Husky content and proper care

Huskies are a very loving, kind and tender breed, which, undoubtedly, will give its owner a lot of joy. But for the maintenance of the dog of this breed may need special conditions, and for the dog to be healthy - the right care.

The word "Husky" goes back to the distorted name of the Eskimo people - "Eski". Various northern peoples, such as the Chukchi, Kerek, the aforementioned Eskimos and other peoples inhabiting the north of Eastern Siberia, and later various people who came to the north of North America, used dogs of this breed for transportation purposes. Involuntary selection, which took place under conditions of cold, large distances covered, feeding (on the way) dried fish and constant loads, led to the formation of the very characteristics that make them recognizable.

The dogs of this breed of medium height, with a dense coat of wool, have a lean figure, some note the distant resemblance of these dogs with wolves. Let's look at a more detailed description:

• coat long, undercoat very thick;
• Huskies have erect ears covered with fur inside;
• International standards allow up to 15 dog coloring options, but the husky is characterized by the presence of a light muzzle and a dark near-orbital region;
• the most common eye color is blue, but it also contains hazel, olive and golden;
• males are usually larger, their skeleton is more pronounced;
• Huskies are very hardy, can tolerate long-term loads, moreover, females are practically not inferior in terms of endurance to males;
• Huskies treat all strangers very favorably, which excludes the possibility of using it as a guard dog.

For the acquisition of Husk should find a reliable breeder or a nursery with a positive reputation. To take a puppy should be the second month of life, because before that it is very important for them to stay with their mother. When choosing a puppy, pay attention to its backbone, it must be strong. Look at the condition of the paws, tail, bite, mouth. Also, the puppy should be active, curious and relatively peaceful.

It is necessary to check with the breeder the availability of documents for the dog, as well as to check the presence of the stigma or, if any, the chip. If you are offered a dog for too low a price - be sure to be on your guard, as a good purebred husky cannot be cheap.

It is very important to provide the puppy with a range of accessories - food bowl, water bowl, collar. You should also provide the puppy with a leash, undermouse, muzzle. It is necessary to provide the puppy with toys resistant to attempts to gnaw them. It is also necessary for the dog to prepare a special backpack, equipped with weighting, so that the dog is not hyperactive, cooling mat, and for fur care - furminator.

Any pile flooring, such as carpets and carpets, should be removed from the reach of the dogs - the Huskies love to tear them. Also hide clothes, shoes and valuables. It is necessary to remove the glass accessories, appliances, clay pots, the wires can be smeared with special preparations, and various detergents should be removed away to avoid poisoning. Isolate the dog from sources of noise, sharp objects and bare wires.

Keep the dog should be in conditions regular exercise. Every day you will have to spend up to four hours walking, otherwise the puppy simply does not waste its strength, and you shouldn’t worry about the weather - the puppy will be comfortable under conditions from +20 to -20.

In the apartment interior, the huskies will have nowhere to spill their energy, if you do not engage in its leisure during walks. Therefore, be mentally prepared for the fact that walls, doors and some small things can be damaged. Therefore, it is sometimes advisable for a puppy to use a spacious cage with a soft place to sleep on the floor if the owners are forced to leave the dog unattended.

In no case should not forget to open the cell as soon as it becomes possible without too destructive consequences.

Be clearly aware that it is not possible to require a husky to perform guard duty in your home. As already mentioned, the Huskies are a great friend of the family and a great sled dog, but by no means a guard.

In a private house there are more comfortable conditions for living a Husky, but for organizing leisure time on the street it’s not enough for you just to open the door, you need to organize an animal full-fledged walking with games outside the yard.

In the heat, the Husky breed dogs have a very hard time, so it is important to arrange shelter for them in the shade and provide plenty of water for drinking. It is also important for dogs to organize a spacious aviary, while not forgetting about the natural ingenuity, curiosity and husky tricks.

Based on this, they can undermine the walls of the aviary and get out in search of adventure. To avoid such problems should to strengthen the enclosure with a grid, steel long rods, and the floor should be strengthened with something solid, so that there was no possibility of digging.

Very important in caring for your dog hygiene issues. As a puppy, a husky should get hygienic procedures more often than other dogs, because he has a long coat and thick undercoat. Husky sheds twice a year, leaving a huge amount of hair behind it. If the dog lives in a comfortable climate, these periods may be less pronounced.

Until six months the dog is combed twice a week, after the wool is somewhat coarse, and then the frequency of combing can be reduced to one per week. At home, the dog is combed comb with wide teeth or furminator. It is important to save that part of the undercoat, which has not yet lashed. During periods of molting, dogs are combed daily, or, if the house is private, every 3-4 days.

In addition to regular combing, the dog must be provided with bathing, and living at home - regular washing of paws.

Huskies should receive prophylactic installations of eye drops.. In addition, in specialized institutions, you should clean the dog's teeth and remove stones from them. For this ideal veterinary clinics.

In summer and winter, dogs need to be cared for the pads of their paws.For this, there are special creams, gels and even wax.

