Siberian Husky: A Comprehensive Guide to Owning and Caring for Your Dog (Kennel Club S.) - Hardcover

Winslette, Lorna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593782098 ISBN 13: 9781593782092

Publisher: Kennel Club Books Inc, 2003

Synopsis

The perfect locomotion for a cross-country sledding race is also the ideal companion for millions of owners. The Siberian Husky, praised as the swiftest and most effective dog sled dog ever bred, makes a delightful and outgoing pet, even for those who live hours from the nearest wintry slopes. Besides his athletic abilities and his flawless disposition, the Siberian Husky must be counted among the most beautiful and dramatically striking animals on earth. This book provides the much-needed factual information about Siberian Huskies and their ancestry, character and standard, as well as the proper selection, feeding, training, preventative health care and behaviour of the breed. The new owners will welcome advice about puppy-proofing the home, preparing for the pup's arrival and housetraining. In addition to an authoritative, lively text, this book presents over 135 photographs in full colour, which prove to be as informative as they are attractive. Helpful hints and important information are highlighted to provide easy access to everything the reader needs to know about life with a Siberian Husky from puppyhood to the senior years.

About this title

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Several thousand years ago, primitive Eskimo-like tribes in Siberia used dogs for specific functions in everyday life. These dogs were essential to the humans' survival as they performed vital tasks, which included accompanying the hunters, scenting trails and helping to transport food back to the villages. Each tribe had its own specific type, which at this point was a precursor to a specific breed of dog, but all of the Northern dogs were similar in the sense of being jackal-type dogs that, at one time, had been crossbred with Arctic wolves. Of course, this was thousands of years ago, and through careful breeding and maintenance of pure bloodlines, the 'wolf' was bred out of the dog. The purebred Siberian Husky of today is not a wild wolf hybrid, as anyone close to the breed will attest, but a beautiful, friendly, tractable, wonderful dog in both pet and working capacities. In Siberia, the ancestors of the Husky were originally used for hunting until another use for them evolved. Each tribe bred and maintained its own specific type of dog. These Northern dogs eventually evolved into the distinct breeds that we know today: the Alaksan Malamute, Eskimo Dog and Samoyed, to name a few. The Chukchi tribe is credited with the origination of the dog that we have come to know as the Siberian Husky. The Chukchis inhabited the part of Siberia closest to Alaska; at one time the climate was not so harsh, but weather conditions changed for the worse, forcing the tribe to venture further from their settlement to find food.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kennel Club Books Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1593782098
• ISBN 13: 9781593782092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 158