The breed in general is not good with: Cats or any small animals, rodents, birds or fowl, because of their prey drive instinct. There are of course exceptions, but don't count on it. If you desire to have or currently own such pets do not get a Siberian Husky.
I have Brees, My Siberian Husky and I have Calvin, My Black 3 year old Cat. They are best buds. When I was doing my research on the breed I was worried that any smaller animal such as a cat would be a huge problem. I wouldnt want Brees to think that my Calvin was prey!!! When we brought Brees home she was smaller than Calvin. Calvin would actually go lay in her crate and was very curious about the ball of fur that was smaller than him. He is also a tough Kitty, who lived on the streets of West Duluth (he has a pellet in his back to prove it.) I rescued him from Animal Allies one year before we brought Brees home. Brees loves to cuddle and be groomed by Calvin. Yes, they spat and play from time to time, but Calvin doesnt take any Husky crap from Breeser. All i have to say is "Be nice to kitty." and Brees knows who Calvin is... The Cat that loves to give me kisses and groom my double coat. :) They are best buddies and they always will be. Even though their names are from opposite football teams, they love eachother. Take this Husky myth to heart when considering if its right for you!!!
Happy Halloween!!!! Love, Calvin the Halloween Kitty :) http://youtu.be/ety7ZJYk33M (example I found on youtube!) they can coexist!!
Brees
My little Husky
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Siberian and the Central Air.
The Siberian Husky Coat
Nordic breeds have a double coat, a soft undercoat and an outer coat known as guard hairs. The double coat insulates them from heat and cold, which is why they should never be shaved, even in the hottest climates. Twice a year the new guard coat coming in and pushes the undercoat out resulting in profuse shedding or “blowing coat”.
September is the time when "twice a year" rolls around. Brees looks like a Sheep. She has clumps of fur falling off of her doggy body. The wire brush hardly takes off the balls of fur. Looks apparently do not matter to her. She struts her stuff like there isn't patches of fur missing and her double coat is turning to a single layer one patch at a time. The 400 dollar vacuum cleaner is getting its work-out. I should probably learn how to knit, make a wool coat out of all her fur-balls and send coats to the freezing. I thought I would get one last laugh in before the snowflakes start showing up. We would brush Brees out on the deck, a couple of times a day. We would throw the access fur down below the deck onto the grass with high hopes the wind would just take it away. There was a good solid week where the temps were in the 80s or above and that is obviously going to confuse mother nature and Bree's natural de-furring. The whole family was sweating it out, glad that we didn't have Brees fur coat. The house has central air. it breaks down. The last heat wave of the summer/fall and the whole house is steam. The air conditioning pro comes to take a look... the central air vent (excuse the fact I'm not a air expert.) was clogged with Siberian Husky fur!!!!! note to self: do not throw balls of fur below the deck where the air vent is. It will suck it up and do some damages :) 80 dollars later.
P.S. I don't think a furmenator would do the trick on this double coat. The last time Brees went to the groomer she blew out 3 full size garbage bags of fur!!!! only "twice a year"
Happy Fall!
Nordic breeds have a double coat, a soft undercoat and an outer coat known as guard hairs. The double coat insulates them from heat and cold, which is why they should never be shaved, even in the hottest climates. Twice a year the new guard coat coming in and pushes the undercoat out resulting in profuse shedding or “blowing coat”.
September is the time when "twice a year" rolls around. Brees looks like a Sheep. She has clumps of fur falling off of her doggy body. The wire brush hardly takes off the balls of fur. Looks apparently do not matter to her. She struts her stuff like there isn't patches of fur missing and her double coat is turning to a single layer one patch at a time. The 400 dollar vacuum cleaner is getting its work-out. I should probably learn how to knit, make a wool coat out of all her fur-balls and send coats to the freezing. I thought I would get one last laugh in before the snowflakes start showing up. We would brush Brees out on the deck, a couple of times a day. We would throw the access fur down below the deck onto the grass with high hopes the wind would just take it away. There was a good solid week where the temps were in the 80s or above and that is obviously going to confuse mother nature and Bree's natural de-furring. The whole family was sweating it out, glad that we didn't have Brees fur coat. The house has central air. it breaks down. The last heat wave of the summer/fall and the whole house is steam. The air conditioning pro comes to take a look... the central air vent (excuse the fact I'm not a air expert.) was clogged with Siberian Husky fur!!!!! note to self: do not throw balls of fur below the deck where the air vent is. It will suck it up and do some damages :) 80 dollars later.
P.S. I don't think a furmenator would do the trick on this double coat. The last time Brees went to the groomer she blew out 3 full size garbage bags of fur!!!! only "twice a year"
Happy Fall!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BREES!
