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He sleeps with his belly on the air-conditioning vent. I've moved my desk next to it.
Last updated 14 October 2026
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What they brought with them.
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At home
Flat on the marble, across the air-conditioning vent, or in the shower tray.
What's going onTheir double coat was built for Siberian winters, and they are getting rid of heat. They cope here with air conditioning, cool floors and walks before 8am or after 8pm. Brush the loose undercoat out often, and never clip or shave it short.
At home
Energy that a walk round the block barely touches.
What's going onHuskies were bred to run all day. In summer, they exercise before 8am or after 8pm. In the hot hours in between, give their head the work: food puzzles, sniffing games, short training.
At home
Through the gap in the door, over the villa wall, under the fence, and gone.
What's going onThey are not leaving you. Running is what they were bred for, and getting out is one of the things Huskies are best known for. Check the gate, the wall and the balcony as if you were them, and keep a second door between them and the street.
At home
The howl, the woo-woo, and the full opera when you say no.
What's going onThat is how Huskies talk, and they usually want something. Work out what it is, and give it to them when they are quiet, not while they are shouting.
At home
Locked on to every cat, bird and anything small that moves.
What's going onIt is a chase instinct, not bad temper. Many Huskies chase cats hard, so keep them on a lead wherever cats live, which in Dubai is nearly everywhere.
At home
Blue, brown, or one of each, and very hard to say no to.
What's going onCataracts (cloudy lenses in the eye) and gradual loss of sight run in the breed. An eye evaluation every year from age one is in their plan. At home, notice if they start bumping into things in the evening.
The bit nobody tells you.
Their run
Built for: Hours through snow, in a team.
In Dubai: For five months of the year, safe to run only in the cool hours.
Their cold
Built for: Sleeping outside at far below freezing.
In Dubai: Summers of 45 degrees, usually indoors.
Their day
Built for: Working all day with a team.
In Dubai: Often alone for part of the day.
The escapes, the howling and the chewed sofa mostly come from that gap.
You cannot give them a frozen river and a sled. You can give them a cool home and a safe place to run, and the ten things below are how.
Your plan is built around their breed: the risks on a Husky's record at every age, and the care that goes with each one.
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Ten things that make their life better.
Their coat was built for Siberia, and in a Dubai summer the heat can turn to heat stroke fast.
Every age, most of all puppies and from 7 years
Why
Their coat was built for Siberia, and in a Dubai summer the heat can turn to heat stroke fast.
What to do
Keep them in air conditioning through the day, with a tiled floor to lie on. From May to September, walk and run them before 8am or after 8pm, and check the pavement with the back of your hand first. If they pant hard, drool thickly or wobble, move them into shade or air conditioning straight away, wet their coat and skin with cool water, not ice-cold, and contact your vet now. Keep cooling them on the way, with the air conditioning on in the car.
Many Huskies make a drama of nail trims, and they need a lot of grooming.
Every age, starting the day they come home
Why
Many Huskies make a drama of nail trims, and they need a lot of grooming.
What to do
Every day, touch their paws, lift their ears and open their lips for a few seconds, then give a treat. Show them the brush and the clippers before you use them. Stop before they struggle.
They learn fast when it pays, and switch off when it does not.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years
Why
They learn fast when it pays, and switch off when it does not.
What to do
Short sessions, paid with food or the thing they want right now, like the door opening. Stop while they are keen. If they ignore a cue, do not repeat it. Make it easier and try again.
Huskies howl most when they are bored or alone, and your neighbours share the wall.
Every age, loudest from 6 months to 2 years
Why
Huskies howl most when they are bored or alone, and your neighbours share the wall.
What to do
Give them the walk and the company before they ask. When they are howling for something, wait for a moment of quiet, then open the door or put the food down. Long howling while you are out can be distress, so contact your vet.
Eye disease, a zinc-linked skin condition and an underactive thyroid all run in the breed.
Every age
Why
Eye disease, a zinc-linked skin condition and an underactive thyroid all run in the breed.
What to do
Once a week, look for cloudy eyes, crusting around the eyes and lips, and thinning patches in the coat. Weigh them once a month.
Dead undercoat left in the coat holds heat and mats against the skin.
Every age, more as the adult coat comes in
Why
Dead undercoat left in the coat holds heat and mats against the skin.
What to do
Brush them two or three times a week with an undercoat rake, and every day when they shed. Work down to the skin. Do not clip or shave the undercoat. De-shed and de-mat with the right tools, and keep up the brushing and bathing, so the coat stays clear and skin problems are easier to spot.
