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The Alaskan husky is a breed of medium-sized working sled dog, developed specifically for its performance as such. [1] [2] [3]Alaskan huskies are the most commonly used type of dog for competitive sled dog racing, both in short-distance sprint racing as well as long-distance expedition races such as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, [4] the Yukon Quest, [5] and the Finnmarkslopet.
A black and white Siberian Husky. The Siberian Husky is smaller than the similar-appearing Alaskan Malamute. They are descendants of the Chukotka sled dogs bred and used by the native Chukchi people of Siberia, a people of Paleosiberian origin, around the year 2000 BC. [27]
In 2007, Alaskan kindergarten student Paige Hill's idea created the campaign for the Alaskan Malamute which would convince Representative Berta Gardner to support the bill in 2009, with it becoming law in 2010. [8] Elementary school students from Bedford, New Hampshire won their campaign for the Chinook to be accepted as a symbol of their state ...
Alaskan husky; Alaskan Klee Kai; Alaskan Malamute; American Bulldog; American Bully; American Cocker Spaniel; American English Coonhound; American Foxhound; American Hairless Terrier; American Leopard Hound; American Pit Bull Terrier; American Staffordshire Terrier; American Staghound; American Water Spaniel; Australian Shepherd
The Alaskan Malamute (/ ˈ m æ l ə ˌ m j uː t /) is a large breed of dog that was originally bred for its strength and endurance, to haul heavy freight as a sled dog. [2] It is similar to other arctic breeds such as the husky, the spitz, the Greenland Dog, Canadian Eskimo Dog, the Siberian Husky, and the Samoyed.
The Siberian Husky breed originated in northeast Asia. These dogs were kept by the Chukchi people as both family pets and working sled dogs. At the turn of the 20th century, this breed gained ...
The most commonly used dog in dog sled racing, [31] the Alaskan husky is a mongrel [12] bred specifically for its performance as a sled dog. [2] There are two genetically distinct varieties of the Alaskan husky: a sprinting group and a long-distance group. [ 14 ]
In 1930, the Soviet Union halted the exportation of dogs from Siberia and the American Kennel Club recognized the Siberian Husky as a breed. Dogs living in the Soviet Union at the time would continue on as Chukotka sled dogs, while dogs residing in the United States and Canada would go on to form the foundational stock of the Siberian Husky. [9 ...