Breedia Dog Forum
Akitas are wonderful dogs but definitely not for the faint-hearted. A fully grown Akita is incredibly powerful. The breed is also well known for...
Ironically, the "wolfier" looking dogs (and those which share many "pack" characteristics with wolves) - the northern breeds - are further removed...
This is the information we usually give to people considering a Siberian Husky: Husky Q & A Good Luck Mick
That sounds so familiar :lol: :lol: Not much to add to my post on the previous thread that Seoniad directed you to. We always say to those...
I am sure you will find plenty of unethical owners who, for a few pieces of silver, are prepared to let you use their dogs, but the fact remains that...
Heat isn't a huge problem for these breeds. As Mo says, the coat acts efficiently as an insulator - both against cold and heat. Most northern breeds...
Hi Kyttens, We live in London with a pack of Siberian Huskies. You would be very welcome to come and visit our dogs and see what they are like...
This is an article I wrote about the breed which covers most of your points: One important issue to bear in mind is that Siberian Huskies are...
In almost 20 years I have seen a handful of overweight sibes in the showring and they have rarely if ever won a class. On the other hand I have seen...
I was surprised she started to be honest. The injury she sustained to her hand in training was horrendous. The pain must have been a killer.
To underline what has been said above, Sibe/Mal crosses are increasingly being referred to Breed Welfares as none of the breeders seem remotely...
In principle I don't think keeping dogs outdoors (especially northern breeds) is a problem. Personally though, I would never keep an only dog outside...
Some useful info here! http://www.dogsportscotland.com/text/about_worldwide.asp Mick
We've got a year old girl - Simi [IMG] It's hard to believe they go from this: [IMG] to this: [IMG] in under 12 months..... Mick
How do you know it's not the same to the dog? Methinks you are getting a tad anthropomorphic. BTW - our dogs go ballistic for being taken out for a...
If you, like me, had seen 15-20 cases of an allegedly highly trained, highly obedient dog of one particular breed killed because on just one occasion...
I can't speak for anyone other than myself, but our dogs spend the vast majority of their lives off-lead - running freely around the garden playing...
Bitter experience! - Luckily that of others not me and the consistant cry of the distraught owners - "I don't understand, he/she'd always come back...
The point I have been making is that it isn't dogs which have never been let off lead, but those which have been let off lead and whose owners have...
Yes - as far as I know every breed club in the world makes exactly the same recommendation. Mick
