📊 At a Glance
Population
500 million
Trend: Stable
📖About
Known for being friendly, vocal, and sometimes independent. they are popular companions that require significant exercise and secure fencing to prevent escaping.
Key Characteristics and Facts
- Physical Traits: They have a dense double coat, erect ears, and a bushy tail, typically standing 20–23.5 inches tall and weighing 16–27 kg.
- Temperament: Friendly and gentle, yet independent and stubborn. They thrive on human companionship and are generally good with children.
- Energy Levels: They are bred to run and have high stamina, needing significant exercise.
- Lifespan: They often live up to 14 years.
- Special Care: Known as "escape artists" that may dig under or jump over fences. They require regular grooming to manage heavy shedding.
💡 Fun Facts
- 1Siberian Huskies are one of the oldest dog breeds in the world. DNA studies have traced their lineage back over 4,000 years, making them one of the earliest domesticated dog breeds still in existence today. They are closely related to other ancient breeds like the Alaskan Malamute and the Samoyed, all of which share roots in the cold northern regions of Asia.
🎭 Behaviors
- •Friendly and social
- •Playful and energetic
- •Howling – they vocalize a lot, especially when bored
- •Destructive – chew and dig when bored or under-exercised
⚠️ Threats to Survival
- •Hip and elbow dysplasia
- •Eye diseases (cataracts, glaucoma)
- •Thyroid disorders
- •Heart conditions
- •Extreme heat (prone to overheating)
- •Toxic foods or chemicals
