In the year 2011, we got a Siberian Husky puppy.
She has blue eyes, big ears, and looks a bit like a gray wolf. As a puppy, she was a very energetic little bundle of fur, but she also has a very sweet, and affectionate disposition.
After much deliberation, we decided to name her Lara, after a super-powerful vampire girl from The Dresden Files. This character captures puppy’s personality very well. Puppy can be brave and fierce, especially while rough-housing with my two other dogs, but she can also be sugar and spice when looking for tummy rubs and treats.
Husky Lara is now over 3 years old, so I thought it would be fun to create a picture chronicle of her first 3 months.
Husky Puppy Pictures – 5 Weeks Old
We visited Lara when she was only 5 weeks old. At 5 weeks, the puppies are already play-biting and able to learn simple commands with reward training techniques.
However, they still spend a fair amount of time sleeping, as you can see in the picture below.
Another interesting thing to note is that most of the Husky puppies have floppy ears (see right). Siberian Husky puppies are born with floppy ears, which usually become erect as they mature. The Husky face mask will also lighten as puppy gets older, especially around the eyes.
Lara had a cute pink nose when she was 5 weeks old. In general, Siberian Huskies have darker pigmentation on their nose, in order to protect it from sun-burn.
It is best not to remove a puppy from the litter until she is at least 8 weeks old. Very young puppies learn important lessons from their mother and litter-mates, including how to properly interact with other dogs, as well as how to control the force of their bites. Here is more on the risks of taking a puppy home too early.
Husky Puppy Pictures – 8.5 Weeks Old
When Lara reached 8.5 weeks old, we brought here home. These are the first pictures we took on that day.
She was tiny, but full of vim and curiosity. I started with puppy obedience training right away, and Lara quickly learned the words Sit and Down, on her very first day. She is a very clever puppy!
Note that her ears are now perky, and her pink nose is mostly filled in with dark pigmentation.
Husky Puppy Pictures – 9 Weeks Old
At 9 weeks old, Husky puppy is still very small. However, she is also fierce, and not afraid to mix-it-up with the two larger adult dogs.
At the bottom, I have three pictures that compare the size of puppy with an adult Siberian Husky.
It is a good idea to supervise puppy very closely when she is playing with larger dogs. During a rigorous play session, Lara got accidentally stepped on by Shiba Inu Sephy, and sprained her rear leg. As a result, she had to go through a very unpleasant vet visit, and endure leg pain for several days after that.
We were lucky it wasn’t anything more serious. After this fun experience, I made sure to keep her on-leash while playing outside, and to have many small play-breaks so that nobody gets over-excited.
Husky Puppy Pictures – 10 Weeks Old
At this point, Lara is fitting in well with the other dogs.
In the beginning, Shiba Sephy was somewhat stand-offish towards puppy. However, I did a lot of group obedience training sessions, and introduced puppy to the other dogs in a very positive and rewarding context.
After about 10 days, Sephy accepted puppy into his very exclusive Shiba-circle-of-trust.
Husky Puppy Pictures – 11 to 12 Weeks Old
Now that puppy is 11 weeks old, we are socializing her to a range of new experiences.
The weather is getting warmer so we brought out the little dog pool to see if Lara would enjoy the cool water. She was curious initially, but quickly lost interest. Instead, she prefers to put her head below the water spigot and have a shower!
Note how fast Husky puppy is growing! You can see in the pictures below that she is now almost Shiba-size.
Siberian Husky Puppies
What do you think of Siberian Husky puppies?
I love the look and temperament of Sibes, but as with any other dog breed, they have their own unique challenges.
Siberian Huskies shed a lot, are extremely energetic, and require a lot of exercise. They are independent minded, and can have very high prey drive. This makes it risky for them to go off-leash in an unenclosed area.
Before getting a puppy, definitely do some research on the good and bad of Siberian Huskies.
How can I get my 7 month old huskies and his father who is 2yrs old to stop howling and crying at 6.30 am when we are still sleep.also they cry and howl when I go out..soo annoying.
