Siberian Husky: Dog food and breed portrait
The Siberian Husky is a medium-sized dog whose ancestors come from Siberia. Despite its ancestors and name, it is still a dog breed from the USA. The Siberian Husky is probably the most famous sledge dog of all. However, the Husky is not suitable as a pure society dog because of his enormous urge to move.
Origin of the Siberian Husky
The ancestors of the Siberian Husky were already used as working and draught dogs by the nomadic peoples of Siberia more than 2,000 years ago.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a fur trader from Siberia took part for the first time in a sledge dog race in Alaska with a team of huskies unknown until then. After he reached the third place there, directly, other mushers soon followed his example and also achieved success at sledge dog races with the Siberian Husky.
In 1910 the musher Leonhard Seppala from Norway started in Alaska with the specific breeding of the Siberian Husky. The official recognition of the dog breed took place in the USA only in 1930 and in Europe even only in 1966.
Meanwhile, the Husky is known worldwide and thanks to its extraordinary performance it is a fixed component in practically every sledge dog race.
Features of the Siberian Husky
The Siberian Husky is a medium-sized dog with a compact build. Male huskies can weigh up to 28 kilograms and reach a shoulder height of around 60 centimetres. Female dogs become slightly smaller and lighter with a height of up to 56 centimetres and a weight of 23 kilograms.
The Siberian Husky has a well-developed musculature. His body is well-proportioned and his light-footed gait gives an idea of what he is capable of in the train dog sport.
The ears of the Siberian Husky are almond-shaped. They are either blue, brown or amber, and many animals also have two different coloured eyes. His upright standing ears are medium-sized and very densely coated.
The Siberian Husky has a dense coat with fine undercoat and water repellent topcoat, which protects him excellently against cold and wet. While the Husky's undercoat is always white, the topcoat can have different colours, such as white, black and copper, and different patterns.
Siberian Husky nature and character
The Siberian Husky is considered friendly and gentle. Although his nature is quite different from other dogs, he can build up a very close relationship with his owner, as long as the owner pays him enough attention.
Apart from this, the Siberian Husky is an intelligent and hard-working dog that is very easy to control by its owner and is a reliable companion in everyday life.
However, if you hope that your Siberian Husky will guard your house and yard, you will be disappointed. Huskies are not particularly suspicious of strangers and do not have very strong territorial behaviour.
Activities with the Siberian Husky
The Siberian Husky is a typical sledge dog with an enormous drive and exceptional stamina. A well-trained Siberian Husky can pull nine times his weight.
It should therefore come as no surprise that huskies need a lot of exercise and that they must be kept in an occupation which is physically demanding. For this purpose, participation in sledge dog races is of course the best way to achieve this. Siberian huskies can sometimes cover distances of around 200 kilometres per day.
If this form of activity is not possible, other disciplines from the sledge dog sport, such as dog-scooting, or riding a bicycle together are alternative activities with the Siberian Husky.
Irrespective of this, huskies should ideally not be kept alone, but in a pack with a few conspecifics.
Siberian Husky diseases
The Siberian Husky is a robust breed of dog, which is not prone to illness and can usually cope well with even high physical stress. With the Willebrand disease and the analogous dermatosis, there are two diseases that can occur more frequently in the Husky.
Willebrand's disease causes a disorder of blood clotting. As a result, affected Siberian Huskies can lose a lot of blood through even small injuries.
Analogous dermatitis, on the other hand, is a skin disease caused by a lack of zinc, which is particularly noticeable in the husky's face through hair loss and sore spots.
Life expectancy of the Siberian husky
The average life expectancy of the Siberian Husky is 12 to 15 years. As with all dogs, poor housing conditions and diseases can of course lead to a significant reduction in the life expectancy of the Husky.
The right diet for the Siberian Husky
If you want to support the health and well-being of your Siberian Husky in the best possible way, you should pay the necessary attention to the diet of your four-legged friend. To this end, pay attention not only to the right amount of food but also to the quality of the dog food for your Husky.
We recommend feeding your dog with Bellfor Premium Pur Active. This high-energy dry food is ideal for active dogs and provides your Siberian Husky with valuable animal proteins as well as easily digestible carbohydrates from corn and rice.
Like all our products, Bellfor Premium Pur Aktiv contains no artificial additives. In addition, we use food-grade raw materials in the production of ausschlieĺich. You can therefore be sure that the tasty dog food will provide your Siberian Husky with the optimum nutritional value and that the quality leaves nothing to be desired.
If required, it can also be useful to supplement the menu of your Siberian Husky with the following products:
- Bellfor Joints & Bones, to supply the joints stressed by dog sports with additional nutrients
- Bellfor Skin & Coat to provide your Siberian Husky with zinc and other valuable nutrients
The Bellfor nutritional concept offers you a comprehensive range of products that enable you to feed your Siberian Husky according to its needs from an early age and promote its healthy development.
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