We consider ourselves mushers and breeders of Siberian Huskies. As mushers, we aim to keep happy, healthy, and well-trained working animals. We are not competitive mushers, although we do enjoy racing in sprint races and have plans to attempt farther distances. We plan on keeping our kennel numbers small and raising and training our dogs to the best of our ability. Huskies average a fourteen-year life span, and we intend to keep them their entire lives and let them mush with us as long as they are physically able to. Once they retire, they might find a comfortable spot on the couch or continue to be "one of the dogs" in the yard, something they have been all their lives.
As breeders, we understand that many people want to raise their own puppy. We are the same way; our best relationships are with those dogs we have purchased young or have raised from puppies. We want to allow people with a real love and understanding of the breed to be able to buy Siberian huskies. We breed our dogs taking many things into consideration: health, temperament, performance in harness, history at our kennel, and personality to name a few. If we find one of our dogs unfit for breeding based on any of these features, we will have them spayed or neutered, and they will remain here at our kennel as a loved pet and active member of our teams.
We will not sell our dogs to someone who is unfamiliar with Siberian Huskies and the breed traits, to someone who is only interested in them for their blue eyes (most of our puppies do not have blue eyes), or to someone who plans on trying to train them to be off-leash dogs. There are some things that this breed of dog is not (in comparison to other popular pets), and we will make any potential new owner aware of the traits that make them a challenge. We own working dogs, and some of the qualities of our lines are less desirable for a pet than those of a show or strictly-pet quality husky. Our dogs are lean, energetic, and need an active home willing to spend time training them and paying attention to them. We can and will refuse new owners one of our puppies if we do not believe them to be worthy of our puppy, and we will try and talk new buyers out of getting one of our dogs. It is only to those who fully understand what they are getting into that we will sell our puppies.
We are a small kennel, and we breed our dogs to add to our kennel and sell puppies to help the cost of maintaining our current pack. We have anywhere from one to four litters a year. We do not breed our females every heat cycle until they are unable to produce any longer. We do not sell our dogs when they are unable to be bred. We feed our dogs high quality pet food, and encourage all new owners to use the same. We are good friends with our vet and will be happy to provide them as a reference. Many people believe that small kennels such as ours are backyard breeders, but we are what we are. What is important to us is that we give our dogs a job they enjoy, keep them healthy and happy, and put our puppies' future lives far ahead of what money they can put in the bank. If we cannot sell a puppy, it will always have a home with us. If someone is unable to keep one of our puppies, it will always have a home with us.
Please remember that there are dogs in shelters that are desperate to be adopted. These dogs will probably be easier to own than a Siberian husky. Most of those animals are older, owner-surrendered animals that are potty trained; they are NOT unsold puppies. Consider what you are getting into before you buy any dog, be it one of our puppies or someone else's. Siberian huskies generally live to be about fourteen years old: consider how old you, your parents, or your children will be in fourteen years. You will probably still have your husky. Consider all potential lifestyle changes that may be in your future: how will you handle that with a dog? Dogs are not disposable: they are family members and even though they have four legs and fur, they should be considered as such.
We encourage all new owners to stay in touch with us, and we will keep all contact information to make sure that our puppies are happy for years to come. We are always happy to talk about our dogs, our kennel, our future plans, our horror stories, our sad stories, and our past puppies. Please get in touch if you have ANY questions about Amelia, Diane, Ellyn, any of our current dogs, or Top of the Hill Huskies. Thank you!
As breeders, we understand that many people want to raise their own puppy. We are the same way; our best relationships are with those dogs we have purchased young or have raised from puppies. We want to allow people with a real love and understanding of the breed to be able to buy Siberian huskies. We breed our dogs taking many things into consideration: health, temperament, performance in harness, history at our kennel, and personality to name a few. If we find one of our dogs unfit for breeding based on any of these features, we will have them spayed or neutered, and they will remain here at our kennel as a loved pet and active member of our teams.
We will not sell our dogs to someone who is unfamiliar with Siberian Huskies and the breed traits, to someone who is only interested in them for their blue eyes (most of our puppies do not have blue eyes), or to someone who plans on trying to train them to be off-leash dogs. There are some things that this breed of dog is not (in comparison to other popular pets), and we will make any potential new owner aware of the traits that make them a challenge. We own working dogs, and some of the qualities of our lines are less desirable for a pet than those of a show or strictly-pet quality husky. Our dogs are lean, energetic, and need an active home willing to spend time training them and paying attention to them. We can and will refuse new owners one of our puppies if we do not believe them to be worthy of our puppy, and we will try and talk new buyers out of getting one of our dogs. It is only to those who fully understand what they are getting into that we will sell our puppies.
We are a small kennel, and we breed our dogs to add to our kennel and sell puppies to help the cost of maintaining our current pack. We have anywhere from one to four litters a year. We do not breed our females every heat cycle until they are unable to produce any longer. We do not sell our dogs when they are unable to be bred. We feed our dogs high quality pet food, and encourage all new owners to use the same. We are good friends with our vet and will be happy to provide them as a reference. Many people believe that small kennels such as ours are backyard breeders, but we are what we are. What is important to us is that we give our dogs a job they enjoy, keep them healthy and happy, and put our puppies' future lives far ahead of what money they can put in the bank. If we cannot sell a puppy, it will always have a home with us. If someone is unable to keep one of our puppies, it will always have a home with us.
Please remember that there are dogs in shelters that are desperate to be adopted. These dogs will probably be easier to own than a Siberian husky. Most of those animals are older, owner-surrendered animals that are potty trained; they are NOT unsold puppies. Consider what you are getting into before you buy any dog, be it one of our puppies or someone else's. Siberian huskies generally live to be about fourteen years old: consider how old you, your parents, or your children will be in fourteen years. You will probably still have your husky. Consider all potential lifestyle changes that may be in your future: how will you handle that with a dog? Dogs are not disposable: they are family members and even though they have four legs and fur, they should be considered as such.
We encourage all new owners to stay in touch with us, and we will keep all contact information to make sure that our puppies are happy for years to come. We are always happy to talk about our dogs, our kennel, our future plans, our horror stories, our sad stories, and our past puppies. Please get in touch if you have ANY questions about Amelia, Diane, Ellyn, any of our current dogs, or Top of the Hill Huskies. Thank you!