Siberian Husky, is the breed most used in the world for
sled races, but is also popular as a pet because of its cheerful and docile.
And 'an aesthetically admirable dog, the Siberian Husky, mid-size and distant
Siberian origin. Raised in the US, today the Siberian Husky has spread
around the globe, even in Italy, where a great success. Not with sleds, but in
the living rooms of many sympathizers.
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Siberian Husky: Origins
The Siberian Husky is now all know, that is so familiar, is
selected in the United States but the whole thing started from original dogs of
Siberia. In those lands it had been bred for centuries by the people of
the Chukchi for towing sleds. At the beginning of '900 some specimens of
Siberian Huskies were imported to Alaska by a merchant of furs, William Goosak
and the US was then created the first real selective breeding for about Eva
"Short" Seeley, "mother" even of ' "Alaskan
Malamute".
In subsequent years, the Siberian Husky has been very successful in the lucrative racing sled dogs but made him famous.there is an episode in January 1925, when in Nome, Alaska, was an outbreak of diphtheria. Only thanks to a relay race of sleds pulled by many Siberian Husky, it was possible to get there in time, and against the bad weather, to have the anti-diphtheria serum. In 1930 the Siberian Husky has been recognized as a breed by the American Kennel Club and in April 1932 released the first standard of the breed. More advanced in years, for several reasons, including war, the Siberian Husky was then crossed with races less resistant to cold but faster in short distance as greyhounds and Pointer. The result is a dog called Alaskan Husky currently not recognized as a breed.
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Siberian Husky: appearance
Mid-size, for the Siberian Husky means 53- 60 cm in height at withers 50-56 cm for the male and for the female, the weight hovers respectively between 20 and 28 kg for the first, 15 - 23 kg for the second .
Being a draft dog, strong and muscular, The Siberian Husky has a forward light and elegant and well-proportioned structure. His skull slightly rounded him a lupine appearance along with the almond-shaped eyes, slightly slanted, it may be brown, amber, blue or eterocromi.
It is not true that all the Siberian Huskies have blue eyes, nothing could be more false. The ears are erect and close together, and very small to disperse less heat, the tail, said foxtail, it must be brought to scimitar and never rolled and folded.
Siberian Husky: the hair And 'double layer the hair of the
Siberian Husky and is of medium length, makes not only by anti-cold but
also as an insulator against the heat. The first layer is a real fur while the
other is longer and less tight; the result is an enviable and
"extraordinary" thermal protection. As for the colors of the Siberian
Husky we point out immediately That the breed standard, Recognizes at the
animal's colors. This breed is One of Those with higher Amounts of different
colors, but we can talk about four groups: Siberian Husky blacks, grays, reds
and special. "" The blacks includes the common "black and
white" but Also the "black and tan" and the "Predominantly
black", both very rare. The Siberian Husky Gray are the ones That have the
most variety of shades, from the ordinary "gray" also in the
"Silver", the "Gray Wolf" and the peculiar
"agouti". Among the red is the "red light" and there are the
Siberian Husky copper color, the "copper". The coat of the
special "" has as main feature the way the color is distributed and
the best known are "sable", "piebald", "splash
coat" and "saddle backs".