I have 24 dogs--three purebred siberians, a purebred malamute and 20 husky mixes.
They can adapt to higher temps. Their double coat insulates against both high and low temperatures. In hotter areas, air conditioning would be a must for a siberian to cope. Personally, I wouldn't keep a sibe in a constantly hot climate. My dogs are miserable at 20C and extremely happy and active at -30C.Originally Posted by poke19931
Depends on your size, strength and the dog's training level. I am by no means a small woman and I have husky mix who is despite being fairly well trained, I can't control on leash.(Deuce for those that know my dogs). He's a great sled dog, will pull all day, but he will dislocate my shoulder on a leash, regardless of training collars, haltis ect. My husband who is a very large, powerful man has difficulty controlling Deuce on lead.
There is no what if about it. A husky will get through those holes and probably make new ones. Chances are good that when that happens, you won't see your dog again. Huskies do NOT have a homing instinct. They don't come back on their own. They run until they are tired and that's a very long way. One of mine escaped almost two years ago. It took a month of daily search efforts to find him and it was a fluke that we did at all. He was 50 miles from home when we located him. Took another two days to actually catch him once we found out where he was.
Huskies are remarkable escape artists. They climb fences, they dig out, they break tethers. We have spent a ridiculous amount of time and money making our property as escape proof as possible. The fence is still checked every couple days for new holes, weak spots and potential escape zones.
My Mac and Anvik can both clear a six foot fence from a standstill. I can't use chainlink--my dogs think it's a ladder. To get anywhere in my yard you have to go through a minimum of two gates, all of which have two latches on them and locking clips in each latch. Several of my dogs can open gate latches. They regularly check to make sure I put the locking clips back on.
The desire to escape has nothing to do with how the husky feels about his owner. It's instinct and it's unchangeable. It does not mellow with age. I let my guard down for a split second last week and spent the next several hours searching for an 11 year old Siberian who had been waiting for years for his chance to go for a wander.
Crate training. Crates are the greatest invention ever. Left alone and unsupervised, especially a puppy, you will come home to much destruction.
That once a year thing is big breed lie. They blow their coats once a year, when you can pull out fur by the handful, but they shed constantly, year round. Be prepared to vacuum alot and burn out alot of vacuums!
Huskies are pack animals. A single husky can do fine, but it requires a great deal of committment and time from the owner.
Do you have smaller pets--a cat, bunny, bird, hamster ect? Huskies are very prey driven. It's not aggression, but most of them will kill smaller animals. My dogs hunt squirrels; have opened rodent cages and snatch birds out of the air. I have cats too and have to take many precautions to keep the cats safe from the huskies. It doesn't always work. When one of my cats escaped the house in May 2005, she was killed by the dogs immediately. The dogs knew her well and had lived with her peaceably for five years, until she got outside. If you have other pets, you need to seriously consider how you will keep them safe.
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