{"id":9890,"date":"2012-11-11T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedoginc.com\/about-siberian-huskies-the-good-and-the-bad-2"},"modified":"2012-11-11T22:00:10","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T06:00:10","slug":"the-siberian-husky-breed-good-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/the-siberian-husky-breed-good-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"The Siberian Husky Breed – Good and Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I currently share my life with two Siberian Huskies – puppy Lara (7 months old) and Shania (3.5 years old). Both of them are very silly, and very energetic. They love to play, explore, and hunt for earth critters.<\/p>\n

Siberian Huskies are beautiful dogs who love people and love life. They can be great family dogs if properly trained. However, because of their high energy and high prey drive, they require a lot of daily exercise and are not to be trusted off leash. When bored, a Husky may chew, dig, and escape to look for adventure elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Before\u00a0getting a Sibe puppy<\/a>, find out all you can about the\u00a0wonderful nature of Siberian Huskies<\/a>\u00a0– the good, the bad, and the quirky.<\/p>\n

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The Siberian Husky Breed – Good and Bad[<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n
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Siberian Huskies – The Good<\/h2>\n

1. Siberian Huskies are love bugs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sibes are very affectionate dogs. They are especially friendly with people, even strangers.<\/p>\n

Husky Shania has very many friends in our neighborhood and she enjoys going to say hello to them every day. Her most favorite friend in the world is the\u00a0Awesome Cookie Guy<\/em>. Whenever we pass his house, Shania always stops and waits. When her Cookie friend spots her and comes out, he comes bearing gifts – a yummy low-fat cookie for Shania!<\/p>\n

Shania also comes to me when I am sad or upset. She will lie down next to me or lay her head on my lap and give me licks.<\/p>\n

The people trusting nature of Siberian Huskies make it easy to find caretakers for them when I get busy, or when I need to leave on emergencies or vacations.<\/p>\n

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Siberian Huskies are love bugs.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n
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2. Siberian Huskies are athletic and have a strong zest for life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lara and Shania are frequently on the go.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n
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Sibes love meal-time.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n

Lara and Shania are frequently on the go. They enjoy re-landscaping our backyard, attacking bushes, pulling down trees, running, jumping, and digging. They both enjoy playing chasing games and are always ready to go out for a walk and explore. They get very excited whenever anybody comes to visit and enjoy spending play-time and rest-time with their pack.<\/p>\n

As part of their zesty life program, Huskies also love to eat.<\/em><\/p>\n

Both Lara and Shania will eat and eat and continue to eat more if they can. To keep them healthy and slim, I set up a fixed eating schedule and only give them their allotted amount of food. If I give them treats, then I reduce their regular meals a bit so that they keep a fairly constant caloric intake.<\/p>\n

Sibes are not shy about stealing food or begging for food. Both Lara and Shania will steal each other’s food if they can. They will also steal from my other dog,\u00a0Shiba Inu Sephy.<\/p>\n

I always supervise them closely during meal-times. Food stealing can\u00a0encourage food aggression, so I train my dogs not to steal and teach them that if there is any stealing, I will handle the situation.<\/p>\n

Siberian Huskies can also get impatient about food and may get slightly overzealous when taking food out of your hand.\u00a0Bite inhibition training is a must.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Siberian Huskies are athletic and have a strong zest for life.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n
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3. Siberian Huskies are clever and independent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reward Training<\/h4>\n


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Sibes are smart and will quickly learn new commands and figure out interactive toy puzzles; especially when food is on the line.<\/p>\n

Lara learned how to\u00a0Sit<\/em>\u00a0on command as soon as we got her home (8 weeks old). In fact, if we use positive reinforcement techniques, we can start\u00a0obedience training puppies \u00a0as early as 6 weeks old.<\/a> However, puppies should not be removed from the litter until they are at least 8 weeks old.<\/p>\n

With clever and independent dogs like the Siberian Husky, it is most effective to use\u00a0reward training techniques. I teach my Huskies that the best way to get what they want is to do what I want first. Here is more on how I trained my Husky puppy.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sibes will do good work for food.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n