Brees is two years old tomorrow September 21st. She was one of 3 girls and 6 boy pups. Here are some interesting facts on Height, Weight, Health Issues and Life expectancy: (I suppose Brees would be under "Bitches" ha. shes not a Bitch...but she is one technically in dog terms.) hahaha.
Brees is a very healthy pup, she is about 41 pounds and I think we may be in the terrible twos!!! or else i suppose she would be a teenager. :) I was going out to visit one of my best friends Tracie in Colorado Springs when i got a phone call at the airport saying "pups are born, you're first on our waiting list!" I had forgotten all about it because the last time I tried to get one was in the spring before. I came home from Colorado and went to Kerrick, MN on a little farm and picked one out from her mama Midnight. I hope we get many more years of her!! HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY BABY BREES!!!
Height, Weight | Height: Dogs 21-23½ inches (53-60cm.) Bitches 20-22 inches (51-56cm.) Weight: Dogs 45-60 pounds (20½-27kg.) Bitches 35-50 pounds (16-22½kg.) |
Health Problems | Prone to hip dysplasia, ectopy (displacement of the urethra), eye issues such as juvenile cataracts, PRA (primarily in male dogs), corneal dystrophy and crystalline corneal opacities. Breeders can get hip screenings from the OFA and eye screenings yearly from a canine opthamologist (AVCO) and register the exam through CERF and SHOR). Also prone to a skin issue known as zinc responsive dermatitis, which improves by giving a zinc supplements. |
Life Expectancy | About 12-15 years. |
Brees is a very healthy pup, she is about 41 pounds and I think we may be in the terrible twos!!! or else i suppose she would be a teenager. :) I was going out to visit one of my best friends Tracie in Colorado Springs when i got a phone call at the airport saying "pups are born, you're first on our waiting list!" I had forgotten all about it because the last time I tried to get one was in the spring before. I came home from Colorado and went to Kerrick, MN on a little farm and picked one out from her mama Midnight. I hope we get many more years of her!! HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY BABY BREES!!!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Week 2: Blue Eye
Siberians have a variety of eye colors. Many are spellbinding with their beauty. Eye colors: Varied hues of coppery to brown chocolate brown, icy blue, or bi-color, which is one brown and one blue eye.
Brees obviously has bi-colored eyes. One icy blue eye and one chocolate brown eye. When we first picked her out she was only a few weeks old and her eyes were shut. There was 9 pups in her litter and her mother had 2 blue eyes and her father had 2 chocolate brown eyes. Our chances were pretty good for icy blue eyes, lesbi honest (sorry had to do it, big Jersey Shore fan!!) I wanted a Siberian with icy blue eyes. I am not gonna lie, if she had ended up with 2 brown eyes i would have been disappointed. One of the big reasons a lot of people choose this breed is for their unique eye features. Now, I'm not as cruel as if she opened her eyes and if they were brown i would give her up and choose a different pup!!! (it was an option the breeder told me. they are all business of course.) that would be like saying you wanted to switch your child at birth because they didn't come out like you wanted them too. Like my brother for instance. He came out with devil red hair! The doctor told my mom "IT'S AN IRISHMAN!" she did at first tell him to put my brother back... but seriously we kept him. Even Edward in Twilight has golden eyes if he's not hungry. If they turn red he can't help it! He's a vampire! To our amazement the breeder called me right away because i was probably annoying her with the question "are her eyes open yet???" and told me that she did have one blue eye (YESSSS!!!) and one eye that looked brown but more green. GREEN!? i couldn't believe it because she told me that is very rare. Bree's eye did turn chocolate brown in the end and we did pick out a very special unique pup with beautiful eyes. I honestly do tend to look at her blue eye instead of both eyes when i look directly at her, but i cannot help it. its so ice blue it just attracts you more. I took her to a trainer this spring and his 5 year old grandson told him "grandpa that dog has people eyes." Even if Breeser had 2 chocolate brown eyes i wouldn't change it for the world. I do call her Blue Eye.
What would you prefer??
