Kuckunniwi Siberian Husky Kennel!
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Our alpha male ALBA at his local watering hole in our back yard. At the time this picture was taken Alba was around ten months old.
The Siberian Husky Breed An Insight.
The Siberian Husky is a medium-size, dense-coat working dog breed that originated in eastern Siberia, belonging to the Spitz genetic family. It is recognizable by its thickly-furred double coat, sickle tail, erect triangular ears and distinctive markings.
An active, energetic and resilient breed whose ancestors came from the
extremely cold and harsh environment of the Siberian Arctic, it was imported
into Alaska during the Nome Gold Rush and spread from there into the United
States and Canada, initially as a sled dog. It rapidly acquired the status
of a family pet and a show-dog, no longer as much used as a sled dog as
formerly; today it has been largely replaced in dogsled racing by crossbreds.
Siberian Huskies share many outward similarities with the Alaskan Malamute as well as many other spitz breeds such as the Samoyed, which has a comparable history to the Huskies. Siberians have a thicker coat than most other breeds of dog. They come in a variety of colors and patterns, usually with white paws and legs, facial markings, and tail tip. The most common colors are black and white, grey and white, copper-red and white, and pure white, though many individuals have blond, or piebald spotted. Striking masks, spectacles, and other facial markings occur in wide variety. They tend to have a wolf-like appearance. Though the breed is not related to the wolf any closer than any other breed of dog, it is thought they maintained this appearance through isolated breeding in Siberia.