You can’t stop them from clawing but you could at least put them in an area where they are allowed to dig and try to have 1 or 2 small medium bowls filled with water instead of a big one. On the chewing issue, it is a really common thing in dogs. Fortunately, you can train them to not chew on your valuables like your shoes or furniture. In Huskies, they only chew on your valuables when they are give less attention to. Thus, chewing on your stuff is their way to get your attention but we all know that it will end up with us scolding / punishing them. The best way is to provide a chew toy for them to play with so they can keep themselves busy while you are away.

A very important thing to take note on is your fencing. Known to be Houdini of the dogs, Siberian Huskies are real good escape artists! They are able to crawl out of fences which are not buried to the ground, able to jump more than 4ft high and run at really fast speed.So, remember to fence your fence into the ground, make it at least 6ft high then your Husky is guaranteed not able to do a Houdini disappearing act on you. The Siberian Huskies are intelligent dogs, they are able to mimic human verbal words, switch lights on and off and open a door with their paws. With great intelligence you would expect them to be street wise. However they are not. They are rather oblivious to dangers like cars coming or intruders coming in to your house. Therefore, you must always keep watch on your Husky while you bring them out, make sure they are leashed on.

Lastly grooming, you are good to know that Siberian Husky tend to groom themselves too! But once in a while just grab a brush comb their fur, as to keep it smooth and remove all the sheded furs that are stuck within their fur.Besides, I bet your Husky enjoys the combing moments you give them,it’s like massage to them. Other than that, the Siberian Husky does not have dog odour which you commonly smell in dogs who hasn’t bath in 1/ 2 weeks.

Now, you’ve known all you need to know on how to care for your Husky, treat them better and you will have a real good relationship with it all through its life.