About Us
Life at Tagalder
This is Juneau, the dog who started it all. When our old golden retriever died, I told my husband that it was MY turn to pick out a dog (the golden thing was his idea). Ever since I was little I have always been fascinated with the arctic breeds. My original thought was to go with a mutt but the more we researched the Siberian Husky, the more we decided we would like to try this amazing breed. We had so, so much to learn! I had never intended to own a sled dog team but you know what they say - huskies are like potato chips.
Kennel and Home Life
Winters here can be long (end of November thru March sometimes) and cold (temps down to -20F regularly and occasionally colder). Summers can be horridly hot with temps above 90F. We try to accomodate our dogs with double-wall insulated doghouses for the shorter-coated racing dogs in the winter, and with shade tarps and kiddle swimming pools in the summer. Very often we just bring them in the house when things are too nasty outside.
Siberians are extremely intelligent dogs and are easily bored, so we try to get them out of the house/kennel on a daily basis. In the off-season we do daily walks on leash where we reinforce gee/haw, on-by training, and other commands. We also have our back yard fenced where they can have supervised play time. The outdoor kennel itself is quite large and they can run free after meals.
Quality care also includes quality food. We feed a high-quality, corn-free all natural kibble in the off-season, and supplement with meat (venison and beaver for the most part) and fat in the fall and winter.
Kennel and Home Life
Winters here can be long (end of November thru March sometimes) and cold (temps down to -20F regularly and occasionally colder). Summers can be horridly hot with temps above 90F. We try to accomodate our dogs with double-wall insulated doghouses for the shorter-coated racing dogs in the winter, and with shade tarps and kiddle swimming pools in the summer. Very often we just bring them in the house when things are too nasty outside.
Siberians are extremely intelligent dogs and are easily bored, so we try to get them out of the house/kennel on a daily basis. In the off-season we do daily walks on leash where we reinforce gee/haw, on-by training, and other commands. We also have our back yard fenced where they can have supervised play time. The outdoor kennel itself is quite large and they can run free after meals.
Quality care also includes quality food. We feed a high-quality, corn-free all natural kibble in the off-season, and supplement with meat (venison and beaver for the most part) and fat in the fall and winter.