There are many different types of Siberian Husky dog, but they are all characterized by the ability to trace their ancestry back to the sled dogs of Siberia. Indeed, the Siberian Husky gets its name from the Siberian region and from an Inuit tribe, called “huskies” by early Caucasian traders. These early sled dogs were also called “Eskimo dogs”, and their descendants include the Siberian Husky, Samoyed and Alaskan Malamute. They come from several Northern Hemisphere countries, Siberia, Canada, Greenland and Labrador among them.

White Siberian Huskies were valued for their ability to blend into the snow, helping to thwart predators. Proving themselves time and again as one of man’s best friends, the Siberian Husky made it possible for man to extend his reach across lands that would otherwise have been unreachable. Admiral Robert Peary used Siberian Huskies as part of his expeditions in search of the North Pole. In 1925, Siberian Huskies heroically delivered diphtheria serum over six hundred miles snow to Nome, Alaska.

If you have ever seen the Iditarod, one of the most famous dog races in history, then you have seen a recreation of the historical delivery of the diphtheria serum. The annual Iditarod celebrates the 1925 event.

The classification of a white Siberian Husky is based not on the color of the coat, but on a certain action of the dogs’ genes. There are a few different types of white Siberian Husky. For example, an Isabella White Siberian Husky is usually monochromatic, with jet-black points. The points may also be liver or flesh toned. Isabella White Siberian Huskies have a white undercoat with distinct buff tones above the hock and elbow, on the ears, on the saddle and buff down the center of the tail.

The Isabella is usually monochromatic, with jet-black points, although the standard of the breed specifies that the points can also be liver or flesh toned. These dogs have a white undercoat with distinct buff tones above the hock and elbow, on the ears, on the saddle and a streak of buff in the center of the tail.

The modern white Siberian Husky remains a “working breed”, though the dogs are rarely used for dog sled racing today, except in purebred competitions. A type of Siberian Husky mix relative, the Alaskan Husky, has the number one spot for fastest dog sled racer, so demand for Siberian Huskies for dog sled racing is minimal.

Lovers of the Siberian Husky breed have found contemporary ways for the dogs to do the work they have been bred for centuries to do. The breed, especially the white Siberian Husky, is widely used for recreational mushing. Siberian Huskies are also used in teams of two or three to pull skiers, a sport known as skijoring. In the United Kingdom, the dogs race through the forest pulling tricycles

Siberian Huskies have also found employment in the entertainment industry. Siberian Huskies starred in the dog sled team in the Disney films Snow Dogs and Iron Will. Siberian Huskies are mascots of the University of Connecticut (Jonathan), Northeastern University (King) and Michigan Technological University (Blizzard T. Husky).

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