Siberian Husky!
Origin and History
Breed of medium-sized, muscular working dog whose origins date back thousands of years in Siberia. Raised by the Eskimo like Chukchi of Northeast Siberia to pull their sleds, the Siberian also acted as a guard to their homes and as a companion. Down through the centuries this service has created in the Siberian husky a strong sense of gentleness and devotion to people and their families. The Siberian is popular in sled dog racing. Among purebred dogs, the term husky is properly applied only to this breed, although it is often used of any mixed-breed arctic sled dog.
Temperament
Siberians are very affectionate sociable dogs that seek attention of others (both four-legged and two-legged) and are not suitable as guard dogs as they would probably lick an intruder to death.
General Appearance
A medium sized working dog should be well muscled but not heavy. Any extra weight should be reduced to a minimum, as it is easier on the dog during racing if it is not carrying excess weight. However, the dog should not resemble a sprint racer or Greyhound.They tend to stand between 21”–23.5” in dogs, and 20”–22” in bitches at the shoulder and weigh between 45lbs–60lbs (dogs) and 35lbs–50lbs (bitches). Its weather-resistant double coat is composed of a dense, downy under layer and a medium-length, very dense, softer outer coat. The colour of the coat varies from black, white, tan, grey, red, brown, and sable, and there are various of these colour-combinations that a husky can come in.
Characteristics:
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a foxy head with triangular, well-furred ears
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almond shaped eyes which can vary in tones of browns and blues. A husky may also have two different coloured eyes or what is known as a ‘split eye’ (where the one eye can be split - where half maybe blue and the other half brown.)
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an arched neck on a moderately sized body
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a straight back and a lean loin
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a sloped croup
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a tail that is carried in a sickle curve when the dog is on the move and should not be as tightly curled as in the Samoyed
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oval feet that are cat like in appearance
- Loving
- Likes Children
- Doesn’t bark (but tend to howl, usually as a commune)
- Love to please
- Hard workers
- Very affectionate
- Like digging up your garden
- Can become very destructive if bored (become bored easily)
- Love to hunt so don’t let them off the lead
- Well known as escape artists
- Each dog throws the undercoat twice a year
- Stubbornness that leads to a difficulty (but not an impossibility) to train
