Siberian Husky Puppies Into Whose Arrival So Much Came Together for Me

Where It All Began

On June 8, 2026, a rather beautiful and rare astronomical event took place  the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. The two brightest planets appeared very close to each other in the sky. And at that exact same moment, deep in the night, long-awaited Hakuna Vota husky babies were being born in our home. We welcomed 2 girls and 1 boy, all grey and white with brown eyes.

And for some reason, I had a very strong feeling as if the cosmos itself was accompanying the birth of this litter.

This litter is very important to me. Probably because it became the result of my work with the breed over the past 6 years. And it did not come easily. But as they say  you do not learn from easy things.

These husky babies were born from two Siberian Huskies whom I truly admire.

 

Parents of the Litter

Dam - our HAKUNA VOTA YOSEMITE, aka MITYA.

The dog who was born in our kennel and stole my heart when she was only one month old. Together we’ve gone through an enormous journey: dog shows, thousands of kilometers on the road, victories, mistakes, learning, and experience.

Mitya became the siberian husky who brought our Hakuna Vota kennel to a completely different level of quality.

Sire of the litter — OLGIVAN SHOW FANTABULOUS CANDYMAN, aka ZamZam.

And he truly is the siberian husky of my dreams.

I first saw him back in 2020, and in that very moment I realized: this was exactly the kind of dog I would one day want to use in my breeding program. But the road to him took almost 6 years.

I knew he was not available for stud. So I simply admired him quietly from afar. And I understood that in order to be trusted with a male like this, you first need to have a worthy “bride.”

And I will always be endlessly grateful to ZamZam’s owner Marina Ismailova  for her trust, and for allowing me to use this bright and truly unique boy in my breeding program.

Now the husky world has become richer by 3 more very special representatives of the breed.

How This Litter Became Possible

In reality, this litter began long before the puppies were born.

Mentally, I started preparing for it back in the summer of 2025. I had several potential stud candidates in mind, but each of them needed to be carefully evaluated. I personally met and observed several males I truly liked, spoke with their breeders and owners, and spent a lot of time analyzing my options.

Then, in October 2025, I traveled to the United States to attend the largest husky event in the world the Siberian Husky National Specialty  where around 420 Siberian Huskies from across America were gathered, including some of the oldest and most respected kennels in the breed. Seeing those dogs in person influenced my final decision about which direction I wanted to take with this breeding.

And finally, in November 2025, after many discussions and careful consideration from both sides  mine and ZamZam’s owner’s we reached an agreement. We were given permission to use ZamZam in the Hakuna Vota breeding program.

And then came the hardest part: believing that this breeding would actually become reality.

Because there were two major questions we had to solve:
how exactly the breeding would happen, and how to properly prepare Mitya for this journey.

We considered different options, including artificial insemination. I spent a lot of time reading about the risks, long-term consequences, and success rates of different breeding methods.

But there was another option - flying to the male to Kazakhstan.

And that became a completely separate challenge.

We had never flown with a dog before. We needed to buy an airline-approved crate, teach Mitya to feel comfortable in it, prepare all documents, complete reproductive health examinations, and make sure everything was perfect health-wise. We also needed to support her body properly if necessary, wait for the beginning of her heat cycle, buy tickets, confirm the dog on board for both flights, and match the timing precisely so we could arrive at least a few days before the right breeding window.

To make that possible, we relied on several medical tests that helped us predict the timing more accurately.

And most importantly, I had to mentally prepare myself for the difficult journey toward this long-awaited breeding.

Including the long road to the airport in Hungary.

Despite all the worries, our very first flight with a dog went successfully. Mitya was ready for it. Over the years, she learned to trust me as her leader and trust my decisions. She is well socialized, mentally stable, has a trained vestibular system, and knows how to stay calmly alone in a crate without panic.

We spent two weeks in Kazakhstan. And the breeding itself was done according to protocols used in some of the best breeding practices in the world.

Then came the road home.

And another two months of waiting.

During the entire pregnancy, it was important to me not simply to “carry the litter safely,” but to create the best possible conditions for the future puppies even before birth.

Several things matter deeply here:

• high-quality nutrition for the mother,
• monitoring the health of both Mitya and the puppies,
• a calm emotional state,
• and proper physical activity.

We even continued attending puppy socialization groups during pregnancy. And for me, all of this is part of responsible breeding.

Because puppies begin forming long before they are born.

The physical and emotional state of a pregnant dog directly affects the future nervous system of the puppies. This is where epigenetic mechanisms come into play.

