09/07/2026
💖AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION💖
Athena | 5 yr old | Siberian Husky
Located Melbourne
🌸 Athena is a beautiful Siberian Husky with a big, lively personality and an abundance of love to give. She is full of energy, affection, and classic husky charm, the kind of dog who naturally becomes the heart of the home. Whether she’s out exploring on an adventure, going for a swim (absolute water baby), hiking, playing with other huskies, Athena brings joy, warmth, and constant entertainment wherever she goes.
Athena’s humans have had to relocate overseas and are unable to bring her along due to government restrictions on size for certain type of housing.
She is currently in the care of one of our wonderful foster carers and has settled in beautifully. They are absolutely in awe of how quickly and well she has adjusted to her new environment. She has been a pleasure to have in their home and is thriving in foster care.
❣️Best Qualities
Athena is incredibly affectionate and thrives when she’s close to her people. She loves belly rubs, huge FOMO (fear of missing out), and always ready for a big play. At the end of the day, she’s happiest snuggled on her bed independently. She is accustomed to being alone and will entertain herself with toys during office hours. She is physically ‘short and stumpy’ no larger than a labrador.
🐾 Training & Manners
Athena knows a variety of commands and is quite responsive when food is involved. She can sit, paw, bark on command, and even “speak” with her signature “awoo”. She is also capable of using a dog communication button to let you know when she would like treats.
She is highly food-motivated, which makes her eager to learn and engage during training sessions. However, she can become very excited and a little overstimulated when higher-value or different treats are introduced, so she does best with calm structure and consistency during training.
🚶🏼Exercise & Energy
Athena is a high-energy girl who would do best in an active household. She enjoys being on the move and would be a fantastic partner for long walks, hikes, or runs, always eager to explore and take in her surroundings. Once her exercise needs are met, she switches off nicely indoors and is more than happy to relax, often choosing to rest quietly for the remainder of the day.
🐕 Social with Other Dogs
Athena is extremely extroverted and her intentions are always pure. However, she assumes that every dog is an extrovert too. She plays with her group of huskies, golden retriever and labrador friends very often at the dog park.
She does not like sharing her favourite ball. When she plays with her friends, She prefers that everyone has their own ball or no ball game at all.
If Athena has the opportunity to pick her new family without being an only dog home, she would be better suited with homes who already have an OLDER husky or dog of the same size.�
👧🏻 Kids
Athena has played around groups with young children under 5, received pats and played fetch with the ball while kids are throwing her ball but untested in a home environment. Older child would definitely be suitable.
🗣️Typical Husky Personality
Athena is extremely expressive. However, she does not bark regularly or unintentionally, although she has been trained to bark on command, speak on command. She grew up not knowing her voice until her humans taught her that she has a voice! She’s full of personality and extremely derpy.
🚙 Car Travel
Athena is completely okay with car travels. Her humans frequently take long 3–4 hour drives to go hiking with her. She is unfazed by car anxiety, car sickness and also her humans horrible loud singing on roadtrips while the speakers are blasting spotify.
🏠 House Training & Home Life
Athena is house trained and has access to the backyard to do her 1 and 2. She is completely neutral about taking a bath as her humans have conditioned her at a young age to bathing routines. She likes warm bath water temperature like her humans do. Athena has a high food drive, therefore, any bits from the counter top or fallen food are expected to be gobbled up possibly before they reach the ground.
🍖 Food & Diet
Athena is highly food motivated and she is a big lover of bread. Training and obedience may shift in sight of bread as she may not be able to resist in a good loaf. Athena regularly takes kibbles / raw diet mix. She does not have any food allergies and is a big eater. Do not fall for the ‘I don’t think I had dinner yet’ look.
⚠️ Important Information
Athena is a digger but she is not an escape artist. She loves mud and water. She digs to lie in her creation rather than to escape. However, a secure home committed to husky proof fencing and supervision is needed. Athena has had seizures growing up however, she is not on any lifelong medication.
🐱 Other Pets
Untested with cats or pocket pets. Don’t think she has ever seen a cat in her life.
Fully vetworked
Adoption Fee $500
MC 991003000920891
Source ID RE147602
Usual husky rules apply, no cats or pocket pets
Secure 6ft, dig proof fences, lots of love and daily exercise.
Please complete adoption application if you are Athena’s perfect match 💞
https://homesforhuskies.org.au/adopt/
