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Has lots of good info. Needs references. Pictures of more different colours would be nice. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 17:02, 30 January 2007 (UTC)


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[edit] Vandalism?

Why is the page empty?

Jealous malamute

[edit] Siberian husky

I'm a little surprised at this page.

This page is a little scary - where did this info come from? Hopefully someone with experience editing these articles can help us... Parti-eye is NOT bi-eyed. Bi-eyed (person or dog) is an animal with eyes of two different colors (ie, one blue and one brown). Parti-eyed is a person or animal with one or more eyes that is two different colors (ie, one eye is blue AND brown and the other eye is just blue). For more info on eye colors in huskies see www.huskycolors.com/eye.html (although both these conditions also occur in people, dogs, and other animals)

I have trouble recognising some of its statements as having anything to do with what I know as a Siberian Husky. This emphatically includes the photograph. Can't someone who knows something about this breed do an article? If you don't know much about a topic but you want to post something, at least check some online sources first so you don't look too ridiculous.

For the record, Siberian coats need brushing only when the dog is shedding; the rest of the time they are virtually maintenance-free. For another, Siberians don't eat people, though most of them are death on squirrels, gophers, chickens, rabbits or anything else smaller than they are. For another, they are a "large" breed only if you think 35 to 55 pounds is large; to me a "large breed" is like a German Shepherd or a Rottweiler, something that weighs at least 75 or 80 pounds. (Over 100 is "giant".) And although they are in theory outdoor dogs, just about every Siberian I've ever known has had a mad ambition to be a permanent house-pet.

Anybody want to have another try at this article? I don't really want to do it because I'm in a "competing" breed now. Ditkoofseppala 23:56 30 Jun 2003 (UTC)

How's that the country of origin of this dog is United States, as it is known that it was bred by Chukchis on the other side of Pacific? I guess it is meant to mean the country where this breed was officially recognized to the rest of the World, or something like that... I'm not much in kennel stuff, so I guess I can't know. Now the article seems to be acceptable. Best regards. --XJamRastafire 23:07, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Yes, the USA is the country of development rather than the country of origin. I've changed the table. Thanks for catching that -- sannse 13:21, 4 Jan 2004 (UTC)

This sentence couldn't possibly be more wrong: "Siberian Huskies are welcome to roam your yard on their own, because they are very obidient dogs that will come to you when you call." To the contrary, Siberian Huskies really need to be tied up at all times, due to their roaming instinct. I also would never call a Siberian Husky "obidient".

I removed it, this is very suspect. - Trysha (talk) 05:54, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Heck, thinking you can tie a Husky up is suspect. ~ Strathmeyer 07:42, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I happened upon this page as I was reviewing some information and was appalled at much of what I was reading, mostly because of a lack of citations, which lends no credibility to either the breed of dog or the person making the statements. I have worked both as a kennel technician and a kennel manager, as well as a vet assistant and technician. I love these dogs. They have done way more than deliver medicine to save lives, they saved whole peoples, and helped people to forge into new territory. I thought I might give them the credit due them for all their hard work. I don't have any pictures to add, but the page could certainly use some breed-specific pictures. I hope some of you out there editing this page who have a Husky at home will take the time to scan some pictures and include them here. Though I have not cleaned up the entire article today, I will do so if you folks feel it is warranted. I feel it is. --AmandaEP 22:15, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

XJamRastafire, aside from the article which you cite from Wikipedia which talks of the Chukchi peoples but nothing about sled dogs, where is your citation referring to this tribe of peoples ever having anything to do with Siberian Huskies? All of the information connecting the Alaskan mainland to Russia in this regard is still highly speculative even amongst scholarly circles whom have been studying this for quite some time. --AmandaEP 22:37, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia, AmandaEP. The article has a sufficient number of photographs for it current length. If more images were to be added, they coward the text and give the article a bad layout. Coaster1983 (talk) 05:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Coaster1983, thanks for the kudos, and fixing the citations. I have to ask, what is your source for Gunner Kassen's name spelling? The Italian Wiki entry has it as Gunnar Kasson as well. I did a little more digging, and according to the Nome Kennel Club, it is spelled Gunnar Klassen. http://www.nomekennelclub.com/nkchistory.htm My personal library sources spell the name as Gunnar Kasson, and I get more hits at Google Books under this spelling. I only receive two returns on Kassen, and these books were published within the past five years. As far as the English Wiki entry on him, it is spelled Gunnar Kaasen. Concerning more images, I was thinking of more pictures to represent all the breed's specific purebred colorations. I am not sure about it making the text "cowardly", though. Cheers! --AmandaEP 23:46, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
My mistake, that word should be crowd not coward. The problem is that there are too many variations of coat color in this breed for the current state of the article to support and still have a good layout. While the number of images could condensed by showing four different coat colors along with the four variations of eyes, the minimum number of images would be 10. As for Gunnar Kaasen's name, my source is the The Cruelest Miles: the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic by Gay and Laney Salisbury. While it was published in 2003, this book is well researched and one of the best sources on the 1925 Serum Run. Also, the name Gunnar E. Kaasen is inscribed on his grave marker at the Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Everett, Washington after his death in 1960.Coaster1983 05:02, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the clarification! I wasn't disagreeing about his name, it's just hard to ascertain which is the right spelling with so many variants out there. So Kaasen is the usage on his epitaph? I'll correct this on the page if I still have any erroneous spellings. Thanks for the source, I'll have to pick it up and check it out. I think you're right about the coat variations, that would just be too many pictures for the page. Kudos! --AmandaEP 20:01, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Donating my Flickr photos

All the photos in my Flickr account are Creative Commons-licensed so feel free to use them on Wikipedia. I'm too lazy to add the photos myself, so I'm leaving it up to you guys. I have a few shots of a non-purebred husky, but it really emphasizes the bi-eyed attribute. It's quite stunning. http://flickr.com/photos/kentwang/tags/husky/

Kent Wang 02:50, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Woohoo! energy effecient

"That said, Siberian Huskies are rather fuel efficient dogs, consuming less food than other dogs of similar size and activity level."