Brees obviously has bi-colored eyes. One icy blue eye and one chocolate brown eye. When we first picked her out she was only a few weeks old and her eyes were shut. There was 9 pups in her litter and her mother had 2 blue eyes and her father had 2 chocolate brown eyes. Our chances were pretty good for icy blue eyes, lesbi honest (sorry had to do it, big Jersey Shore fan!!) I wanted a Siberian with icy blue eyes. I am not gonna lie, if she had ended up with 2 brown eyes i would have been disappointed. One of the big reasons a lot of people choose this breed is for their unique eye features. Now, I'm not as cruel as if she opened her eyes and if they were brown i would give her up and choose a different pup!!! (it was an option the breeder told me. they are all business of course.) that would be like saying you wanted to switch your child at birth because they didn't come out like you wanted them too. Like my brother for instance. He came out with devil red hair! The doctor told my mom "IT'S AN IRISHMAN!" she did at first tell him to put my brother back... but seriously we kept him. Even Edward in Twilight has golden eyes if he's not hungry. If they turn red he can't help it! He's a vampire! To our amazement the breeder called me right away because i was probably annoying her with the question "are her eyes open yet???" and told me that she did have one blue eye (YESSSS!!!) and one eye that looked brown but more green. GREEN!? i couldn't believe it because she told me that is very rare. Bree's eye did turn chocolate brown in the end and we did pick out a very special unique pup with beautiful eyes. I honestly do tend to look at her blue eye instead of both eyes when i look directly at her, but i cannot help it. its so ice blue it just attracts you more. I took her to a trainer this spring and his 5 year old grandson told him "grandpa that dog has people eyes." Even if Breeser had 2 chocolate brown eyes i wouldn't change it for the world. I do call her Blue Eye.
What would you prefer??
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Brees
My grand idea to start blogger about my darling doggy came to me as i was doing my 16 hours of rest dying of mononucleosis. I wasn't literally dying, but it really isn't ideal to have. Most of you know mono as the "kissing disease" I wish i had been kissing hot guys, then this at least would have been worth the 3 months total of becoming human and normal again. Anyways, I thought to myself this might be a wonderful idea... (even on Oxycodone) so my plan is to blog every week until Brees turns 3 years old, so next September.
Brees Dorothy is my beautiful Siberian Husky. Of course my dog has a middle name, she is like my child. I do not have any children of my own--yet. She will always be my number one baby. Brees, NOT Breeze (like the wind) was named after New Orleans QB Drew Brees. I understand and full on know he is not a MN Viking. I am not gonna apologize for this. The year Brees was born the saints had won the Superbowl against all odds. The city of New Orleans had suffered a significant loss to hurricane Katrina and Drew is such a role model and a leader. My ex-husband (no i did not buy a pup with my ex, we were married at the time. who does that??) had told everyone in august that the saints were going all the way and were gonna win the super bowl. He was right. So we picked the most heroic and inspirational name we could think of and it led us to the name Brees. Also, i actually got to pick her out, so he got to pick the name. Dorothy is actually after my grandmother who has now passed. It fits Brees perfect. She is my happy, proud, stubborn, playful, loyal, adorable Siberian. Most people ask why in the world would we have picked such a name, but then they got off the topic when i say "look at her ice blue eye!" works every time. This Blog is about Brees. I hope you enjoy it and learning about Siberians at the same time. Its a wonderful breed.
Common Siberian Husky names:
Brees Dorothy is my beautiful Siberian Husky. Of course my dog has a middle name, she is like my child. I do not have any children of my own--yet. She will always be my number one baby. Brees, NOT Breeze (like the wind) was named after New Orleans QB Drew Brees. I understand and full on know he is not a MN Viking. I am not gonna apologize for this. The year Brees was born the saints had won the Superbowl against all odds. The city of New Orleans had suffered a significant loss to hurricane Katrina and Drew is such a role model and a leader. My ex-husband (no i did not buy a pup with my ex, we were married at the time. who does that??) had told everyone in august that the saints were going all the way and were gonna win the super bowl. He was right. So we picked the most heroic and inspirational name we could think of and it led us to the name Brees. Also, i actually got to pick her out, so he got to pick the name. Dorothy is actually after my grandmother who has now passed. It fits Brees perfect. She is my happy, proud, stubborn, playful, loyal, adorable Siberian. Most people ask why in the world would we have picked such a name, but then they got off the topic when i say "look at her ice blue eye!" works every time. This Blog is about Brees. I hope you enjoy it and learning about Siberians at the same time. Its a wonderful breed.
Common Siberian Husky names:
- Balto – Lead the team of sled dogs that carried medicine to Nome Alaska in 1925.
- Togo – Also lead a team of sled dogs to Nome Alaska in 1925
- Nanook – Means “master of bears” in the Inuit language.
- Swift – Means “beautiful and graceful”.
- Amaguq – Is the Inuit Wolf God.
- Dakotah – Means “friend or ally”
- Ezhno – is one who is solitary
- Nova – one who chases butterfly
- Pamiirug – Means “wags his tail”.
- Charlie – Held the record for one of the strongest dogs in the world.
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