Find a good breeder by going to www.akc.org or talking to people at dog shows. You can also find info about the breed clubs on the akc site - they probably have a rescue group where you can get an older dog for less money. The best breeders will be members of their breed club, promoting healthy dogs with great temperaments. They should ask you a bunch of questions to make sure their puppy will be getting a good home. If all a ';breeder'; seems to care about is whether your check will clear, you can be sure he won't care a week later when the pup is dying from distemper or parvo and you want your money back.
Whatever you do, DON'T go to a pet shop, a flea market or buy one sight-unseen off the Internet!!!! You'll pay top dollar for what is usually a poor quality puppy mill dog. And you'll be supporting one of the cruelest industries in the country. The breeding animals are often kept in deplorable conditions - spending their entire lives in small wire-bottomed cages. They probably haven't been vaccinated against contagious diseases or tested for any health or temperament problems or genetic diseases - that costs money and cuts into their profits. A female is often bred every time she comes into heat. When her poor little body can't take it any more, she is often clubbed in the head and tossed into a dumpster or an open ditch. Most puppy mills ship their pups to pet stores at wholesale prices and many pups die before they even get there.
These so-called ';breeders'; have now figured out that they can use the internet to ship a dog directly to the customer and thus make more money by cutting out the middleman. If you buy a dog from out of state, good luck getting your money back if there's something wrong with the pup. These people count on you becoming instantly attached to the poor little guy and being willing to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars at the vet to treat whatever is wrong with him.
BEFORE you get any dog you should read some great books on training. (Try not to pick books randomly - there are a lot of bad books out there also!) These are some of my favorites and you can get them on Amazon.com
What All Good Dogs Should Know - Volhard
Good Owners, Great Dogs - Brian Kilcommins
Dog Tricks : Eighty-Eight Challenging Activities for Your Dog from World-Class Trainers by Haggerty and Benjamin
Don't Shoot the Dog - Pryor
Training Your Dog: The Step by Step Method - Volhard
Dog Problems - Benjamin
Cesar's Way - Cesar Millan
Also, watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel. Cesar Millan is the best trainer I've ever seen on TV.Where can i find siberian huskies puppies for sale in california?
I'm hoping you live in a neutral climate. Huskies live for the winter months. A husky will not come in when you call her if it is below zero outside. They love the cold and grow super thick, super shedding coats. They also wander aimlessly and are not mean at all but very disobedient. My pure bred, solid white Siberian Husky Isis could never live by a beach. They have endless curiosity and will kill anything that gets into your yard that it can. They grow up fast too. They love to dig holes. Sorry, don't know where you can find one there, but if you do, you know what you'll be getting.Where can i find siberian huskies puppies for sale in california?
Try www.shca.org That's the Siberian Husky Club of America's website. They have a breeder's listing online with contact info as well as lots of other extremely useful info.
Check out the Area Clubs listing at SHCA... if there's a Siberian Husky club near you, then contact them and attend one of their meetings, meet the breeders, and learn more about the breed.
Choose a respectable breeder, preferably one that shows their dogs...these folks are trying to breed the best dog (for that breed) possible...this includes temperment and health... see the breed standard
Main thing is to do the research into the breed... lots and lots of research... BEFORE choosing which breed is right for you and your lifestyle.
Having siberian huskies myself, as well as doing rescue, they are not a breed for everyone.... research, research, research...
Forgot to add.... www.siberianrescue.com for a pretty complete listing of siberian husky rescues throughout the US.... and some really useful info on many of the sites.
Hope that helps....
Consider rescue. There are lots of ';extras'; when you adopt and you are saving a life.
Huskies are bred to run 100 miles a day, so they need and EXTREME amount of exersize. They are also escape artists. I raised my fence to 10 feet, cemented it into the ground 2 feet and got special locks for the gate and mine still escape so often that the veterinarians and rescue groups in my area know my dogs, on sight, by name.
They also sing. LOUD At everything. The firetrucks, big rigs, the neighbor's cat, rustling leaves, the moon, anything can set them off. They both have to wear shock collars all the time because my neighbors complain. I thought that once they learned to be quiet that I wouldn't need the shock collars anymore, but they know which collar shocks and when the collars have batteries in them. Smart, Smart, Smart!!!
Ask lots of questions of whoever you get yours from. You may be able to find a calm one. All dogs are different.
I don't mean to burst your bubble, but I just wish someone told me all this before I got one.
Good Luck
try - http://www.petfinder.com/search.html
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