They were bred to run all day, and for five months a year they cannot do it safely outside.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years
Why
They were bred to run all day, and for five months a year they cannot do it safely outside.
What to do
Scatter part of their dinner, hide treats for them to sniff out, and give them a stuffed chew when you go out. If they are alone most of the day, arrange a midday visit.
Many Huskies will not come back once they are running, and in Dubai a cat is always nearby.
Every age, for life
Why
Many Huskies will not come back once they are running, and in Dubai a cat is always nearby.
What to do
Walk them on a harness and lead. In open spaces, use a long line of 5 to 10 metres so they can run without running off. Practise calling them back on the line, and pay well.
Getting out is one of the breed's best-known habits, and a loose Husky near a road is in danger fast.
Every age, most of all puppies and young dogs
Why
Getting out is one of the breed's best-known habits, and a loose Husky near a road is in danger fast.
What to do
Check the gap under the gate, the height of the wall and the balcony rails. Put a baby gate inside the front door, so a delivery never becomes an escape.
Hip Dysplasia (a poorly fitting hip joint) can show from puppyhood, and arthritis follows as they age.
Every age, evaluation before 2 years
Why
Hip Dysplasia (a poorly fitting hip joint) can show from puppyhood, and arthritis follows as they age.
What to do
Keep them lean. Put rugs where they turn and run on marble. Book their hip evaluation before they are two.
Two of these are in your plan. The rest you can do at home.
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Their health, at every age.
How old are they?
Their age
the first six months
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
6 months to 2 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
2 to 4 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
4 to 7 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
7 to 10 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
10 years and over
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Breed predispositions indicate an increased risk rather than certainty of disease. What is right for them always comes from their own history and an evaluation.
Before they come home.
Show and pet, or racing line
Show and pet lines are bred mostly for the look: the mask, the blue eyes, the curled tail. Racing lines are bred for speed and drive. Most Huskies in the UAE are family dogs from show and pet lines, with a sled dog's stamina still in them.
Colours
Grey, red, sable or a wolf-like agouti, plain or marked, often with a mask on the face. Their eyes can be blue, brown, or one of each.
The first six months
Their full vaccination course, microchip and Dubai Municipality registration come first. Keep their time outside short in summer, because puppies overheat quickly.
Puppy health, 0 to 6 months
Getting the home ready
Give them a tiled floor in an air-conditioned room. Check the gate, the wall and the balcony at puppy height, and put a baby gate inside the front door.
Ten things that make their life better
Before you commit
Ask the breeder whether both parents have had their eyes evaluated by an ophthalmologist and their hips scored. Eye disease and poorly fitting hips are the first risks for a young Husky.
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For a new puppy: First 30 days with a new puppy · Puppy vaccinations in the UAE · Heatstroke in dogs
When it is not behaviour.
They'll keep the vent. If they're still panting hard on it, call your vet straight away.
Before they were yours.
The beginning
The Siberian Husky comes from north-east Siberia, where the Chukchi people bred small teams of fast, light dogs to pull sleds a long way on very little food.
What they still carryThe stamina, the coat, and a dog that needs less food than their size suggests.
1909 to 1910
In 1909 a fur trader brought a team of Siberian dogs to a sled race in Nome, Alaska, and the drivers there soon wanted more. One of those teams won the race in 1910.
What they still carryThe racing engine: built to run a long way, fast, and to want to.
1925
In 1925, relays of sled teams carried diphtheria serum nearly 1,000 km to Nome in the middle of winter. Leonhard Seppala's Huskies, led by Togo, ran the longest stretch.
What they still carryA name the whole world knows.
1930 onwards
The American Kennel Club recognised the breed in 1930. Over the following decades it split into racing lines and show and pet lines.
What they still carryA dog often chosen for the face, with a sled dog's engine still inside.
Today
Here most Huskies are family dogs in flats and villas.
What they still carryA dog built to run all day at minus 30, living through summers of 45 degrees.
The ones you type at midnight.
If the Husky suits you, so might these.
Alaskan MalamuteThe same kind of dog: an Arctic sled dog, much bigger and stronger, and more reserved with strangers.
SamoyedAnother spitz from Siberia, in a white coat, with the same friendly, chatty nature.
Labrador RetrieverThe same high energy and love of everyone they meet, in a short-coated retriever that copes far better with heat.
Pembroke Welsh CorgiA similar summer routine: a coat that sheds just as heavily and walks in the cool hours, in a smaller dog on short legs.
