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The Siberian Husky is a breed of medium-sized working sled dog.The breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family. It is recognizable by its thickly furred double coat, erect triangular ears, and distinctive markings, and is smaller than the similar-looking Alaskan Malamute.
The breed may have a pink, blue-black, or spotted tongue. The male has a height of 52 to 60 cm (20 to 24 in) at the withers and weighs between 23 and 32 kg (51 and 71 lb) and the female has a height of 48 to 56 cm (19 to 22 in) at the withers and weighs between 18 and 26 kg (40 and 57 lb).
The breed typically weighs between 45 and 100 pounds (20 and 45 kg), [9] [10] with the breed standard allowing for significantly lighter animals than is typical, stating a minimum 40 pounds (18 kg) for mature male dogs and 35 pounds (16 kg) for mature female dogs. [3] The Black Mouth Cur has a short, dense coat that is typically yellow, fawn or ...
Warning: You may be adopting a husky after seeing these photos. The post 30 Adorable Husky Pictures That Will Make You Want One appeared first on Reader's Digest.
On homozygous M/M "double merles", black is replaced with ~25% black, ~50% silver and ~25% white, again with random variation, such that some animals have more black or more white. Eumelanin (black/etc.) is significantly reduced by M/m , but phaeomelanin is barely affected such that there will be little to no evidence of the merle gene on any ...
The Greenland Dog (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Qimmiat, Danish: Grønlandshund) is a large breed of husky-type dog kept as a sled dog. They were brought from Siberia to North America by the Thule people 1,000 years ago, along with the Canadian Eskimo Dog. The Canadian Eskimo Dog is considered the same breed as the Greenland Dog since they have not ...
A piebald mare. In British English piebald (black and white) and skewbald (white and any colour other than black) are together known as coloured.In North American English, the term for this colouring pattern is pinto, with the specialized term "paint" referring specifically to a breed of horse with American Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines in addition to being spotted, whereas pinto ...
An Alaskan husky. The most commonly used dog in dog sled racing, [16] the Alaskan husky is a mongrel [17] bred specifically for its performance as a sled dog. [18] The modern Alaskan husky reflects 100 years or more of crossbreeding with English Pointers, German Shepherd Dogs, Salukis and other breeds to improve its performance. [19]