Hello fellow husky owners, I would just like to say that I am almost 70 and I have a beautiful crazy little husky girl who will be one year old this month, Sierra Rose. [I bought her from a sled dog breeder, which is not entirely recommended. I have had eight huskies and one litter of AKC huskies that I raised and sold. They are the most brilliant, smart & beautiful breed of dog. They do take a ton of patience! This one has almost done me in [I got her at 7 weeks last Feb] however, I am totally in LOVE with her. She is loyal to me as I have never known, and just adoring and precious. You have to keep your patience and give them a personal space to grow up in. I live in Montana. I have had custom kennels built where they have total shade, straw to curl up in or romp in, dog houses and in the summer a little pool. That SAVES the digging in your yard. Sierra loves to chew wood which has been problem but I bought a little dog fence with a gate and installed it in the house so she has her own room to play in and sleeps in her large crate in. Crate training is essential! Huskies like to have a routine with you. Potty training does take a huge attention [by you!] effort and Siberians do take an extra lot of time on that. then! one day they are potty trained [may take 6 months] … Puppies have a weak bladder for many months. Do NOT get mad at these husky babies and be sure and give them LOTS of love, play time with you and supervision so they don’t get hurt. Do not get them if you can’t do all of this. THEY ARE EXCEPTIONAL PETS and deserve all you can do for them!
I know this is an older post but wanted to comment and say “thank you”! My husband just turned 65 and his present – a husky pup! This will be his 8th Husky through his life and yes, I think we are crazy at our age ;). But, she’s a love and while she will be a lot of work, we know this – hoping she’ll keep us young 🙂
Congratulations on your new puppy! Send us some picture links when you have the time. 😀
Lara looks exactly like Zeus .. same attitude although Zeus already is getting alittle sexually interested lol
Hi there I have a gray husky he will be 1 tomorrow but I have had so many problems with him he has ate almost everything in the house like the water heater electrical cord, shoes, toys, other electrical things as we have a lot of material in our house due to work. My husband gave me a month to train him or give him away. I don’t know what to do I brought him to work because he would stay home all day and do all this so i think he need to be teach and i think i can try and hope for the best. Can you pleas give me some advise.
Crate train him, we bought a goberian he will be turning 3 months this week 1 St week home he was naughty and did alot of cord bites shoe bites.. After starting Crate training he is doing good just make sure to teach him yes no with praises (pating and good boy) and treats, they are smart should take around a week to completely stop biting stuff just make sure to get him toys and kongs that will help keep him busy
I just got my 3 month old husky and he seem to have his own world. He wont walk when taken outside. Wont pay attention if you call him. Is this normal for this breed?
Huskies are pack animals, they look to their leader. It sounds like he doesn’t see you as an alpha male..you have to sort of put your foot down like you would with a rowdy child. There are plenty of online sources to Show you how to do that.
I have a 3 month old husky right now. Despite trips to the dog park, walks, and additional playing at home, he can still get a bit rowdy and bitey, especially towards the children at home. If I were to have an older and well behaved husky in the household, will my puppy see that husky as the alpha and mimic his good behavior?
I am going to adopt a 3 months old puppy which I am told is a Husky(what I am looking for) but I want to make sure he is not a AKK because he kinda look like both. I need your comments if you may
Hello , my brother owns 3 month husky , we love her so much ,but she need big attention and lots of time , we did a big mistake when we bought her , because we can’t raise her well .She has a lot of energy and she needs to live a happy life ,but we won’t be able to do that. We feel so bad but we have to sell her , she was 1.5 month when we bought and now she’s 3 month . Will she be sad ? And this will be so hard for her ?
animals are not a piece of candy you like for a couple uses then you throw it out in the garbage, keep him, it’s your duty, you should’ve thought better in the first place, dog lifes aren’t toys and shouldn’t be “toyed” and sold like that, it’s even worst on this age, she was born, then kept and stayed for a couple time, sold and had to readjust to a new “biome”/household, but now you want to sell her again, that’s just cruelty in my opinion, the huskys too young to be doing that, even with any age, once you make a choice you have to live with it, isn’t that how human works? if you decide not to do something then you don’t do it, if you decided to give a piece of your heart to a new friends (the husky) then you shouldn’t remove that piece from him specially when he stayed with you for over a month.
Dear MS
By your logic people who have foster pets are bad people even though they are supporting animal shelters.
Hi love reading the article. I own a 3 month husky named dutchess and a 7.5 week husky named Duke. Dutchess is a force of nature and though I trained her by giving her a schedule she still wants to do stuff her own way. She does isn’t destructive just likes food a lot hehehe Duke on the other hand is a cutie with a lot of energy he started getting vocal and though I’ve been potty training him to not do the dodie in the house he does and pees on any surface, unlike Dutchess who wouldn’t pee on a person or bed. What can I do to get him house trained? I don’t necessary believe in treat training as I want him to do it because I tell him not for treats (a dominance issue)
How I potty trained my puppy.
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