If you are considering getting a puppy, choosing a husky is a good decision as it makes a great companion. You should put some consideration though into getting a puppy vs. an adult dog. There are positive and negative issues with both, but with the husky dog breed you can't go wrong. They will give you many happy years of love and companionship.
If you get a puppy, you will no doubt have to potty train the pup. Give some consideration to the amount of time you have to spend with the puppy. When you're potty training a puppy, huskies will return to the spot where they went potty before and hopefully this won't be on your carpet. The key to good potty training is to prevent the accident before it happens. A good rule to remember is that a puppy cannot hold its water for very long. If a puppy is three months old, then you can expect him to want to go every three hours, and this includes nighttime. Crating your puppy will help in this aspect, as it will not go to the bathroom where it sleeps. You should try to keep the crate as close as possible during the night to reassure him he is not alone.
Looking at older dogs vs. puppy huskies, their bladders are fully developed which makes them far easier to housebreak
than little puppies. They are physically able to hold their water for a long time and that eliminates the problem of accidents on your carpet. They will go to the door more readily and ask to go out, but puppies will learn this too in time because huskies are very smart. An older husky is over the teething stage and can save you a lot of headaches compared to a puppy. We all know that puppies like to chew and huskies are no different, but there are many chew items on the market that can help a puppy get past this if you really want to get a puppy instead of an adult dog.
If you choose a puppy, then you have to give it time to develop its personality. You are the one that has to take the time to help your puppy develop it in the proper way. This will take time and effort on your part. Obedience classes work wonderful with young pups and can turn your puppy into a dog that you can be truly proud of. An adult husky, on the other hand, has already developed his personality and it's easier to spot the qualities you are looking for in a dog. With an adult dog, what you see is what you get; but with a puppy it is more like potluck until he has developed.
There is something more to be said when having a puppy. A husky puppy is very smart and you will end up with a true companion depending on the hours you put into training him. On the other hand, adult dogs can give you instant gratification with less work as he is past the puppy stage. Whatever you choose you can be sure that adult or puppy huskies will give you a lifetime of love.