In addition, you should take care of the claws of the animal. So that they do not break, thus bringing the dog discomfort, they need shear regularly to optimum length.

Up to 2 months puppies need to be fed up to 6 times a day, up to 4 - 4 times a day, at 5 months you should feed the puppy at least 4 times a day and from six months to 10 months the puppy receives food three times every day. An adult pet should be fed up to 2 times per day.

When buying a puppy, some breeders recommend holding it on a rice diet for up to 7 days, later connecting white bird meat or sea fish.

At each stage, you should keep the diet, feeding the puppy at a certain time. From 4 months vitamins and trace elements are added to the diet. Regardless of the choice of hosts between the natural product and ready meals, it is important for the owners to ensure that the nutritionally available immunostimulating vitamins A and C, B vitamins for the skin and muscles are available. Vitamin D is important for calcium metabolism, vitamin E has a positive effect on reproduction, and metal ions and non-metal compounds form the skeleton of bones and tissues, and also play a role in enzymatic regulation.

Husky is useful to feed cereals from cereals and cereals - buckwheat, rice, oatmeal. Moreover, steamed buckwheat or oatmeal can be (and even desirable) given daily. Up to two times a week you can add quail eggs. The combination of these products should not exceed 1/5 of the diet.

Another 1/5 of the ration should be given under milk products. On vegetables up to 1/10 of the dietary ration should be allotted, while preference is given to products containing fiber - carrots, cabbage, apples, and so on.

If you decide to resort to ready-made feeds, it is important to take into account the price class of feed and how guaranteed it is to meet the needs of your dog. The choice is desirable to stop on premium or super premium price class feed. In cheap feed, very often there are low-quality additives that have an allergenic effect, violate the intestinal microflora, or simply give a feeling of satiety, without actually saturating the dog. They contain starch, corn and sometimes cereal supplements.

Puppies ration must be with a high percentage of meat. Dry food can be mixed with a natural product only when it comes to adding dairy products or vegetables.

Opinions differ on the method of transferring to dry food. Some breeders tend to think that it is possible to keep within 10 days, every 3 days reducing the proportion of natural food by a quarter and increasing the proportion of dry food by the same quarter from a serving, others believe that this process should be stretched for 2-3 weeks. Therefore, we can make a general conclusion that transfer to dry food should not take less than 10 days and should be a gradual process. It is also important to feed appropriate amount of water to dry food.

Categorically it is impossible to feed husky sausages, sausages, flour products and minced meat. Do not feed the dog tubular bones and chicken skins. Also exclude from the diet legumes, grapes and other products that provoke flatulence - this can cause her discomfort. You can not give dogs raw liver, as well as river fish because of the increased risk of helminth infections, as well as the likelihood of poisoning. Potatoes and, in particular, the starch contained in them can lead to metabolic disorders in the dog.

The husky puppy is very active and loving, so it will happily absorb all the attention you give it. The first six months are critical for building a host-pet relationship. It is important to devote all free time during this period of the husky’s life to him, playing with him, courting, walking and giving him his caress and warmth.

During walks, you need to give him all his strength, forcing him to exhaust, so that at home he will be more calm and assiduous.

In general, when raising Huskies, it is useful to introduce a number of rules.

• It should clearly establish its role as a leader. The leader eats first, first enters the dwelling, goes at the head in any narrow aisles.
• Violence against Huskies is unacceptable. If the dog has committed a fault, it is worth confining to the command “fu,” “not”, “place” or the like, ignoring any needs of the dog until such time as she goes back down. If the dog shows perseverance, it is permissible to take it by the withers and press it to the floor or ground until the dog stops persisting and does not relax. It is strictly forbidden to cause pain to the dog.
• Always give the dog a choice, reinforcing the right encouragement - whether it's goodies, affection, or at least approval from the owner. So you will create a positive reinforcement in your dog of correct (from your point of view) behavior.
• A husky should have certain rules for living, in which rooms she is allowed access, at what time she eats, at what time she sleeps, how she behaves during a walk, during a meal, with guests and so on.

Up to 6 months, priority should be given to the formation of communication between the owner and the puppy, then it is already possible to lean more closely on the process of education.

Punishments are acceptable only if the Huskies showed aggression towards their owners, towards other dogs or doing something dangerous for themselves.

For dogs of this breed is characterized by very good health, but this does not mean that they are not susceptible to diseases, including infectious.

At the age of 2 months, the dogs are given a combined vaccination against rabies, distemper and enteritis with the introduction of a second dose in a month. To prepare for vaccination in a planned manner. 10 days before the puppy should be given anthelmintic drugs. After the second vaccination, the dog is at home for two weeks, and then it can be taken outside. In a year, revaccination will be needed in a similar way.

During the warm season, it is important to protect dogs from ticks, as they are carriers of piroplasmosis, which can potentially be fatal to a pet. To protect the dog, you can use preventive collars or pharmacological external agents, as well as preparations for internal use.

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