I found this pup and am just in love with her <3 She has one blue eye and one party. If only we didn't have 3 dogs and Neeka wasn't so young.... I have caught the husky bug for sure. I will be travelling this weekend and she is near the city that I'll be in. So tempted to go see her.

What a cutie! love her colour. i just want to bundle her up and cuddle her!

Well like they say, 3 is a Ménage à trois, and 4 is a party.






I do like the color of the pup.

I could just imagine the party in my living room!!!!! I am in love with her color too

it sure would be a party! i can just imagine the work out the vacuum would be getting, having to suck up all that hair that gets stuck in the carpet as they shed and blow their coats, gets worked fairly hard as it is with the 3 of ours. But 4 is a nice even number!

She is a very wild looking one, absolutely stunning!

You definitely have more will power that I do. I wouldn't just be thinking about stopping I would have it planned already and I wouldn't just look! Hence the reason I avoid even looking for a possible. I am not ready for a second YET!

I have contacted the breeder and asked for her address..... I really want to stop. But know that I shouldn't!!!!

Just go ahead and look I have 6 and want another hehe

The hubby would kill me!!!! Good thing she is not old enough to leave mama yet.

taveraw wrote:

I have contacted the breeder and asked for her address..... I really want to stop. But know that I shouldn't!!!!

You look at the pup in person you'll be hooked.

Here4thePics wrote:

taveraw wrote:

I have contacted the breeder and asked for her address..... I really want to stop. But know that I shouldn't!!!!

You look at the pup in person you'll be hooked.

That is exactly what I am afraid of. But my daughter really wants to see the pups

OK, I went to see the pup. First off, I have to say she is beautiful! Perhaps agouti in coloring. She has 2 parti eyes. One is mostly brown with a diamond shaped blue area. The other is mostly blue with 3 brown dots in it. I would love to take her But I am concerned with my pup being so young... and where would I put a new crate, the cost of shots and spay etc.

OK now for the pro's from the breeder's visit.
Mom and dad's eyes are both certified
They breed for working quality dogs
Good pedigrees
AKC Registerabled
Mom will not be bred again for 2 years

Con's from the breeder's visit
Mom and dad's hips are not checked. They feel that since they are working dogs with no issues that hips are OK.
I did not get to see the parents or any of the other pups. She said that mom is skinny from nursing. The other pups were not brought out since it would be confusing.
I was unable to hold or play with the pup. Reason is that she did not have any shots yet and they wanted to be careful.
Feed is Iams - eww
The pup seemed strangely calm.

What do you guys think - too many red-flags???

I think it's very strange not letting you see the mom and other puppies. I do get where she's coming from with not letting you touch her though.

The only thing that I can think of is maybe the mom is just a breeder. Heard of them that are confined to crates just to breed. I hope not.... but that is the only reason I could see to not let us see her.

When we got Neeka, Mom, Dad and pups were running all over the place.

That is a bit weird. When we went to get Elara (though the litter was 8 weeks old at that point), we got to see the whole litter, both parent's, where the puppies and parents were being kept, and all the breeder's other dogs. The breeder didn't try to hide anything. I have heard the thought that racing dog's hips are tested just by racing a lot, but some still think you should still do OFA. Do you know for a fact that they race? Cause I know one breeder who likes to claim her dogs are "dual" siberians: good show and racing dogs, but she's even admitted that she doesn't race her dogs! And she doesn't seem to do all that great in the show ring either. So it's a bit silly for her to claim her dogs are such good "dual" siberians.

I think she is hiding something by refusing to show the mom or other pups. The mom would lose some weight but if it is extreme then she is more then likely one litter shy of a puppy mill producer.

I suggest walk away as yeah the red flags are flapping and there isn't any wind, except what comes from the breeders mouth.

OK so I find myself still thinking about this pup. The breeder re-contacted me and has offered to work with me on price if I want her.

So the breeder is very heavily into breeding work quality dogs, sappala lines. This litter is claimed to be high content. (many of her dogs are claimed to be 95%-98%) Her color pattern matches descriptions that i have read.

Maybe mom is thin because of her lines and thinner due to pups?

Coloring from online:
Many Seppalas are pure white or buff and white. Others are very dark, black, or charcoal grey with dark faces and white only on the feet and tail tip. There are many varied shades of grey, brownish grey, and blue-grey. “Sable” reds with black-tipped guard hairs and black noses occur, but the liver-nosed “copper” phase seen in other lines of Siberian Huskies is unknown in pure Seppalas. Agouti "wild type" coloration and piebald spotting are common.



Their dogs look leggy and long - Some of their dogs:





What do you guys think? Sappala?

I think they could be Seppala. Is she willing to show you the parents pedigrees? Or at least their AKC names so we could help you find information on the dogs.

taveraw wrote:

OK so I find myself still thinking about this pup. The breeder re-contacted me and has offered to work with me on price if I want her.

So the breeder is very heavily into breeding work quality dogs, sappala lines. This litter is claimed to be high content. (many of her dogs are claimed to be 95%-98%) Her color pattern matches descriptions that i have read.

Maybe mom is thin because of her lines and thinner due to pups?



Their dogs look leggy and long - Some of their dogs:





What do you guys think? Sappala?

Whoa hate to pee in your coffee but after seeing and reading the above I trust this "breeder" even less. If her claims are not on paper then what ever she says is mostly worthless. PLUS the fact that the dogs are weighed down with massive chains shows lack of respect for her dogs. Mama Husky doesn't look to happy and why is the owner holding he up by the belly? My last before I get in trouble.

I think you're going to get a lot of responses across the board with this one. In the end it's up to you. I hate the chain thing, regardless if it's because they're "racing" and that's just the easiest way to house them... If you have that many, you have too many. Just in my opinion.

Mom is probably thin due to both her lines and just given birth, most from the racing side are lankier and skinnier. What I would be concerned with is the temperament of the parents. While they may be good "working quality" how are they with being pets? The issue that you couldn't even meet mom or dad would irritate me.

I, personally, wouldn't support this breeder but that's because I don't like what I see. I'm not into the whole "Sappala" thing so can't help much in that regard.

I'm with Len on this one, those photos don't look great. I saw you had been there to visit the pup, what did the facilities look like?? I was nervous when we went to the breeder we got Tika at because their home was verging on hoarding (we had checked into them a lot) but when we got to the dogs, they were so well treated and cared for, we were immediatly put at ease. If she still doesn't let you see mom and other pups, I would walk away, this sound a bit too sketchy for me.
That's m opinion anyways, if she breeds "working dogs" then ask for references from people who have bought them. I don't think you should take this breeders word if they haven't bothered with even checking hips.

Kelly

Those dogs in those pictures are so skinny (most likely) because they aren't purebred Siberians - let alone Seppala's. Those very much resemble Alaskan's and because of their "racey" look, (being so thin) look like they have some kind of hound in them. Though they could be sprint Siberians - they look far more exaggerated to me to be a purebred.

Seppala's will still very much look like Siberian's - the original imports were NOT racey (as those dogs are). The Seppala dogs is supposed to be the preservation of his line - those dogs should very much still look like a Siberian Husky.

I second all of the above.

Question - what state are they in and are these dogs outdoors. I know that if they have a large number of dogs in Michigan, you have to have a kennel license and go through inspection. I would be concerned that something illegal or immoral is going on.

just my two cents.

I am concerned too - thus why I am asking I appreciate all of your feedback. I felt really weird not being able to see any of the facility. I just got to stay in the driveway and watch her hold the pup.

I don't want to name the kennel publicly, but will PM it. It is in Ohio