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December 17th, 2008 by Andrew Preston

You have made a wonderful choice in deciding to raise a Siberian Husky rescue dog and now you are probably wondering what you can expect from your new pet in terms of behavior. It all really depends on the trauma they went through in the past and what behavior they have come to expect from humans, but there is some good advice you can follow that will help you get your new pet used to its new life with you and make the transition a lot smoother.

The Siberian Husky was bred as a working dog so inactivity is not part of its programming. They need to run and if they have been caged for some time since their rescue then the first thing you are going to need to do is let them run for a little while. If you do not let them run you will have a very anxious dog so just let them get it out of their system and get used to it because running is what they do.

The Siberian Husky is bred as a working dog and while the Siberian Husky rescue dog can make a wonderful pet they still have that sense of duty built into them and that comes out when they start to take it upon themselves to protect their human family.

A Siberian Husky rescue dog can be a very loyal dog to you and your family and that can be a good and a bad thing. They are very responsive to training and when they become loyal to a family they can become aggressive to strangers. This is especially true of a Siberian Husky rescue dog that has known abuse and now feels loved. So you will need to socially train your Husky to accept other people and animals or else the results could be extremely bad.

The Siberian Husky can get a myriad of health problems and conditions and even if the wounds from abuse have healed you still need to get your dog to a vet on a regular basis to make sure that some of that abusive damage did not become permanent.

You never know how a dog’s body will react to abuse and the Husky can sometimes develop conditions such as digestive problems and eye problems so make sure you get your dog to the vet as often as possible.

Taking in a Siberian Husky rescue dog is a wonderful thing and if you attend to its care and attention needs properly then you will have a loyal and happy pet for many years to come.

Just remember to use positive reinforcement with your new Siberian Husky rescue dog because the dog has been through enough already without you punishing it and besides that the Siberian Husky does not respond well at all to punishment.