Dog breed guide
Siberian Husky
The Royal Kennel Club standard describes a double-coated dog of medium coat length. Temperament is friendly and gentle, alert and outgoing, without guard dog traits. AKC describes a thickly coated, compact sled dog of great endurance.
Also searched as Husky.
Siberian Husky at a glance
- Adult weight, male
- 20 to 27 kg
- Adult weight, female
- 16 to 23 kg
- Size
- Medium, 10 to 25 kg
- Height
- 51 to 60 cm
- Coat
- double, medium in length, well-furred, never so long as to obscure the clean-cut outline
Next steps
- Find a local groomer or daycarePet businesses near you that take bookings online.
- Check a Siberian Husky puppy's weightWhere a puppy sits against the breed's adult range.
- Dog age in human yearsFrom a formula, not the seven-to-one rule.
Sources
- Petboost breed reference data, adult weight ranges (breed list snapshot).
- Royal Kennel Club, Siberian Husky breed standard, https://www.royalkennelclub.com/breed-standards/working/siberian-husky/, read 5 Oct 2026
- AKC, Siberian Husky, https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/siberian-husky/, read 5 Oct 2026
General information about the breed, not veterinary advice. Speak with your vet about your own pet.