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SIBERIAN HUSKY

Sled dogs like the Malamute and Husky usually work in 
packs or teams;   the pack instinct travel long distances
in temperatures as low as 40 degrees below zero and in 
gale-force winds. Siberian Husky is a large breed very
similar in appearance to the Alaskan Malamute;
developed  as a sled dog, it is a heavy shedder year-round.
Sled dogs are still important in the Far North, but are
also trained by enthusiasts  for the  pure recreation
of the sport.

Skijoring is a major competitive sport in northern Europe,
where dogs  pull a small light sled with a skier behind.
In America, skijoring is a modified sport in which
harnessed sled dogs pull a cross-country skier.

Huskies are naturally friendly, gentle, very alert,
quite clean,  and sometimes independent.

History: The "polar" or "spitz" dog breeds are among the
earliest of the modern dogs. They seem closest to their
wolf cousins and originally shared the ranges of  
nomadic people living within the Arctic Circle,
Canis  familiaris  palustris, or the Peat Dog,  appeared 
during the Neolithic Age  (6000 or 5000 B.C.)
and managed to spread across Europe.
The Peat Dog was sized midway between the jackal and
fox, and possessed a tapering muzzle, a wipe, deep chest,
and slight legs.  The Peat dog would probably look similar
to a modern-day Samoyed or spitz. Today's polar dogs 
include Huskies, Malamutes, Norwegian Elkhounds, 
and others.

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All information on Huskies are taken from "The Dog Companion" by Amy Shojai.

Pictures of huskies taken by Kent and Donna  Dannen,  
Jerry  Shulman,  Sharon  Eide and  Elizabeth Flynn.

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Site updated on November, 25, 2004