Karluk Siberian Huskies

 

About Me

My love for the Siberian husky began in 1978 when i was in  Maynard Boston U.S.A. I was staying with my aunt at the time, she had  huskies & her neighbour also owned one , well i was well & truly hooked, these dogs were just wonderful. I have been passionate about the breed ever since.

I own eight Siberian huskies at the moment of various ages, my dogs are Orga, Nanook, Shadow, Hush, Cub, Ice , Honey & Buck.I also own three border collies they are  Ted, Bramble & Rex .

We live on a farm in a small Oxfordshire village in the U.K. On the farm we have 5 horses, 16 chickens, 4 geese & 760 breeding ewes! We are kept very busy.

The dogs come with me every day, they love to travel in our van. They have a huge barn where they can run freely & safely & a secure paddock where they enjoy playing & digging holes.Siberian huskies should never be allowed off the lead unless in a secure area. The border collies are all working sheep dogs, they go with my partner to do their job but do enjoy playing with the huskies when they can.

I enjoy showing the dogs when time permits, we enjoy agility & of course the dogs love to work in harness.I recently bought a K9 sulky from Jan Cooper in America, it is the only one to have been shipped to this country & as far as i know still the only one in the U.K. I have  trained Orga, Nanook, Shadow & hush  to pull the sulky, it is very similar to a pony trap & the dogs wear a carting harness not the sled dog harness. The dogs are asked only to trot when pulling the sulky , for this reason cub has not been asked to pull it, he only has two speeds... fast & faster!

Throughout the year we attend charity events helping to raise money for good causes & bringing a smile to lots of faces when they"hug a husky". At Christmas time  the K9 sulky is transformed into a sleigh and we visit schools etc to give sleigh rides to children. We have visited a pack of brownies, a young farmers club ,lots of fetes & events  explaining the history of the breed & the  ups & downs  etc of owning a Siberian Husky.