Songbird Siberians

06/07/2026

What a whirlwind few weeks it's been for us! I had been back and forth on whether to save Jack for the classes at the National. A part of me really wanted to see what he could do there, but in the end I decided we would have a more relaxing National this year with just 2 dogs. Last year, we had to rent a full sized van just to fit 3 dogs and the toddler and all her stuff too.

So I decided I was going to try and finish Jack. He started blowing his coat, which made me nervous, but to be honest he looks pretty good out of coat. First stop was the Freehold NJ specialties where he was reserve and then WD/BOW for his third major and fourth specialty win. That left him with one point to finish! The same weekend, Phoebe was Best in Sweeps and RWB. She got really nice compliments from both judges! 😊

Next we headed up to Wrentham MA for the Yankee specialties. What a day we had there! I don't know if we will ever top this day. Both Jack and Phoebe ended up winning every time they set foot in the ring. Phoebe took a really competitive Best in Sweeps under a long distance musher/breeder judge, with lovely compliments again. Then, at the specialty, Jack took WD out of bred-by. I was thinking there was no way I would win with Phoebe too! But then she took WB in an entry of 16. I stayed on Jack in the breed ring, and he took BOW and BBE. The judge even tried to give him BOBOH, not realizing that the breed winner was owner-handled! 😱

Since we got started in Siberians nearly a decade ago now, it's been my dream to produce a dog that is capable of winning under breeder judges, especially those that work their dogs, as well as all-breed judges. Our current generation of dogs has proven to be just that, and I'm so excited to see what comes next! 🔥

04/19/2026

I'm just so proud of Phoebe! She was the youngest pup we ever sent out with our handlers, and she handled it so well. This time, I hear she is much improved in the ring! She and her sisters have just the kind of temperament we strive to breed for - gets along with everyone, trainable/biddable, food motivated.

The cherry on top is how consistently she has been recognized in stiff competition by judges I respect, despite that she is very much a puppy still and has a lot of maturing to do.

Looking forward to getting in the ring with her again! I love showing our class dogs myself, but when the shows are too far for us to attend, our handlers help us out. We are very grateful for these opportunities to send our dogs out and showcase them to the fancy. Phoebe represents our third generation of breeding, and I'm so happy with the improvements we've seen during that time.

03/04/2026

This is a long overdue update! We have had a spectacular start to the year. We closed out 2025 with an exciting select in Orlando. Then, Maggie took a huge group 4th among the country's top working dogs. At Westminster, she received the first Award of Merit! ⭐️

At the Renaissance cluster, she took a huge breed over the top Siberian in the country, despite being out of coat! She has received so many lovely compliments from fellow exhibitors and judges along the way. Most importantly, she is having a grand old time and we are so thankful to her handlers/team for taking such good care of her.

12/23/2025

Some reflections on what it feels like to be a preservation breeder in 2025. Happy Holidays to all! We appreciate your support in our goal to breed healthy, happy Siberian Huskies that conform to the breed standard and perform in the show ring as well as on the trail.

Happy Holidays to all of our extended Songbird family! It’s been a while since I updated, as always. I’m going to make it one of my New Year’s Resolutions to be more active on the…

11/05/2025

I am extremely behind in updating, as usual! First, I wanted to share that our recent litter out of Asher and Gracie has been kicking butt. Ivy, who is co-owned with Jennifer Boxell, took a nice group placement and win in 4-6 month puppy. Then Phoebe followed in her sister's footsteps and did the same thing! The third sister Indie has not made her show ring debut yet but she is doing really well with her training.

We took Phoebe, Jack, and Maggie to the Siberian Husky Club Of America National Specialty a few weeks ago. It was a bit of an undertaking to show 3 dogs and bring the toddler along as well. We had to rent a Transit van to fit all our stuff in it. Only Maggie was entered at the pre-National specialties. She showed well and made a cut in tough competition.

At the National, Phoebe kicked it off with a BOS in 4-6 month puppy in a fantastic entry of lovely puppies. She received lots of compliments on her beautiful, sound movement. Then, Jack showed in the adult bred-by class, which was also a very nice entry. He received fourth in a large class and also got many compliments. Finally, in best of breed, Maggie showed great again and made a beautiful cut! So many people came up to me to tell me how she caught their eye.

We were so proud to have these dogs represent our kennel at the National as multiple generations of our breeding, from two different foundation bi***es - one show line and one working line.

07/01/2025

So excited to officially announce our keepers from our recent litter!

⭐ Songbird's Grapefruit Moon "Phoebe"
⭐ Songbird's Blue Valentines "Indigo"
⭐ Songbird's Little Drop Of Poison Ivy "Ivy"

Phoebe and Indigo will stay here and live with us. Ivy will be co-owned with and will be loved and shown by Jennifer Boxell. Welcome to the team Jennifer! Can't wait to see you girls kick ass in the ring, in harness, and in agility tunnels.

What a special litter this was! Only three girls, but more than I could have hoped for from this breeding. They all have dream temperaments, and we couldn't be prouder that they are the third generation of our breeding ❤

06/23/2025

I've been bad about updating! Here are the puppies at 7 weeks. This is such a special litter to us, and we couldn't be more thrilled with how they're turning out. Stay tuned for our announcement next week!

06/02/2025

The puppies were absolute pros their first time on the table at 4 weeks old! We just love them all 😍

05/24/2025

The girls at 2.5 weeks old! They are growing up fast. One already escaped the whelping box! Light grey girl has brown eyes, medium grey girl has blue eyes, and black girl is bi-eyed. Another litter with a perfect 50/50 split in eye color! 👁️🩵 Always fun to have the variety. Blue eyes in Siberians are not a simple recessive - they are due to two different genes and one of them is not inherited recessively at all. So even though both mom and dad have blue eyes, the litter was split.

05/12/2025

We had a litter of three beautiful girls a week ago! Our first in over two years, since I was out on maternity leave. We are so excited to watch them grow up 🤍🩶🖤