Siberian Husky (CompanionHouse Books) In-Depth Breed Profile, History, Tips, and Expert Advice on Adopting, Training, Feeding, Exercising, and Caring for Your New Best Friend (Smart Owner's Guide)

Thought I’d be purchasing a comprehensive book on Siberian huskies and how to train them as the title suggests. WRONG! A little bit of everything, but no good if you’ve already adopted one. The best part of this book is the picture on the cover. A waste of over $17!

great info to help raising my Husky

You must read this book if you are thinking of getting a Husky. It is very informative, written welland illustrated beautifully. This is a book to keep even after you buy a Husky, to use for reference.It is easy to understand and delightful to read. Thanks

This book has been invaluable to me and my Husky Kahlan it really does a good job describing what is needed to make having a Husky a pleasant experience.

love it

I was very exited about the book but more because it was suppose to come with 2 free dvd's. The only reason I purchased it new was because I really wanted those 2 DVD's. AND the 2 DVD's did NOT come with the book.

If you're looking for specific information on the Siberian breed, or breed history, you will not find much of it here. What you will find is fairly good information on general dog training and care, and quite a few very pretty color photos of unidentified Siberian Huskies. The two DVDs that come with the book are not about Siberians, and are likely the same two DVDs that come with all the other breed books of this series. The book seems to have been put together by people who were not specifically familiar with Siberians, but who had access to the writings of some people who were, and this shows in the book's many small inaccuracies and inconsistencies, which are often due, I believe, to misinterperetation of the sources. The editing could also have been better; for instance in one place it says that Siberians shed only once a year, in another place that they shed multiple times a year, and in still another place that they shed twice a year (twice a year is typical). The caveats for new Siberian owners (they dig, they shed, they run away, they kill small animals, they are bad watchdogs, they are stubborn and independant) are not comprehensive and are a bit too mild. The book really falls down in the history department. There are no old photos at all, and the chapter is very short (8 pages). The writing is full of semi-truths, again born of the authors not quite understanding their source material, or not having access to as much of it as they should have. Some of the information, too, is downright wrong. For instance: Siberians were not, as the book says, called "Chukchi" dogs by those who first imported them into Alaska and began to breed them there; they were usually called "Siberian Dogs", or just "Siberians", and Leonhard Seppala did not, as the book says, carry the diphtheria serum for 300 miles in the famous life-saving relay to Nome in 1925; he carried it a little over 90 miles. The bit that gives me the biggest chuckle, though, is the section titled "True Tails", which explains how Jack London was writing about dogs who were "mostly Siberian Husky" in his classics "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang". Since the former was published in 1903 and the latter in 1906, and the first Siberians were imported into Alaska in 1908, both were written when Siberians were unknown to the western world, and therefore also unknown to Jack London. In fact, "Buck", the hero of "The Call of the Wild" is described in London's book as half Saint Bernard and half Collie! All these dates are in the book; something else an editor ought to have caught, and certainly a mistake a real student of the breed would not have made. The binding seems nice and sturdy, and the photos are glossy and high-quality, but if you're looking for basic information on how to raise a dog there are better books, and if you're looking for in-depth information on the Siberian Husky there are far better books.