How it all started...

    Ziemabora Siberians, Reg. (yes, we are a registered name with the AKC) was born out of a dream. That dream started out the same way many other good Siberian Husky kennels did; with a pet. The year was 1990. We saw a Siberian puppy at our local pet store, and decided, based on looks alone, that the Siberian Husky was the breed we wanted. We knew nothing about the breed characteristics or health problems and at the time, didn't know enough to care. So, we looked in our local newspaper and saw an ad for AKC Siberian Husky puppies for sale, and went to visit them. We bought one and brought her home. She turned out to be one of the best educational experiences there could ever be about all of the bad points of owning a Siberian.

     She was a worst-case scenario; every bad behavior and habit that good breeders tell you about, rolled into one furry bundle. Despite our best intentions, we raised her completely wrong for a Siberian, and she became the household alpha in a bad way. She ruled the roost-you wouldn't dare to take anything away from her that she wanted, you would never put your hand near her food bowl when she was eating. When she would go on a hunger-strike, you would feed her treats and switch her dog food so she wouldn't be bored. If she wanted something off the counter, she would simply get up and take it. If she wanted out of her pen, she would dig out and terrorize the neighborhood. If she wanted to take you for a walk, then she did and you went where SHE wanted to go. If you had company come over, she would jump all over them, knocking over anyone who did not weigh at least 150 lbs. Then, for entertainment, she would use the furniture as an obstacle course- jumping from the Lazyboy to the couch in one single bound, then from the couch to the love seat, all the while never touching the floor once. Then to the floor and run around the lazyboy twice, jump on it and begin the whole routine again. Of course, we never dreamed of buying a crate to put her in when we had company, after all, weren't crates cruel?

     About the time she turned 9 months, an interest grew in finding out more about this breed and it's peculiarities. We contacted many different breeders-some good, some bad. We learned many things about the Siberian that we didn't know before. Of course, along the way, we got involved with some "breeders" of questionable repute, but this was due to our ignorance and naivete. But, lucky for us, these associations didn't last too long, as we had an honest desire to learn about ethics and correct breed principles, and through this, learned that the folks that we associated ourselves with that called themselves "breeders" were really nothing more then backyard puppy mills. Needless to say, we disassociated ourselves from them quite rapidly, and were then on the path to seek out good, honest individuals that truly cared about this breed and it's future. This is when we had to take an honest look at our dogs and decided that they were nice pets, but would never make it to the next level where we wanted to be- SHOW-QUALITY! So we spayed our pets and placed them in pet homes and began looking for good Siberians.

     Well, to make an even longer story short, we found some wonderful people in the breed who were willing to work with novices. So, over the years, we have benefitted from the knowledge of breeders who have been in the breed anywhere from 5 to 30+ years, that was freely given to us in the interest of improving this marvelous breed. We by no means claim to have all of the answers and know everything. This is a life-long learning process, and we learn something new every day. But we strive to improve ourselves and our dogs continuously, keeping in mind that there is always room for improvement in our quest for the "perfect dog". To the best of our knowledge, he/she has not been created yet, so we, along with other conscientious folks in this breed, continue to make this our goal.