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Eyes & Coat Color

We do not breed for eye and coat color!
We breed for quality, temperament, and health!

EYES

It would be in your best interest to accept the eye color as mother nature intended, and let it be one of your very last preferences in choosing a puppy. All eye colors are acceptable in the Siberian Husky according to the Official AKC Siberian Husky Standard.

 

Siberian Husky puppies will open their eyes at approximately 2 weeks of age. Both eyes may appear to be blue at that time and even up to 4 - 6 weeks of age can appear to be blue. We have seen eyes change color from blue to brown at 10 weeks of age. It is not common at this age but it does happen.

 

There are also other reasons why we will not sell for eye color, you should not be buying for eye color to begin with. There are just too many wonderful traits in this breed to allow eye color to be a major consideration in your purchase. We will not hold a puppy on the basis of eye color. There are always great people with wonderful homes who do not care if the eyes are blue, brown, Bi or Split. They simply want a high quality Siberian Husky puppy that they want to love for a LIFETIME.

Coat Color

We do not guarantee any particular coat color or markings!


Coat colors can change as well, as the puppy ages their color and patterns can change. A puppy that appears dark black may change to a Grey. While ALL color coats are acceptable in the Siberian Husky breed standard, there is one coloring marker that should be avoided at all times!

 

As per the SHCA (Siberian Husky Club of America), this is the Merle Gene: The merle gene can produce some very striking patterns so why the Siberian Husky Club of America not want the merle gene introduced into our breed? First, from the vast photographic history of the breed there is no evidence that merle purebred Siberian Huskies existed or exist. Since the merle gene is dominant it could not have been “hidden” for all these years. By understanding these facts it is obvious that merle Siberians could only be produced by impure breeding, whether intentional or not. Second the genes that are involved in determining pigmentation and coloring also have significant effects on the development of eyesight and hearing. The health consequences of double merle puppies vary from mild to severe and will not be apparent until the puppies are two weeks of age or older. Some puppies may be born deaf, some born blind and some born deaf and blind. Vision problems cover a wide variety of problems up to and including total blindness, small eyes or missing eyes altogether.These health concerns may necessitate the need to euthanize a 2 week old or older, puppy. Because of these eye and hearing issues associated with the Merle Gene, you will NEVER find us breeding for the merle factor!

http://www.shca.org/

The same puppy at birth and 11 weeks old


You can place a deposit on a puppy at any age once he/she has been born (after you have completed the application) as long as you understand we cannot & will not guarantee eye color or coat color & will not hold a puppy to determine such.

 

If you decide later (whether it be days, months, or years) that you do not want the puppy because it does not have the eye color you wanted or for any other reason, you will return the puppy/dog to us, you will lose your deposit & any payments made.

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