Nice! I like that, especially in our oil crisis :) Alphalife 00:01, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Less food! My Husky will scavenge through everything looking for a bite, and, she eats more than my 100 pound behemoth of a Golden Retreiver did! Amazing how she can pack it into that small frame :) --Brian Howard 04:41, 29 September 2005 (UTC)


I've never heard this... I do know that athletic huskies (ie, working sled dogs) can burn up to 10,000 kcalories/day. Doesn't seem too efficient for a 50 pound dog.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.98.157.188 (talk) 00:56, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Liren" is growing up

Liren is my purebred bitch I've got pictured as a 7 week old, she's about 16 months now, would a "then/now" image be useful at all? She looks quite different. I could also toss up a pic later this year when she blows her coat again (likely in the next couple months). Weaponofmassinstruction 00:56, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure that it would add much, mostly because there are already 2 photos of adult dogs with similar coat coloring. More useful would be Sibes with obviously different colors, I think. Elf | Talk 21:07, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
And maybe some puppy pics too. --RedZion-- 28 June 2006 (UTC)
Good News! Liren will have a new chew-toy at the end of the month! We pick up the new pup soon! This one will be much paler by comparison. Weaponofmassinstruction 01:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox photo

I'm switching the places of these two photos (Siberian husky.jpg, and Jessecohen.jpg). I feel that the first photo is a much better representation of the breed, and therefore, a better photo for the infobox. On a slightly diferent topic, can anyone get a photo of a husky standing? I think that a standing photo would be the best way to show the sonformation of the breed. --Pharaoh Hound 21:33, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

I looked back through the history of this article. Prior to April 6th, Husky_L.jpg was in the Infobox. User:24.93.178.30 vandalised the page by replacing a photo of Husky_L.jpg with a photo of a Miniature Dachshund in the Infobox. Then User:12.208.99.20 placed Jessecohen.jpg in the Infobox. Since Husky_L.jpg is still usable, I have returned it back to the Infobox.
I'm putting Siberian husky.jpg back in the page. --Pharaoh Hound 12:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)No No!!!!!!!!

[edit] Weight

I'm hardly an expert on huskies, but I do own an AKC registered husky. The weight range given of 25 to 55 lbs seems a bit low to me though; my husky is 7 months and 50 lbs, and isn't even vaguely overweight. I've never seen a husky adult weigh only 25 lbs. Can this weight range really be accurate, or am I just in possession of a rather large husky? -Lvthn13 03:21, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Well spotted. You're correct, the minimum accepted weight for sibes 15.5 kg (30 lb), all kennel clubs. I've fixed that. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 13:06, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] image cleanup

This article has way too many inline images, and they often crowd the text. I will be initiating a cleanup for a goal of 3-5 pictures, placed for readability and how well they highlight the section. VanTucky 18:47, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I finished the cleanup. Please remember that wikipedia is not an image gallery for your pets. To add an image to the article or the gallery, please consider if it adds anything to the article (i.e. a new coat color, age, etc.). Thank you VanTucky 18:54, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] not all huskies run

i dont agree with what they say in the behavior section about running my friend has a pure breed 2 year old siberian named covu and he is not trained very well and she takes him everywhere off leash and he never tries to run away she doesnt even have a fence around her backyard! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fall out gurl (talk • contribs) 00:26, 2 July 2007

I've had four huskies in the past sixteen years. The first was a talented and dedicated escape artist who roamed the neighborhood at will and was nigh impossible to catch. The next two were too busy trying to establish dominance over each other to try and get out much, but have always been happy to lead us on a merry chase toward the interstate when given the opportunity. The latest is the only one I've been able to trust off-lead, and the two times she's bolted while on a walk she's headed straight home and huddled against the front door whining to be let into the house. Basically, every husky has its individual traits, and some are more open to training than others. Based on observation, huskies as a breed tend to be rolling stones rather than homing pigeons. Roundelais 15:45, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures

I have a picture of a pedigree 1yr old siberian husky standing face to face with a 2year old pedigree female husky both registered as reds and would love the picture to be displayed to show the differences in colours but i am unsure of how or where the image would fit in. if anyone can help the image is at http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/album_photo.html?c_photo=1606753909 i am not trying to use this as a personal photo album but just to show how different to red siberian huskys can be in colour. there is lots more pictures of our Siberian Husky the male Duke of the forest there if anyone would like to view them. Fayp 15:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Redundancy

The article states:

"Huskies are much better in all circumstances when raised by one owner and stay with that owner."

Isn't this true for pretty much any household pet? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.31.230.90 (talk) 23:22, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I've removed that section. It didn't seem to add much value to the article. Roundelais 21:47, 8 November 2007 (UTC)