How it all started...
Ziemabora
Siberians, Reg. was born out of a dream. That dream started out the same
way many other good Siberian Husky kennels did; with a pet. 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.
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.