We manage our kennel in a responsible, humane, safe and sustainable manner with consideration given to the number of huskies we have. We never take on more than we can adequately and expertly care for. Our breeding program is very strict and ensures we are breeding only what we need. We breed for power and leadership or both. We only breed our huskies in the springtime. This allows the females to have their puppies in the summer when it’s warm and relatively quiet around the kennel. This also allows the puppies enough growing time before adjusting to their first winter. Our puppies begin a training program of recreation and positive fun at 6 months old. Training in this way, ensures they learn a sense of excitement about their future job throughout the entire winter season relative to their very young, restrictive abilities. At Snowy Owl, we do not breed our female huskies before they are three years old. We allow our females to have up to 3 litters in their life time with one year intervals in between each pregnancy. Once the brood females have accomplished these goals, we spay them to ensure their future health and security. Intact healthy female dogs can contract an infection called Piamerta. This infection within the uterus can be a fatal. It is known to occur in both older females and females that have had puppies. It can also develop in young females. This is why we spay females we do not intend to breed.

When we have chosen the female and male we are breeding, we de-worm them prior to the first breeding. All our huskies are de-wormed up to 3 times per year. To ensure our puppies do not contract any parasites, we do an extra de-worming for each parent. We usually allow the female and male to breed once a day for up to 4 days during the female’s prime heat cycle.

We do not to sell our huskies simply to “cull” them. We keep what we breed and each pup is given the opportunity to run and pull. If we recognize that a puppy simply doesn’t want to be a sled dog, as much as we hate to part with them, we put them up for adoption just as we do our retired huskies. Thusly they can continue their lives as very rambunctious house pets! We believe in the concept of taking only from our dogs what we are prepared to give back. We work to establish a mutually dependent relationship, based entirely on love and respect.

Once a female has been bred we will give her a bath and spa session after which she is housed in one of our executive’s homes until her puppies are born. This new husky family stays in that home until the pups are 3 weeks old. At this age the puppy’s eyes are open and they have developed an abundance of stored “puppy fat”. They are then be ready to transferred out to the kennel in a quarantined pen with their mom. The pen and house are filled with fresh, clean wood shavings daily and beach umbrellas are installed to ensure lots of shade for the babies.

Depending on the size of the litter, by the time the puppies are 7-8 weeks old we separate them into different pens with one other litter mate. This ensures a continued high standard of cleanliness and a much healthier environment for the puppies.