Mitya has excellent self-regulation and very stable responses to environmental stimuli. Even in new situations and under external pressure, she naturally remains relaxed and emotionally balanced. And that means lower cortisol and adrenaline levels during pregnancy.

These are exactly the kinds of things that, on an epigenetic level, help build the foundation for a stable temperament in future puppies.

 

What I Hope to Achieve With This Breeding

With this breeding, my goal was not to lose the structural quality Mitya already has. I wanted to preserve the quality of her movement, enrich the coat, and achieve a sweeter facial expression.

For that, I needed a male who would not ruin what can Mitya give to puppies, but instead would add the very qualities I value most in breed type and exterior and strengthen the areas that still needed improvement.

I was also looking for a male who already has offspring and who himself is correct according to the Siberian Husky standard in silhouette, coat, head, expression, and overall body structure.

I was not searching for a linebreeding combination. I was not interested in inbreeding on a famous stud dog or matching the same ancestor on both sides of the pedigree. What interested me was the phenotypic and structural combination of the pair.

I also paid close attention to the quality of the grandparents within the overall picture of this litter. And only after that did I look at the pedigree itself.

For me, the main rule is that the pair must be complementary.

And ideally, the future puppies’ grandparents should also complement one another and carry the qualities I value in the breed.

There is hardly even a need to speak separately about the health status of both sides because that is simply the default expectation.

Since this was an outcross breeding and I had the opportunity to personally see the male, touch him, observe him in everyday life, and spend time with him in a home environment, that became an enormous advantage on top of the official health testing and medical clearances.

Another very important factor is temperament and mental stability.

The sire, ZamZam, has a stable and balanced temperament. The dam, Mitya, also has a stable, confident, well-balanced mind and excellent socialization skills. And this is incredibly important within a litter.

Because when it comes to inheritance, puppies receive not only genetic material from both parents, but are also heavily influenced by the mother through mitochondrial inheritance and early developmental factors.

And ultimately, the puppies’ temperament becomes a symbiosis of:

• the parents’ genetic potential,
• epigenetics (the mother’s condition during pregnancy),
• the richness of the environment the puppies grow up in,
• and the quality of their socialization.

Taking all of these factors into account, I hope this litter will bring another beautiful female into our kennel — one with correct structure close to the ideal breed standard, a stable temperament, and a beautiful raccoon-like expression.

And possibly a male of the same quality as well.

These will be American-type Siberian Huskies, born in Ukraine in the KSU-FCI Hakuna Vota Siberian Husky kennel.

 

Behind the Scenes

And there is one more thing I really want to share.

It feels like this litter had its own little signs and strange coincidences from the very beginning.

During the days when this breeding took place, humanity once again traveled to the Moon and back as part of the Artemis program mission.

And for some reason, at that exact time, I had this very strong and unusual feeling that we were also beginning our own small but important journey.

Then, on the night the puppies were born, my husband accidentally turned on the movie Hidden Figures — a story about the Black female mathematicians at NASA whose many years of quiet work helped humanity make a breakthrough in space exploration and launch the Apollo 11 Moon Landing mission.

And for me, there was something deeply symbolic in that.

About the long road we traveled across half the planet.

About believing in something that almost felt impossible — because ZamZam truly is a worthy match for Mitya, and Mitya is a worthy match for ZamZam.

About years of quiet work that almost nobody sees:
the ability to recognize a truly high-quality dog,
the skill of pairing dogs in a way that is genuinely complementary,
the constant learning,
the endless studying of the breed,
and everything surrounding dogs and breeding.

About the art of breeding itself — when sometimes you do not even notice your own progress until one day you suddenly look back and realize how much has already been accomplished.

Maybe these are all just coincidences…

But for me, these little moments are exactly the magic of dreams becoming reality.

And now, every single day, I simply watch these little children of Mitya and ZamZam grow — with great hopes for them as future continuations of their extraordinary parents.

Will Any of These Siberian Husky Puppies Be Available?

Yes — at the moment, one girl may become available.

We will be able to clearly show and determine which puppy that will be after August 8th, once the puppies turn 8 weeks old. This is the stage when we begin making final decisions about which puppy best matches the goals and priorities of our breeding program, and to what degree.

You can follow our daily reports and watch how our little Trio is growing on the @hakunavota_husky_ua, @sibeiranhuaky_ua Instagram and Facebook HakunaVota Siberians page, as well as on Tetiana Karpenko’s social media.

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